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The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the “recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia.”

This poor 7-year-old kid does not have a sternum or muscles that protect his heart - the photo is pretty freaky. Doctors in China are preparing to correct this problem with surgery.

After years as a purely experimental science, a decade-long international effort will make nuclear fusion a reality.

Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have discovered that marrow stem cells possess receptors that recognize bacteria and viruses. When activated, these receptors kick the stem cells and immature blood cells into action, enlisting them to help fight whatever pathogen is attacking the body.

The International Astronomical Union has officially christened Pluto’s two newest satellites Nix and Hydra.

Think about what happens when a car travelling 60-MPH crashes. Now think about what happens when the fastest land-animal on Earth crashes while travelling at 60-MPH…

The world’s scientific community united yesterday to launch one of the strongest attacks yet on creationism, warning that the origins of life were being “concealed, denied or confused”.

Scaling an atom to 11 Miles. Crazy stuff

“MIT cancer researchers have discovered a process that may explain how some tumor cells form, a discovery that could one day lead to new therapies that prevent defective cells from growing and spreading.”

Scientists have used Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a breakthrough in understanding how huge amounts of light are generated by supermassive black holes. Here, the leader of this study, Jon Miller, gives some personal and scientific insight into his team’s discovery.