The hypnic jerk, often accompanied by a sensation of falling or tripping over, is felt my most people while falling asleep.

Sunita Williams has turned 60 years old today. Her journey is marked with enduring space missions that inspire millions of people worldwide.

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Weird Science gets it title and premise from an obscure comics anthology, which certainly explains a lot about the movie.

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For nearly 90 years, American Science and Surplus has been shipping out weird and wonderful stuff to customers far and wide. In the pre-Internet days, getting their latest catalog in the mail ...

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When you go this deep, you'd expect any sign of life to be pretty terrifying. So scientists were delighted to discover an adorable new species of snailfish thousands of feet below the ocean's surface.

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Researchers have revealed a previously unknown way plants shape their growth in response to light — a breakthrough that could ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

For almost 25 years Chris Gunn (above) worked as a contract photographer for NASA, where he shot precious objects such as ...