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Starting November 30, the world's leaders will meet in Paris at the UN summit for climate change to discuss a...

n 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole, followed by Scott who died on the return journey. Shackleton...

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As more Millennials are leaving religion in droves, or choosing not to identify with any faith, acceptance of evolution among...

After five years long of pondering, the FDA finally gave the green light for a genetically modified Atlantic salmon variety....

Some 400 million years ago, during what's called the late Devonian period, the planet went through a dramatic shift in...

The cordon-bleus are unique animals that both sing and tap-dance to attract mates.

The small Central American nation got rid of its armed forced 65 years ago, and the Ticos are a happier...

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About 20 million people in the United States suffer from temporary or permanent voice impairment. Life can sound like a...

Ever wondered how Google Maps can predict traffic jams?

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Showcased are some of the most amazing designs that mimic nature closely: man-made, but defined by their allegiance to nature.

The FDA, Department of Justice and other government agencies, today presented the results of a yearlong sweep of dietary supplements...

University of New South Wales devised a two-qubit system inside a silicon chip and ran a computer code adapted to...

The bat is the only flying mammal and among the heaviest in the world. To top it over, it can...

Or when your experiment's results are 'almost' there.

Today is World Prematurity Day - a global effort to raise awareness about the deaths and disabilities due to premature...

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The free market once again showed its limitations, or rather its power of abuse, after a Canadian pharmaceutical company priced...

Some 360 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with big fish, some as big as a school bus. Then...

In a leap of innovation, Samsung unveiled the largest storage unit ever: a 15.36TB flash drive which uses 256GB NAND...

At the U.N. summit on climate change held in Paris soon, world leaders will join in an attempt to curb...

In the wake of big festivals like Coachella or Glastonbury, you'll find trash and the ravages of partying littered across...

YouTuber Ziggy Zee prides himself with building the most powerful mobile electromagnetic railgun ever made by a non-gov. Just look...

Bees play a critical role in maintaining natural plant communities and ensuring production of seeds in most flowering plants. But...

One day in 1885, the twenty-three-year old apprentice machinist Henry Ford came into contact for the first time in his...

What is this sorcery? Why, magnets of course, and two Norwegian students have found a way to make magnetism more...

While Americans are in favor of renewable energy and electric cars, when it comes to paying more for gasoline support...

Microsoft released an app that can guess emotions based on an uploaded photo.

Not every groundbreaking idea is complicated to understand. Ryan Chester, a high school senior from Ohio, seems to think so...

Last week, New York District Attorney Eric Schneiderman issued a subpoena to Exxon Mobil ordering the company to provide financial...

There is only one clear set of official criteria by which we class or not a cosmic body as a...

Nobel Prize-winning Richard Feynman was one of the greatest physicists of the past century and a man of many talents.

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According to NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division about 30 percent of the world's coral population has perished due to average...

An illustrated series showcasing artworks that raise awareness on environmental issues.

Nikola Tesla had it right since 1908.

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If the project can find $280 million in funding.

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