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Dreamy swirls and loops seen on satellite represent a cyanobacteria bloom in the Baltic Sea.

New images have captured the eruption and ash plumes coming from a towering volcano that looms over Quito, Ecuador.

A cunning experiment plugs loopholes in previous demonstrations of quantum "spookiness," a concept that galled Einstein --

Louisiana's dramatically enlarged lakes and inundated marshes -- stark reminders of Hurricane Katrina's ferocity 10 years ago -- are prominent in a new satellite image.

Consider the pendulum of a grandfather clock. If you forget to wind it, you will eventually find the pendulum at rest, unmoving. However, this simple observation is only valid at the level of classical physics--the laws ...

Twin pandas born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo would have been fraternal brothers, if the firstborn cub hadn't died just five days after making its debut on Earth.

Catastrophic volcanic eruptions about 250 million years ago spewed enough lava to cover Australia, triggering Earth's worst mass extinction, in which 90 percent of sea creatures were wiped off the face of the planet, sci...

In a new study, 10 volunteers had lone star ticks feed on them for 15 minutes so researchers could closely examine the bites that these bugs cause.

Heart cells grown on a special mesh can be built up into living, beating tissue that could mend damage after heart attacks

An update to the serving sizes listed on food labels will better reflect the amount of food people actually eat, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says. But determining an appropriate serving size may be trickier th...

Yes, astronauts landed on the moon. But that doesn't mean NASA has been completely honest. Free fall aboard NASA's vomit comet, where gravity is anything but micro. Starting in the 1970's, for some reason I have yet to d...

Smoking pot frequently may lower men's sperm counts, a new study finds.

It has long been a mystery why some earthquakes strike towns in seemingly earthquake-proof regions, but researchers now have a potential explanation for why temblors sometimes rattle where they're not expected.

Not just anything is allowed to enter the nucleus, the heart of eukaryotic cells where, among other things, genetic information is stored. A double membrane, called the nuclear envelope, serves as a wall, protecting the ...

A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded - quantum reality won

"If you're going to stay around and be safe for your whole life, then you've never really lived, and you're already dead." - Travis Rice, pro snowboarder At the core of the...

Two types of mirid bug engage in roaring duels, possibly to establish dominance or attract females, but how they make the noise is unknown

Photos reveal what may be the long-lost palace of Sparta, one of the most famous civilizations in ancient Greece. The palace and striking artifacts may shed light on a mysterious period in the history of the mysterious M...

When boy guppies pester the girls they like, it can actually make the female fish better at swimming away, a new study finds.

New mom and scientist Alice Callahan teaches other parents how to interpret studies on childrearing so that they can make informed decisions.

Clouds form enormous eddies over the Juan Fernandez islands.

The theory behind why cables get tangled could explain both cosmic inflation and why we experience only three dimensions of space