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AI algorithms used with MRI brain scans help distinguish between patients with Alzheimer's and two early forms of dementia that can be precursors to the memory-robbing disease

Three-decade study suggests oral bacteria influence the immune response 

Tesla says neither the driver nor autopilot noticed a truck turning in front of the car

The first wave of a lionfish invasion has struck in the Mediterranean Sea, a region where these fish had not been established before

The egg-size platinum alloy standard kilo in Paris could be replaced by a calculation 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points to new data showing the spray was ineffective from 2013 to 2016

Outdoorsy types and outdoor workers like roofers might suffer first, but it's the elderly and the mentally ill who make up the majority of deaths

Researchers say the technology could improve robots, self-driving cars and stock trading  

There is no template for the path to violence and rarely can a single cause explain any one atrocity

After the Orlando massacre some are suggesting the Food and Drug Administration reconsider its policy

Live Science spoke with two material scientists to learn more about how exactly the high-performance plastic protects people

Soldiers 1,500 years ago used drilled projectiles to intimidate enemies with a shrill, buzzing sound

University of Michigan researchers measure the intensity and number of impacts, along with their distribution over the players' bodies

A University of Toronto paleontologist suggests the predator's teeth were hidden behind scaly skin when not on the hunt

Hurricane season officially kicks off June 1, and forecasters expect the Atlantic Ocean will spawn a near-average number of hurricanes in 2016

Study identifies the bigger, meaner species in the wild—and on a Miami porch 

Device’s shape and lithium batteries can make it act “like a small rocket” 

Bubbles in 2.7-billion-year-old lava fields suggest Earth's ancient air was half as thick as today's

The wearable robot differs from other exoskeletons because it relies on soft materials to reduce the amount of energy used while carrying a heavy weight by about 7 percent, on average, the researchers found

The crocodile-size reptile lived about 242 million years ago, during the Middle Triassic period

Underwater archeologists have pieced together information about the Independence (CVL 22), which participated in atomic tests before being scuttled in 1951

Paleontologists are now able to visually map the dinosaurs' migration during the time they ruled Earth

Scientists are closer to understanding volcanic lightning, which stems from both ash and ice

Scientists focus on people who carry genetic mutations that cause severe childhood diseases—but don’t get them