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It's harvest season in many parts of the world, but on one farm in the United Kingdom, robots -- not humans -- are doing all the heavy lifting.

The brain has long inspired the design of computers and their software. Now Intel has become the latest tech company to decide that mimicking the brain's hardware could be the next stage in the evolution of computing. On...

Some former astronauts have a message for flat-Earther B.o.B: The curve is real, and we've seen it.

Astronomers have a new model for the origin of these impossibly primitive cosmic monsters --

With the heightened concerns over the dangerous side effects of the once-popular antidiabetic drug Avandia, researchers are working to understand how small molecules, like those in Avandia, can have such varied effects t...

Scientists have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel anti-cancer therapies.

Scientists have found that physical abuse was associated with decreases in children's cognitive performance, while non-abusive forms of physical punishment were independently associated with reduced school engagement and...

Ice analogs mimicking interstellar ice behave like liquids at temperatures between -210°C and -120°C according to Hokkaido University researchers. This liquid-like ice may enhance the formation of organic compounds inc...

Particle accelerators have opened a unique window into the subatomic world, revealing some of the most fundamental components of our universe. In the last ten years, CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has taken us to new...

In a new study, a team of researchers identified a 'back-up alarm' system in host cells that responds to a pathogen's attempt to subvert the immune system.

Researchers have developed the first mice that lack the Upf3b gene, providing a new model for studying its underlying role in intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders.

A woman in Houston contracted "flesh-eating bacteria" from water that flooded her home during Hurricane Harvey.

Mysterious shipments of "antiques" and art that are worth incredible sums of money were shipped to the United States in 1991 and 1992, according to documents obtained by Live Science.

Flu season is on its way, and a new report has identified an innovative strategy for battling this deadly illness.

The discovery of a Viking-age fortress in Denmark has shed new light on a network of military sites built by the 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth, according to archaeologists.

The Viking-age fortress is likely part of a network of military sites built by the 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth.

Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent form of cardiac arrhythmia, affecting up to 6 million people in the U.S. alone. Common treatments for severe forms of the erratic beating phenomenon are controversial, and guided...

Carbon is one of the most abundant elements and forms a very large number of compounds, including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and carbon disulfide.

Hurricane Maria is long gone but almost all of Puerto Rico has been left without a power supply, and restarting the national grid from scratch will be very difficult

The long-lost Maya ruins of Tipan Chen Uitz in Belize are only beginning to give up their secrets, with the latest discovery being something of a home run: Archaeologists found two table-size stone panels, depicting elit...

Two large stone carvings, each the size of breakfast tables, depict an incredible action scene: Maya ballplayers lunging forward, wearing distinctive ballplayer belts.

The Vandals were a "barbarian" Germanic people who sacked Rome. The name has become a synonym for destruction.