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Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a ...

Live Science spoke with Nobel prize-winning physicist David Gross, who recently received the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, about the quest to unite all the forces and ...

Many chickens meet their end with a swift blow to the neck. But there's lore that chickens can run around headless, and there ...

A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat ...

A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights ...

This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion. When you purchase through ...

A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems.

The robot ‪—‬ which weighs 176 pounds (80 kilograms) and stands 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 meters) tall ‪—‬ can operate for up to ...

Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to ...