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Device acts like a wormhole, as if the magnetic field was transferred through an “extra special dimension”

The EPA is now scrambling to mitigate the mess it created when agency workers inadvertently unleashed a pool of wastewater from an abandoned gold mine

Discovering the first true “alien Earth” is a long-held dream of astronomers. Recent exoplanet discoveries suggest that their dream will come true in the not-too-distant future

From its source to its treatment, here are some of the most important things to know about the disease and the current outbreak

The recently discovered piece of aircraft surfaced more than 3,200 kilometers from the initial search site

Scientists solved the mystery of how water striders accomplish amazing leaps and built a robot capable of doing the same

Collapsible lungs allow these sea mammals to inhale and exhale two to three times quicker than humans

Findings contradict prevailing view that bacteria become less “fit” when they acquire resistance to drugs

Small, discreet and often Bluetooth-enabled, the new generation of hearing aids can connect wirelessly with smartphones

New study finds that a burn may change the community of bacteria within a person's gut, and possibly lead to an increased risk of infection

Although a greater life expectancy is seen as normal today, it is a relatively new demographic phenomenon that emerged among people born in the late 19th century

The Solar Impulse 2 plane set the new distance and duration records when it flew 5,663 kilometers in 80 hours

Origami-inspired engineering could enable flexible electronics that one day may make their way into clothing and even human bodies

Victims tend to suffer in silence, making it difficult for parents to identify and address the problem

Seven paleontologists weigh in on the science behind the summer blockbuster movie

The 7.8 magnitude temblor that hit Nepal in April shifted the world's tallest mountain slightly to the southwest

Physicists have chilled molecules to just a smidgen above absolute zero—colder than the afterglow of the Big Bang

The winning team's robot, a humanoid design that could transform into a wheeled kneeling position, finished all eight tasks in less than 45 minutes

The Princeton mathematician, who along with his wife died in a car crash last month, claimed that aging as opposed to medicine helped improve his condition

Even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a new drug for boosting women's sexual desire, it is unlikely to work the same magic on a couple's sex life as "the little blue pill"

At least 70 percent of mice treated with one of these common drugs survived Ebola infection

Many people believe that washing raw chicken prior to cooking is safe, or even prevents food-borne illness. In fact, the opposite is true

Organizations with widespread corruption typically develop cultures that justify and encourage corruption, often so much that corruption becomes routine 

Connections to a robotic arm have been wired into a tetraplegic person's brain and enabled him to use his thoughts to execute tasks requiring smooth motor control