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One physician after another had failed to diagnose what was wrong with Louise Benge. She had suffered for years from pain and hardening of tissue in her calves that made walking painful. William A.

Microscopy remains one of the few areas of science in which enthusiastic amateurs can make others take notice.

The Olympus BioScapes International Imaging Competition provides a selection of photographs that flame off our pages each December in riotous color. A good portion of the magazine would have to be given over to the contest to give every photo its due. We’re bringing you an additional selection here of worthy stills and videos that we’re sure will fascinate and amaze.

The biggest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma struck on November 5, a magnitude 5.6 temblor that buckled a highway and ruptured water pipes. This quake is part of a skyrocketing rise in seismic activity the state has seen in the past three years, leading many to wonder--and worry--about its cause

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on security and privacy during the age of drone warfare. Part one is available here . [More]

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Climate change is likely to lead to increased average rainfall in the world's major river basins but weather patterns will be fickle and the timing of wet seasons may change, threatening farming and foodstocks, experts said Monday. [More]

You and I and every single other decent person on the planet who has heard about the Penn State abuse allegations are having the same revenge fantasy.

If you flew from Houston to Chicago on November 7, your jet might have been fueled by something new-- specially grown algae . United Flight 1403 burned a blend of traditional petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-jet fuel refined from algal oil . [More]

We typically think of women as the targets of body objectification. In fact, research by psychologist Helen Fisher found that men viewed bikini-clad women much as they would a set of tools

It takes lots of practice to shave strokes off your golf score. Or you can just really believe in your putter. Because a new study finds that people putted better when told that their putter had been used by a pro golfer

Only 12 percent of the world's active volcanoes are topped with lakes.

One of the most talked about features on Apple's new iPhone 4S is Siri.

A hungry fish can kill prey with a quick bite. That is, of course, if its prey hasn't already died of fright. Take tasty dragonflies.

A picture of the Duggar family (public domain). Back in the day, when many anthropologists assume we were all egalitarian foragers living off the land, women may not have thought on how many offspring they wanted.

SAN FRANCISCO How will ubiquitous connectivity and social media change everything? That, in short, was what a number of luminaries in the tech world addressed yesterday at the GigaOM roadmap conference