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Early humans likely survived the tough conditions on the Tibetan Plateau by growing a crop used to make beer: barley. Research published this week in the journal Science found Tibetans relied on barley because it could r...

As the climate warms, snowstorms are growing more severe.

Improving surgery with 3D printed hearts, discovering glow worms in Peru and naming the 2014 word of the year -- just a few of the coolest stories in Science this week.

NASA astronaut Terry Virts, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will launch to the International Space Station on Sunday. NASA will have a live stream of the la...

In the evolution of information technology, acceleration is the rule--and this fact isn't easy for the human brain to grasp. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who isn't at...

From their ability to fly to their strange use of stones to break down food, here are six fun facts about turkeys.

It's the ultimate speed limit - but in some places, it seems the cosmic traffic cops are letting things slip (full text available to subscribers)

(Phys.org) --The sight of a tiny hummingbird hovering in front of a flower and then darting to another with lightning speed amazes and delights. But it also leaves watchers with a persistent question: How do they do it?

(Monash University) A special type of fat found in some people could be used to manage type 2 diabetes.Scientists from Monash University and Stockholm University have discovered that brown fat, nicknamed the 'good fat' b...