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Medical researchers are evaluating a revolutionary device which detects lung cancer in early stages. It is hoped that the LuCID (Lung Cancer Indicator Detection) program will lead to a non-invasive method of diagnosing l...

The world's largest atom-smasher could help physicists understand mysterious dark matter in the universe, and later this year it may offer a discovery even more fascinating than the Higgs-Boson, researchers say.

French artist Paul Gauguin is well known for his colorful paintings of Tahitian life -- such as the painting that sold recently for nearly $300 million -- but he also was a highly experimental printmaker. Little is known...

A few years back, at an event held at Stanford, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg told the audience: "I want to stress the importance of being young and technical. Young people are...

Should we actively direct signals to aliens? Some say yes, while others worry about dire consequences for humanity and their research funding

A tiny amount of DNA could encode all the world's data and be preserved in glass for millennia, although the method is unfeasibly expensive at the moment

A baby born pregnant, discovering the Magna Carta and popcorn gymnastics -- strange and fascinating stories brought to us by Science.

While debate about recreational marijuana use continues, researchers are investigating the effectiveness of cannabis for treating pain, spasticity, and a host of other medical problems. Experts share their perspectives o...

Human neural stem cell treatments are showing promise for reversing learning and memory deficits after chemotherapy, according to radiation oncology researchers.