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It's time to call Guinness World Records: Researchers on an Antarctic expedition have uncovered sperm cells dating to a whopping 50 million years ago, making these the oldest known animal sperm cells, a new study finds.

The first high-resolution photos of the dwarf planet's surface are stunning - but they are nothing like we expected

A young, great white shark had a near-death experience when the retreating tide left it stranded on a beach in Cape Cod on Monday afternoon (July 13). Beachgoers spotted the giant fish writhing on the sand, and threw wat...

"WE ARE outbound from Pluto." So said Alice Bowman, mission operations manager for New Horizons, an American space probe, when her charge resumed contact with Earth following its passage by the place on July 14th. After ...

Why have selfies become so popular, to the point that people are willing to risk their lives to take the perfect snapshot of themselves?

Around maybe 1990, I remember looking at a picture of the solar system in textbook that in part, explained that Pluto is in such a weird orbit that it comes inside the orbit of Neptune occasionally. There was even debate...

The way you use your smartphone may reveal if you are depressed, a new study suggests.

The next five years are key if we are to stop AIDS. An extra $30 billion is needed above current annual spend but the paybacks will be huge, says the UN

This morning, NASA's New Horizons probe will beam home the first haul of photos collected during Tuesday morning's Pluto flyby. NASA plans to unveil some of the best images during a news conference today at 3 p.m. EDT; w...

The power of rats' and monkeys' brains has been pooled by wiring them up. If we could do the same with humans, it could allow non-verbal collaboration

There are many ways to make a hole in the ground, but explosions create craters with a distinct pattern - as found by bursting balloons buried in a sand box

The sheer volume at sporting events and concerts, and on headphones, can damage our ears in ways standard tests can't detect. How can you safeguard your hearing?

Compensating for a gene that's often to blame for hereditary deafness could lead to medical treatments for the condition in as little as five years' time

Turtle-shaped cushion plants dominate the otherwise barren rocks high up in the mountains, and within each one is a unique and diverse ecosystem

An energetic stellar blast may have just broken the record for the brightest yet found

Despite being predicted in the 1960s, the pentaquark is a particle so elusive even the world's largest physics experiment could only discover it by accident

Young offenders are less likely to be violent in future if they take a computer course that teaches them to spot fear, anger and sadness in others' faces

By recreating the physical forces that developing cells experience, stem cells have been coaxed into forming microscopic beating hearts

Australopithecus bahrelghazali was perhaps the most enigmatic of early hominins, feeding only on sedges rather than a broad diet like its nearest relatives

The US administration claims yesterday's long-awaited deal will block Iran from making a bomb for the next decade or more

The properties of water are altered by near-infrared light, which could drive the energy-producing mitrochondria in our cells to work harder and heal us faster

The best-yet map of dust in the Milky Way will help decipher our galaxy's structure and show where stars are born - plus it's just beautiful