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A new map reveals the path the Ebola virus took as the deadly virus spread across Sierra Leone.

An ozone hole larger than the North American continent was observed over Antarctica by researchers at the German Aerospace Center. It's the first time the ozone hole has been this large since 2006.

These torch-wielding robots might be the new face of manufacturing.

North America rocks. That's what a new three-part series from "NOVA" shows as it explores the rich history of the continent -- from glaciers in Alaska to volcanoes in Hawaii to the crystal-clear waters of the Bahamas.

The way to increase the power and efficiency of magnetic fusion energy may be to risk running the plasma - hotter than 100-million-degrees C - closer than ever to the wall, according to new experimental results achieved ...

The neuroscience community is saluting the creation of a "Golden Window" for deep brain imaging by researchers at The City College of New York led by biomedical engineer Lingyan Shi. This is a first for brain imaging, sa...

The way to increase the power and efficiency of magnetic fusion energy may be to risk running the plasma - hotter than 100-million-degrees C - closer than ever to the wall, according to new experimental results achieved ...

Dust is everywhere: under the bed, on the stairs and even inside of plasmas. A team of researchers from Auburn University, the University of Iowa and the University of California, San Diego, using the new Magnetized Dust...

Meet "Super H mode," a newly discovered state of tokamak plasma that could sharply boost the performance of future fusion reactors. This new state raises the pressure at the edge of the plasma beyond what previously had ...

Engineers at CalTech discovered that for sand dunes to produce sound they need a dry layer on top that amplifies internal frequencies during sand movement. Christopher Intagliata reports. --

A 'brightly fluorescent protein' has been revealed in some species of marine eels causing them to glow. Researchers have speculated that, because the full moon 'excites' the glow of the sea creature, this may be a mating...

When scuba-diving scientists serendipitously spotted a glowing green eel in January 2011, they had no idea what caused it to light up like a brilliant neon sign.

A serendipitous photo taken during a scuba-diving trip in the Caribbean clued researchers into the world of a mysterious green and glowing eel.

Jeremy Howard opened his machine learning talk at Exponential Medicine by noting he would be presenting from his laptop. Something epic had just happened, and he had to include it....

The western lobe of Pluto's "heart" is surprisingly young -- no more than 10 million years old -- and the dwarf planet's atmosphere is surprisingly compact. The latest research from the New Horizons mission continues to ...

A "zombie" star and the remains of its lunch are revealed in a new close-up view, 12 years in the making.

Stone Age people used beeswax and, most likely, honey, a habit that began at least as early as the beginning of agriculture.

The oil giant is to be investigated over alleged suppression since the 1970s of research revealing the effect of fossil fuels on the climate

Ancient riverbed found under Sahara desert, SeaWorld plans to stop theatrical orca shows, NASA delays ISS announcement again, and more

A small type of arachnid struggles to get from A to B - so it hitches a ride on board bats instead, using its large pincers to hold on

Three of Earth's worst ever extinction events have no agreed cause - one unexplored possibility could be a fall in the abundance of minerals essential to life

New revelations from NASA's New Horizons probe shows Pluto's diverse geology is blanketed with a more compact atmosphere than we thought