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Three cases of plague have occurred in the United States in recent months, and although the illness is rare, it's not uncommon to have a few cases here each year.

A woman who caught chikungunya fever while vacationing in the Caribbean wound up losing some of the vision in her right eye permanently, according to a new report of her case.

Summer is the most dangerous season for lightning strikes, which prompted CNN to run an article recently about safety steps to take during thunderstorms. The chief action they recommend is to go indoors when you hear thu...

These animals basically have the ability to see all around themselves. Scientist believe that they evolved in this manner to give them an advantage when fleeing from predators.

An enigmatic message, hidden for 2,000 years inside an underground cave, was recently uncovered in Israel. And it immediately began to vanish when exposed to the elements.

A batch of ghostly, chargeless particles have been caught coming from inside Earth and from deep space

Scientists on the NOvA experiment saw their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, confirming that the extraordinary detector built for the project not only functions as planned but is also making great progress toward...

Optical materials serve a major role in modern sciences and technology. Many of the devices we use feature technology resulting from material discoveries in this fast moving area of research. Nowadays, the need for more ...

An avatar that looks just like you and makes realistic movements could play you in your favourite games or virtual reality meeting

Asteroids called Trojans sit in gravitational wells around planets in our solar system - now data from the Kepler spacecraft suggests it happens elsewhere too

An expedition to the Urubamba river in deep in Amazonian Peru has yielded a new species of monkey and confirmed the existence of another

A new study estimates the maximum age at which couples should start trying to become pregnant, depending on how many children they want.

From the earliest plays and novels, artists have created mediated experiences for their audiences to entertain, teach and expand perspectives. The best of these have catapulted audiences into magical worlds...

Lurking in the dark depths of the sea, a new species of fish that looks more alien than Earthling, with its needlelike teeth and glowing fishing pole of sorts atop its head, has been discovered.

Here are a few of the things researchers learned from the lion and his brethren.

Divers often swim past bizarre creatures of the deep, but an elephant-size, jellylike blob left a group of them mystified.

Wet adhesion is a true engineering challenge. Marine animals such as mussels, oysters and barnacles are naturally equipped with the means to adhere to rock, buoys and other underwater structures and remain in place no ma...

Scientists on the NOvA experiment saw their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, confirming that the extraordinary detector built for the project not only functions as planned but is also making great progress toward...

After 16 years, Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show on August 6, but not before leaving the world a trove of humorous and pointed clips about science --

By shifting to carbon-free energy, including nuclear and carbon capture options, runaway CO2 emissions can be quenched, even in developing nations.

The NOvA detector has seen its first neutrino oscillations. Scientists on the NOvA experiment saw their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, confirming that the extraordinary detector built for the project not only f...

Giant rocks stacked in seemingly gravity-defying poses could indicate that earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault can jump to another major fault in Southern California.