After more than two decades of drilling, Russian scientists have reached the pristine surface of a gigantic freshwater lake - Lake Vostok in Antarctica - which they believe could hold life from the...

New images of a neighbouring dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host,...

Voicing satisfaction at the progress in Sino-Indian relations, China Wednesday said there was enough space and opportunity for the people of both countries to develop together.

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President Barack Obama announced Tuesday an $80 million plan to improve mathematics and science instruction in US public schools as one of his initiatives to revive the economy.

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A black hole in the Milky Way is gobbling up asteroids, and may have vaporized some planets, according to new data gleaned from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory satellite. Sagittarius A*, the...

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology has released a set of photographs showing the evolution and urban expansion of Abu Dhabi city over the last 25 years. The package was produced by the...

New St. Louis Science Center President Bert Vescolani talks Jan. 19, 2012, about all the possibilities he sees for the center. Photo by J.B. Forbes,...

new study , baleen whales suffered less stress from ship noise after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. A study conducted in Canada’s Bay of Fundy has revealed...

One of the world's smallest primates, the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), has the world's highest pitched vocalization of any primate ever documented, according to a study published...

Parenthetical Girls are scheduled to perform Monday, February 13, at Trunk Space. Seeing Parenthetical Girls for the first time, via their Bergman-esque video for "A Song for Ellie...

Washington, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) For the first time, science reproduces in labs neurons able to produce dopamine with a genetic mutation linked to the development of Parkinson, says Nature...

Online dating’s Adam and Eve - Mina Jo Rosenbloom and Michael Linver found each other in 1965 with the help of a primitive computer dating program.  Four and a half decades after they were...

A polar-projection map shows how the next supercontinent, dubbed Amasia, may shape up 50 million to 100 million years from now, based on an orthoversion model of continental...

There are two interesting meet-ups in space for skywatchers this week: close encounters between the moon, several planets and stars. The movements of the...

The St. Louis Science Center is eliminating jobs and cutting programs as part of its 2012 budget. According to a letter sent to staff, it said the Board of Commissioners approved the budget Tuesday...

subject of theft . Identifying new cultivars of snowdrop takes an expert eye. It is a question of a little more green here, a slightly sharper indent there, a hint of variegation on a leaf or...

Direct electrical stimulation of a specific part of the brain can enhance spatial memory in conscious neurosurgical patients, according to a...

(BBC1) , to demonstrate not just his prowess but also that animals are capable of learning simply through having the enthusiasm to try things out. I wish I'd known this when I was a teenager....

Dr Caroline Smith inspects the Tissint Martian meteorite, which is named after a village in Morocco close to where it landed. Photograph: Kevin...

This British mystery bird is probably impossible to identify from this angle, but I am still giving it to you just to see how well you do. I think that it is possible to narrow this down to one of...

NASA is looking for at least two US firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, program managers said on Tuesday.NASA plans to invest $300...

, which looks to be just a straight up, awesome action movie with the best premise ever: in 1945, a bunch of Nazis made it to the Moon. Since then, they’ve been preapring for their revenge...

NASA seeks alternative ways to send astronauts to the International Space Station. Recent problems with Russia's Soyuz vehicles has shown a need for more space...

Online dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be offering potential mates chosen through rigorous scientific methods despite their marketing claims, a group of psychologists and...

NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, program managers said on Tuesday.NASA plans to invest $300...

If you think summer is too hot or winter unbearably cold, take solace that in the distant past seasons on our planet might have been much harsher. However, the advent of milder seasons did more than...

The International Space Station can be seen as a small object in lower right of this image of the moon in the early evening Jan. 4 in the skies over the Houston area flying at an altitude of 390.8...

Helping to pave the road for the future of commercial spaceflight, Boeing is hard at work on the research and development of a new space capsule aimed at flying people to the International Space...

Still image taken from video shows Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker making an address which aired on the organization's website on February 1,...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Norton Zinder, a biologist whose research into the genetic material of viruses and bacteria led to a greater understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of life, has...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies...

Russian scientists have confirmed that they have penetrated Antarctica's Lake Vostok, an event that may "expand the limits of life on Earth," a U.S. scientist...

Lynn Bohs , a biology professor in the same lab as Wahlert, described the smell in a statement as a combination of "rotting roadkill" and a "Porta Potty."The new flower adds to...

Scheduled to take place in Roswell, New Mexico, later this year, Red Bull Stratos will see Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of space in an attempt to break four records that have stood for over...

NASA issued a solicitation on Tuesday for the next phase of its so-called Commercial Crew Program, aimed at finding an alternative -- or several alternatives -- to flying astronauts to the space...

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St. Louis Business Journal by Matthew Hibbard, Reporter Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:18pm CST - Last Modified: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:53pm...

Scientists have shown off the smallest-ever laser that works at the colours of light used in telecommunications and at room temperature. The tiny light sources switch on with no...

America and Eurasia will crash into each other over the north pole in 50-200 million years time, according to scientists at Yale University. They predict Africa and Australia will join the new...

The Natural History Museum in London has acquired its largest Martian meteorite, which could hold new clues to life on Mars. The 1kg piece of Tissint rock was paid for by an anonymous benefactor. It...

Numbers of the critically endangered Gharial crocodile species have been dwindling due to loss of habitat and hunting. Now a breeding centre in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal is trying to boost...