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The study of anatomy goes all the way back to such luminaries as Galen, da Vinci and Vesalius, but the nature of anatomical research has completely changed since those days.

Typhoon Hagupit kicked it up a notch in intensity as it made landfall in the Philippines Saturday, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. As many as 32 million people could be affected by...

Amazing clouds over Amsterdam Island, ancient shell tools and the return of a great water, just a few of the awesome images in science this week.

Record high temperatures and very low rainfall in California between 2012 and 2014 have led to the worst drought conditions in 1,200 years, according to a new study conducted by two climate scientists from the University...

One of the hard truths of human existence is that though we are able to move freely through space, we are mercilessly constrained by time. Each moment of life arrives then rapidly passes, seemingly lost forever....

Tracking Santa's progress from chimney to chimney has never been easier, with NORAD keeping its high-tech eyes on jolly ol' St. Nick.

After Thursday’s aborted launch, the Orion Spaceship finally Blasted Off at Dawn on Friday morning. You can watch the official NASA video here. --

Developing nations could need as much as $500 billion a year by 2050 to adapt to the effects of a warming climate, the United Nations said, significantly revising its earlier figure of $100 billion a year estimated by th...

People who are overweight could lose up to three years off their lives, and extremely obese people can expect to trim up to eight years, new research on the health effects of obesity has found. The inverse link between l...

Pandas are not as picky as once thought.

Pandas romp in a range of environments, not just one type of forest.

A great horned owl went for an unexpected swim in Lake Michigan this week, after two peregrine falcons forced it into the water, according to Chicago birders who saw the territorial skirmish firsthand.

The wreck of a World War II-era cable ship was recently discovered in the waters off Hawaii.

A powerful algorithm that improves the effectiveness of an important research technology harnessing RNA interference, or RNAi, has been developed by scientists.

Young Puerto Rican women and their mothers know little about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, according to researchers. HPV vaccination rates are low among Puerto Rican women. Fifty one percent of Puer...

An international competition using the wisdom of crowds has developed computer algorithms to detect, predict, and ultimately prevent epileptic seizures. A total of five-hundred and four teams competed in two challenges, ...

Unconventional oil and gas operations combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from rock. Discussions have centered on potential air and water pollution from chemicals and how they aff...

A promising anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite but leave healthy cells unharmed, an international group of researchers has found. Plannin...