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Running long distances can be hard on the body, but as one ultramarathoner found out, it can also take a toll on an individual's red blood cells.

Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of marine worm that lacks a number of internal features common to other animals -- including an anus.

I bet you think 2017 was a hot mess, a relentless series of tragedies and catastrophes that exposed humanity for what little it’s worth. Let us re-instill in you a sense of optimism with this cache of our most popular ...

Scientists have discovered out-of-this-world minerals at the site of a 60 million-year-old meteorite impact on Scotland's remote Isle of Skye.

The long-extinct sea predator flourished during the middle Cambrian period about 508 million years ago.

Hundreds of prehistoric rock paintings have been found on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar

It looks like a prehistoric art gallery.

When the moon's shadow zipped across the United States during the Great American Solar Eclipse this past August, the shadow traveled so fast it created waves in Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study finds.

A National Weather Service meteorologist explains why the week of Christmas 2017 has been so frigid in the United States.

(EurekAlert!) The most popular news release on EurekAlert! In 2017 is also the most-visited in the science-news service's 21-year history.

(Nagoya University) MicroRNAs contained within extracellular vesicles (EVs) may serve as diagnostic markers for several types of cancer. Researchers centered at Nagoya University developed a novel nanowire-based polymer ...

(World Scientific) Wonders of Water: The Hydrogen Bond in Action illustrates the fascinating world of the different forms of water, from ice and snow to liquid water. It covers basic facts about structure and properties ...

(Science China Press) The collaborative team of Prof. Huijun Liu at Wuhan University, Prof. Xingqiu Chen at the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof. Zhenyu Zhang at the University of Scienc...

(Lomonosov Moscow State University) A team from the Faculty of Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University suggested using porous silicon nanowire arrays in highly sensitive gas sensors. These devices will be able to de...

(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Researchers at OIST and the University of Ryukyus have scientifically analyzed traditional materials and processes involved in the production of Ok...