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Mayonnaise’s texture is perfect for mimicking what a fusion fuel capsule goes through after it’s blasted with lasers.

Cases of “sloth virus” have been reported in the U.S. and Europe for the first time. But what is it?

Listeria infections tied to the consumption of sliced deli meat have recently hospitalized almost 60 Americans.

Researchers have mapped the path of a giant submarine avalanche that tore through the Agadir Canyon — a deep trench in the Atlantic seafloor off the coast of Morocco — 60,000 years ago.

Actress Danielle Fishel’s diagnosis has raised awareness of a condition that affects about 50,000 U.S. women annually.

Al Naslaa is a rock formation in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern desert consisting of two huge, symmetrical stone blocks that are separated by a mysterious gap and sit on small pedestals.

Hurricanes don’t swirl ferociously just at Earth’s surface. The ionosphere — an upper layer of the atmosphere charged by solar radiation — also contains cyclones.  Scientists sometimes refer to these as “space hurricanes.” The first was seen three years ago.…

Researchers have developed a new method to improve the accuracy and transparency of automated anomaly detection systems deployed in critical infrastructure.

Researchers have uncovered a bronze battering ram off the coast of Sicily. The weapon would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates between Rome and Carthage.

Analysis of samples from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean suggest that marine microbes could be a promising new source of antibiotics.