ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft is on the last leg of its epic voyage to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the first rendezvous with a comet. Every kid has asked 'Are we there yet?' in the car.  It's…

A new study found that using cinnamon, the common food spice and flavoring material, can reverse the biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes that occur in the brains of mice with Parkinson's…

Olber's Paradox asks why the sky is not a sheet of white. Since just the galaxy we are in has 50 stars for every person currently on earth traveling to us at all time, how can it ever get dark when…

Sociology is too uncontrolled to be meaningful science but controlled scenarios don't lead to realistic behavior.  The Virtual Environment Navigation lab at Brown University thinks they can…

Researchers have measured the highest level of ultraviolet radiation ever recorded on the Earth's surface. These extraordinary UV fluxes, observed in the Bolivian Andes only 1,500 miles from the…

Adults with extreme obesity have increased risks of dying at from cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney and liver diseases, according to results of an analysis of data pooled from 20…

There is nothing more natural than sexes. Throughout evolution, living things have repeatedly developed physically distinct genders but how this happens has been a puzzle. A discovery in the…

California leads the country in creating science policy by opposition; if Republicans are against it, California will pass it. Taxpayers are swimming in debt and wondering why they wasted $3 billion…

Combining the smoking cessation medication varenicline with nicotine replacement therapy was more effective than varenicline alone at achieving tobacco abstinence at 6 months, according to a study in…

Planet Mercury's metal-rich composition is a puzzle in planetary science. According to a new simulation, Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the solar system may be relics left behind…

The migration of tropical fish poses a serious threat to the areas they invade, because they overgraze on kelp forests and seagrass meadows. The harmful impact of tropical fish is already evident in…

If you are having fun rather than doing exercise because you are worried about your health, you'll eat less, according to a new paper which delves into how to market to your brain. Some people really…

DURHAM, N.C. – The changing dynamic of health studies driven by "big data" research projects will empower patients to become active participants who provide real-time information such as symptoms,…

One of the first predators on land, a 410-million-year-old arachnid, has been virtually brought back to life. Paleontologists used exceptionally preserved fossils from the Natural History…

Nothing is stranger than watching environmental journalists rationalize why they are flying off to yet another conference on climate change. They have to weigh it carefully, they say, and agonize…

Nothing is stranger than watching environmental journalists rationalize why they are flying off to yet another conference on climate change. They have to weigh it carefully, they say, and agonize…

Being a gigantic political donor to Democrats can only take you so far when it comes to the FDA, even if Democrats control it at the moment. And being a darling of science media and having a Silicon…

Being a gigantic political donor to Democrats can only take you so far when it comes to the FDA, even if Democrats control it at the moment. And being a darling of science media and having a Silicon…

Astronomers have studied the carbon monoxide in ALESS65, a galaxy over 12 billion light years away, and found that it's literally running out of gas. The future is not dark, it's 'red and dead'.…

For good or bad, the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - is making electronic health records ubiquitous.That means the sheer quantity of clinical data that will become available for research and…