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Black Death, mid-fourteenth century plague, is undoubtedly the most famous historical pandemic. Within only five years it killed 30-50% of the European population. Unfortunately it didn't stop there. Plague resurged thro...

Human stem cells that are capable of becoming any other kind of cell in the body have previously only been acquired and cultivated with difficulty. Scientists have now presented details of a method to detect such pluripo...

Bowel cancer is more likely to be diagnosed at the earliest stage if it is picked up by screening, according to new figures.

Eyes on the ground and above are capturing the immense size and intensity of the winter storm that is currently walloping the Eastern U.S. Here's a look at those images.

Most people under age 45 would not go to the hospital if they were experiencing stroke symptoms.

A diet rich in fiber may not only protect against diabetes and heart disease, it may reduce the risk of developing lung disease, according to new research.

A new study has found that Vitamin B12 levels in the brain are significantly decreased in the elderly and are much lower in individuals with autism or schizophrenia, as compared to their peers at similar ages.

Garbage dumps may be such attractive pit stops for some storks that they shorten their migration routes to pay a visit, a new study suggests.

Tegus are unique among lizards in being able to control their body temperature during reproduction - hinting at how warm-bloodedness first evolved

A new study is providing new evidence that the vast majority of babies who are born with severe brain damage are not the result of mismanaged deliveries.

In the world of American football, there is a stigma that players need to increase their overall body size to make an impact on the field. But, new research from a movement science professor suggests that being bigger do...

Opioids may help some patients suffering neuropathic pain, but do not help with mobility and function, according to researchers.

The immune system must protect against potential infections, but over-vigilant reactions can cause problems. New research shows that neurons in the intestine send signals to immune cells to curb inflammation.

The east coast of the US is preparing for one of the region's biggest ever snowstorms. But shouldn't we be seeing less snow if the world is getting warmer?

The U.S. military wants you ... to design a better atomic clock.

It might be easy for life to evolve throughout the universe, but very hard for it to get any kind of a foothold, a new study suggests. This could be the answer to the famous Fermi Paradox, which in its simplest form asks...

Scientists have detected microbes in Greenland sea ice using a specially built digital holographic microscope, suggesting that the instrument could have similar success on icy moons in the outer solar system, if any of t...

Venus Fly-Trap plants (Dionaea muscipula) have hairy fibers to sense insect motion. The more the hairs a bug touches, the higher the likelihood the plant will eat the bug.

The possible ninth planet is thought to be quite substantial with a mass around ten times that of Earth and a radius that's two to four times bigger than Earth's....

The malaria parasite is rendered barren when the transport of heavy metals such as copper and iron is blocked. In addition, researchers identified six proteins that are essential to the life stages of the parasite in whi...

Cancer is caused by the growth of an abnormal cell which harbours DNA mutations. A few years ago, scientists have identified an important mutagen which lies in our own cells: APOBEC, a protein that usually functions as p...

If the giant planet announced this week actually exists, we can already explain how it got there - and how it solves a mystery about the worlds we see around other stars