Less than 20 specimens of the newly-discovered 'fairy lantern' are known to exist—making it critically endangered.

The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to fossil fuels from its online page about climate change causes.

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Research shows that antibacterial doses of "Miracle Mineral Solution" are likely harmful to the people taking it.

New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once ...

New results from the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab found no evidence of a hypothetical fourth flavor of neutrino ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the U.S., contributes to significant weight gain in mice.

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This list exemplifies the hard work in science over this past year, not simply in the lab but where it matters.

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Xanthommatin is one of the pigments that helps octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid change color. Xanthommatin used to be difficult to produce in a lab, but a new method tricks genetically modified ...

An analysis of the tempo and beats per minute of different classic Christmas songs proved that "Last Christmas" is the most ...