One of the constant companions of dieters is diet soda because they believe zero calories and zero sugar makes the drink a healthier option. But the truth isn't sweet when the drink comes with artificial sweeteners.
A star system discovered by the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes blinking like a strobe light is the subject of a study explaining the phenomenon. The object, designated LRLL 54361, unleashes a burst of light every 25.34 days. Although a similar phenomenon has been observed in two other young ste...
A small, insect-eating mammal may be the common mother of all placental mammals-including humans.
Progress towards creating the "quantum internet" and generally quantum computing was made by University of Innsbruck researchers managing to create an interface that enables a direct transfer of the quantum information stored in an atom onto a particle of light for the first time.
On the picture technicians are seen encapsulating NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite in its payload fairing in the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
New evidence shows that dinosaurs may have been killed off by a massive cosmic impact.
It's always good to "get your motor running," but for the older generation, this can mean more serious motorcycle injuries.
Scientists from the University of Bordeaux in France used high-frequency sound waves to test the stiffness and viscosity of the nuclei of individual and living human cells. The approach could prove to be helpful in answering questions such as how cells adhere to medical implants and why healthy cell...
Being overweight can be a traumatizing experience, especially when you're in the public eye.
A new study published in the issue of Current Biology and partly funded by the National Science Foundation suggests that salmon find their home by sensing the rivers' unique magnetic signature.
For those Northeasterners who were floating by on a mild winter, a historic winter storm may be hitting Boston and eastern Massachusetts with as much as two feet of snow.
Earth could be partially destroyed in a cataclysmic volcanic eruption in 200 million years, according to new research examining a Florida-sized blob beneath Earth's surface.
