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Every day, Earth is hit with more than 100 tons of dusty, rocky material from space. Most of this debris is small enough that it burns up in the atmosphere,...

A series of freshwater lakes within Mars' 96-mile-wide Gale Crater likely persisted for hundreds or thousands of years at a time, and perhaps even longer, according to the new study, which is based on observations made b...

On a cold, drizzly afternoon, Brent Bouwsema photographed some of the oldest stones in the British Isles. His picture of the Callanish Stones is one of 13 winners of the "100 Great Geosites" photo contest, The Geological...

A poison-injecting suitcase and a not-so-harmless shovel are among the items on display.

When it comes to genetic testing, teens want to be kept in the know.

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago and the Pennsylvania State University have accidentally discovered a new way of using light to draw and erase quantum-mechanical circuits in a unique class of materials...

The aim of Uppsala Health Summit, this summer's international summit about antibiotic resistance, was to make real progress in combatting this threat to public health. The conclusions have now been presented in a report ...

Genomicists have sequenced the RNA of the most complicated gene known in nature, using a hand-held sequencer no bigger than a cell phone. The researchers show that a new nanopore sequencer can sequence genes faster, bett...

A new study might finally provide a new direction for research seeking to help patients suffering from neuropathic pain.

Rhesus monkeys were completely protected from the deadly Ebola virus when treated three days after infection with a compound that blocks the virus's ability to replicate. These encouraging preclinical results suggest the...

Researchers have developed a novel mathematical method inspired by Darwinian evolution to use current antibiotics to eliminate or reduce the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The first three-dimensional image of a key protein known to be involved in the development of blood and other cancers has been created by scientists. This discovery showed the protein, called Trib1, plays a vital role in...

Chagas disease is the main cause of infectious heart disease in Latin America. Researchers have explored the effect of glycan binding protein interactions between the human host and Typanosoma cruzi parasite. They found ...

Hospitalized children were three times less likely to become sick with Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious bacterial infection that can occur after prolonged antibiotic use, following implementation of an antibiot...

While Americans should be fully vaccinated before travelling internationally to avoid infection with highly contagious diseases such as measles and hepatitis A, many are not, suggest two new studies. The findings suggest...

Most teens in grades 7-12 would prefer to know the results of unanticipated findings found in whole exome sequencing genetic testing, even if the findings are not medically actionable until adulthood, according to survey...

Image credit:  fdecomite via flikr | ://bit.ly/1R2DiQt Knots are everywhere, from laces of shoes to stitches that seal cuts. Sailors and others have known since antiquity that some knots are stronger than others, but su...

Growing food on Mars would require tweaking the thin soil and optimizing plants for microgravity and maximum nutritional density, one expert says.

Nearly all doctors in a new study say they would go to work while sick with a cold, and more than a third say they would work if they had the flu.

Some bacteria turn mercury into a neurotoxin called methylmercury that accumulates in the food we eat. Now we know where those bacteria are found

Gamers have more fun when they're told artificial intelligence is calling the shots - even when it's a lie

Photos from a creepy new exhibit at the Museum of London.