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The vast majority of planets near foreign stars are discovered by astronomers with the help of sophisticated methods. The exoplanet does not appear in...

As kids, we learn there are four seasons, but researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found evidence to suggest that the human...

One of the key challenges in developing effective, targeted cancer treatments is the heterogeneity of the cancer cells themselves. This variation makes it difficult...

Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean, according to a major new report published by the peer-reviewed Journal...

If a solar system is a family, then some planets leave home early whether they want to or not. Once they've left the gravitational...

A group of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has discovered a way to convert a common byproduct of the paper...

Microscopic fibers created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to new research. Scientists at...

When you look up at the night sky, how do you know whether the specks of light that you see are bright and far...

Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth's climate during...

A group led by researchers at Butantan Institute in Brazil and supported by FAPESP has described for the first time the presence of venom...

Manatees don't live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a "summer vacation" from...