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NASA's launch of their 'Glory' climate change observation satellite went badly, sending the satellite (and $420M) down in flames.

Researchers from Penn State University have discovered several new species of a particular fungi that is known for being able to possess, kill and reanimate dead insects.

NASA believes they have discovered the cause of the extended "solar minimum" that saw record low sunspots and the weakest magnetic field in over a century during 2008 and 2009.

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have a devised a theory, which claims that a strong desire to urinate could lead to wiser decision making.

Researchers at China's Fudan University have come up with a theory that could very well lead to the advent of a Star Trek-like tractor beam.

Research from the City University of New York shows that there may be a link between what a person tastes and their overall mood.

Researchers at China's Southeast University of Nanjing have moved closer to cloaking technology by being able to alter an object's appearance on radar scopes.

Many advocates for the theory of man-made global warming point to the receding glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro as clear evidence, but now research claims that it's actually deforestation that is leading to the loss of the mountain's icecap.

When you think about batteries, two things come to mind; sitting out in the cold, waiting for your car batteries to be jumped, and the clunky lithium-ion batteries we’ve come to know and love as the life force of our gadgets. Research funded by DARPA is pushing the limits of battery technology in an effort to create the smallest batteries ...

When you walk around your house with your cat in your arms and she decides to have one of her random freak-outs, inevitably jumping out of your arms, your heart skips a few beats. What if she lands wrong? What if she injures her leg? What if she shatters her hip? What if she splinters her organs with bone fragments? ...