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Painting city roofs white could reduce urban heat island effect, mitigate global warming.

Plastic found in the stomachs of dead ocean birds reveals the Pacific Ocean off the northwest coast of North America to be more polluted than was realized.

This path, called the North Col, takes hikers over glaciers to a series of base camps.

Scientists have created a mouse with an almost completely human liver

Herbal remedies are poorly understood and in many cases could be dangerous.

Scientists have just completed sequencing the entire genome of a species of archaic humans called Denisovans.

Researchers find more artifacts and possibly another sunken ship at the Antikythera site.

Extraordinary device predicted positions of the sun, Moon and planets. Nothing like it has ever been found.

This strange and unappealing treatment may help those suffering from a life-threatening bacterial infection.

Testosterone levels in the womb might program certain behaviors later in life, new research shows.

Pregnant teens and 20-somethings from private religious schools are more likely to obtain abortions than their public school peers.

Observations of elusive creature in the wild could aid conservation efforts.

Sprites are ultra-fast bursts of electricity born edge of space.

A motion-tracked glove can move around virtual objects seen on a tablet screen.

Wild giant pandas and other endangered species featured.

The devastating wildfires are closing in on South Lake Tahoe resort, causing thousands of people to flee.