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Earth-sized planets near and far (NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech) Planets in habitable zones, planets orbiting twin suns, miniature solar systems , rogue planets, planets, planets, planets. If there is one single piece of information you should take away from the recent flood of incredible exoplanetary discoveries it is this: Our universe makes planets with extraordinary efficiency – if planets can form somewhere, they will

Science on Ice: Four Polar Expeditions [More]

Watch out, Craigslist: Cinchified aims to match buyers and sellers in a ridiculously simple way.

A couple of weeks ago, Huffington Post launched its Science section . I invited Cara Santa Maria, the science correspondent at Huffington Post to tell us more about this new endeavor. Bora Zivkovic: Hello, welcome to the Scientific American blog network.

By Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The vast wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia shifted on its undersea ledge on Friday, forcing a new suspension of rescue work and threatening plans to pump oil out to prevent environmental disaster. Firefighters' spokesman Luca Cari said rescue squads would be discussing the next step after the movement made conditions unsafe for divers already hampered by poor visibility, floating objects and underwater debris.

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined [More]

Ripples in the fabric of spacetime regularly zip across the universe from titanic cosmic events, such as the mergers of supermassive black holes millions to billions of times the mass of the sun.

Researchers working on the island of Borneo have discovered two tiny new populations of Miller’s grizzled langurs ( Presbytis hosei canicrus ), one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates. The species is so rare that it has probably disappeared from all of its previously known habitats, which have been almost completely logged and burned out of existence. The langur was last observed in 2008 ( pdf ) in an isolated patch of mangrove forest on the banks of the Baai River which flows through Borneo’s Sangkulirang Peninsula, when just five of the primates were found

For years, do-it-yourself health care meant looking up your symptoms on WebMD. But smart phones are extending our control, with apps that let people plan and track workouts, monitor important health indicators, and even locate nearby clinical trials. Apple's App Store alone offers thousands of mobile health apps

By Edward McAllister (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Thursday they will perform water tests at about 60 homes in the small town of Dimock in Pennsylvania where residents say natural gas drilling has polluted wells.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto/Yuri_Arcurs Sex might seem like a risky occupation for the more than 27 million Americans who have been diagnosed with heart disease.

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine In December 2010, the US Congress passed the National Alzheimer's Project Act. [More]

Male great bowerbird. Image by algaedoc via Flickr Male bowerbirds are virtuoso architects

As dramatic exits go, it's on par with Major T. J. "King" Kong riding a falling nuclear bomb like a rodeo bull at the end of Dr

One reason Americans have such a huge weight problem? Our dishware. When faced with a bigger plate, people are inclined to heap on--and consume--more food