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Cirrhosis of the liver is more common than previously thought, affecting more than 633,000 adults yearly. And surprisingly, 69 percent of the adults identified as possibly having cirrhosis may not know they have this dis...

In two recent videos, Jason Silva visits the idea of ontological design--that as we design our tools, so our tools design us in return. We devise and engineer computers and the...

A new fitness tracker from Withings may appeal to those with an eye for fashion who don't want to break the bank.

The clam initially fought off the mantis with its tentacles, which were found to contain high levels of sulphur. The mantis can be seen backing away and entering a "catatonic state" after interacting with the tentacles. ...

What the Large Hadron Collider will do in 2015, where green technology will go in 2015 and the expanding endangered species list are just a few of the cool science articles we brought you this week.

We've built canals between oceans and tunnels under the sea. But some engineers are thinking bigger. Much, much bigger (full text available to subscribers)

In addition to gene mutations, environmental stress plays a key role in the development of the heart disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, researchers have found for the first time. As many as 500,000 people in the United...