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In 2008 biologists studying the eastern massasauga rattlesnake ( Sistrurus catenatus catenatus ) made a gruesome discovery: three sick snakes suffering from disfiguring lesions on their heads.

Satellite composite showing location of Vostok within the Antarctic continent (NASA) Two and a half miles beneath the surface of Antarctica’s central Eastern ice sheet is a body of water 160 miles by 30 miles across known as Lake Vostok , after the Vostok research station above it, built by the former Soviet Union in 1957 and now operated by Russia.

African-American fine art, a long underemphasized niche, receives its due twice a year at New York’s Swann Auction Galleries. Swann’s next African-American fine art auction, set for February 16, promises a bounty of coveted rarities.

The Metropolitan London’s new spa, the Como Shambhala Urban Escape, delivers a multitude of indulgent and therapeutic options—from traditional Eastern remedies to cutting-edge treatments. It has six treatment rooms and a gym, and it offers a menu of more than 20 spa services, with additional beauty care, fitness classes, and ...

The eastern grey tree frog [sound] looks exactly like the closely related Cope’s grey tree frog [sound]. The big difference between the two species is beneath the surface--the eastern has twice the number of chromosomes as does the Cope’s. [More]

No, it's not photoshopped--that dolphin's fin really is on backward. It is a type of spinner dolphin that lives in the eastern tropical Pacific

From the Andes to the Himalayas, scientists are starting to question exactly how much glaciers contribute to river water used downstream for drinking and irrigation.

(Reuters) - The American eel, a freshwater fish native to the eastern United States that is born and dies in the open ocean, may be at risk of extinction because of climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Wednesday. The agency, which is considering a petition to add the eel to its official list of endangered species, said new scientific evidence, including "statistically significant long-term" declines in the stock of young eels, suggested the snake-like species is in enough peril to warrant federal protection.

Cytisine, used now in just Eastern Europe, is very cheap, and shows real promise helping smokers stop after 4 weeks

By Roberta Rampton ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Last month's record earthquake in the eastern United States may have shaken a Virginia nuclear plant twice as hard as it was designed to withstand, a spokesman for the U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Thursday.

Anyone in the eastern portion of the U.S. this week who was forced to evacuate an office, home or school following Tuesday's magnitude 5.8 earthquake soon noticed that cell phone service was spotty or, in many cases, nonexistent.

Americans take longer to fall in love than their Eastern European counterparts, according to a new study. The findings also showed that Americans frequently cited friendship as a key part of romantic love, while Russians and Lithuanians rarely mentioned it.

It’s tough to beat watching a spaceship lift off. But for us audio fans, there’s another sequence during launch preparation that’s awfully compelling

Extreme heat is scorching the much of the eastern United States, and it's not expected to let up anytime soon. [More]

Love bites on the neck of the young female Tas