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Isn't it time we start telling the truth about addiction? What is that truth? That we are all addicts and all the time. For this to make sense, it helps...

Weaponized insulin, a virtual river tour and a super water repellent material are all some of our favorite photos in Science this week.

Enjoy this week's stories! COMPUTING: A Graphene Discoverer Speculates on the Future of Computing Katia Moskvitch | Scientific American "I call it 'materials on demand' because, depending on your application and...

The laws of physics say a photon should travel at the speed of light through empty space -- but new research shows this isn't always the case. The experimenters managed to slow down light without a medium.

Marine ecologist Paul Sikkel explains why corals are important and how marine life thrives in protected areas.

The Fitbit Charge is an activity tracker that also monitors sleep and displays incoming calls from your smartphone.

Many apps offer sleep tracking, and some have "smart alarms" that aim to wake you up gently, when you're sleeping lightly. We tried out some of the top sleep apps, and here are our picks for the best of the bunch.

An award-winning extreme close-up of a blood clot could give insight into the causes of heart disease and stroke

From aerial surveillance to cancer detection, mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) radiation has a wide range of applications. And as the uses for high-sensitivity, high-resolution imaging continue to expand, MWIR sources are ...

A study to investigate the effects of acute beetroot juice ingestion on the exercise capacity of COPD patients shows some promise, but a larger clinical trial is needed to verify results, scientists report.

Early intervention on weekdays and weekends in patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes may be more cost-effective for both high-risk and low-risk cases, experts report.

The "July Effect" -- when newly trained physicians begin their residency at teaching hospitals, potentially increasing the risk of medical errors -- doesn't appear to lengthen surgeries during that month, according to an...