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A modular, open-source workhorse to help rebuild civilization.

New research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal.

It's cute! But not a major step forward for feline cognition.

Nauseous pregnant women in the U.S. can finally have access to the morning sickness drug Canadians have been using for years.

Thunderstorms may emit invisible dark lightning alongside ordinary lightning.

One entry to an international design competition imagines a way to turn impromptu meals into standard recipes.

Because fake scientific journals weren't gnarly enough.

Peculiar portraits of championship chickens, by award-winning photographer Tamara Staples

How much Kobe Bryant and others make in a minute compared to a minimum wage worker.

Penis size works in combination with a couple other physical traits, a team of biologists found.

Tibetan nuns prove the physical effects of spiritual activity.

Living at 3,300 feet in one of the most inhospitable habitats on Earth, this fish has evolved in a very peculiar way.

A few new studies, including one meta-analysis, suggest brain games don't make you any better at anything but playing brain games.

Before becoming Britain's first (and only) female prime minister, Thatcher graduated from Oxford with a chemistry degree.

A new method can visualize with 60 percent accuracy what you're seeing while you sleep.

The Food and Drug Administration ordered to comply within 30 days

Salim Nasser's wheel design could dramatically reduce the repetitive-stress injuries that often plague manual wheelchair users.