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The region appears to be covered by a gray-white blanket in the image, which was captured in infrared light Tuesday morning (Nov. 18) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-East spacecraft.

Most of the top results from Internet searches on weight loss guidelines link to unreliable sources, a new study found.

In 1939, renowned physicist Albert Einstein penned a letter to a businessman in New York, acknowledging the man's efforts to help Jewish refugees at the start of World War II. Now, 75 years later, that document is up for...

University of Utah engineers have developed a polarizing filter that allows in more light, leading the way for mobile device displays that last much longer on a single battery charge and cameras that can shoot in dim lig...

The sound the Philae probe made as it first made contact with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last week has been released by the European Space Agency

(Phys.org) --New molecules could be the key to solving a looming problem with flash memory storage, researchers say in a new report published in the journal Nature today.

Hand-washing has solved many of the world's sanitation problems, but there may be a dark side to the common hygiene practice. An agent in some antibacterial hand soaps has been linked to tumor growth in mice, according t...

Today an international team of researchers announced the discovery of two new particles in the baryon family, which makes them cousins of the familiar proton and neutron. The LHCb collaboration at CERN, the European Orga...

A round of golf may put you at risk for tick exposure -- golf courses are prime habitats for the blood-sucking creatures, experts say.

Humans have a long (and fascinating) history of climbing, and the history of climbing-specific gear is nearly as long. Ropes, harnesses, pitons, and ascenders all help climbers safely reach new vertical heights. Now ther...

The popularity of fitness trackers has exploded, yet few people keep using these devices after a few months. Now, researchers are looking at what key features would it would take to make trackers better.

When winter storm conditions near Lake Erie are just right, the result is almost apocalyptic. This week, an epic - and possibly record-breaking - blizzard pummeled parts of western New York, closing nearly 140 miles of I...

Small volcanic eruptions account for part of the global warming slowdown since 2000, a new study reports.

Enzymes carry out fundamental biological processes such as photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and respiration, with the help of clusters of metal atoms as "active" sites. But scientists lack basic information about their ...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Manchester, U.K.; Imperial College, London; University of California San Diego; and the National Institute of Mate...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that allows ultrasound to penetrate bone or metal, using customized structures that offset the distortion usually caused by these so-called "abe...

Perception-skewing shoes can make you feel slimmer, happier and full of energy by retuning your body's soundtrack

A growing number of non-profits are modelling themselves on technology start-ups rather than traditional charities, allowing donors to give direct to a cause

The Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet, one of the deepest canyons in the world, formed when tectonic forces pushed up the earth and steepened the path of a river that then caused massive erosion, a new study finds.

Swapping millet for hardier crops from the west enabled permanent settlements to move up to the heady heights of Tibet 3600 years ago

String theory suggests that the big bang was not the origin of the universe but simply the outcome of a preexisting state --

Stress in one generation can lead to problems in that generation's offspring, but it may also pass certain benefits on to future generations, new research in mice suggests.