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Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA dodged questions Wednesday on the future of a 2-month-old proposal to ban most flavored e-cigarettes.

Scientists at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to map brain activation patterns using MRI scans to read peoples' thoughts and emotions. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday

Approval expected for the rice, long a flashpoint in debates over GM crops

Murdoch was responding to a question at AGM about time given to ‘climate deniers’ by News Corp outlets in Australia

One is forced to wonder, while watching the often-realistic (if ridiculous) Rick and Morty, if dark matter would actually make good fuel for a spacecraft.

Climate change experts take issue with a Sunday Review essay that said scientists got it wrong. Also: Young mothers.

Analysis speeds up risk assessment – and could aid conservation.

A new mission plans to determine once and for all whether spacetime is a smooth fabric or a chunky mess of discrete units.

Using genetics, scientists have created a new calculator for seeing how old your dog really is.

Studies in cell and animal models reveal insights into cancer cells’ vulnerability that could lead to new strategies against brain cancers.

SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, launched a rocket last week carrying 60 satellites into space. It was the latest launch of satellites by SpaceX,

Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen won the 2019 Switzer Prize, which recognizes excellence in basic biological science.

Wednesday\'s winners will move on to the district science fair, which starts in January.

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Cancer cells may owe some of their destructive nature to unique, \"doughnut-shaped\" DNA, according to a new study.

Mongolian reindeer herders help scientists piece together the loss of the region’s vital “eternal ice” patches.

Researchers have followed up a major 2016 observation with a second similar one, both suggesting a fifth force of nature and a new kind of subatomic particle.

Pennsylvania State University is currently developing a center focused on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).

Where you grab the steering wheel could affect how difficult you find it to turn it, researchers have observed. Spoiler: It\'s not 10 and 2.

On very rare occasions, an exceptional fossil is unearthed that provides an extraordinary glimpse into the evolution of a group of organisms.

After a perplexing methane burst was measured by NASA’s Curiosity rover earlier this year, scientists were surprised again by variations in atmospheric oxygen.