Most Emailed - Science

Astronomers have created a new, incredibly detailed map of dark matter by using the Hubble Space Telescope to peer through a huge cluster of galaxies as if it were a cosmic magnifying glass. Full Story »

In a vast cosmic experiment equivalent to hitting "redial," astronomers in a dozen countries are aiming telescopes to listen in once again on some of the stars that were part of the world's first search for alien life 50 years ago. Full Story »

A rare cold water coral reef has been discovered off the coast of Mauritania in Northern Africa, the first time such a reef has been found this far south, according to a new report. Full Story »

A NASA spacecraft scanning the sky has discovered a cold failed star that glows green in infrared light and has an atmosphere filled with deadly gases that would make it pretty stinky, too. Full Story »

Parents who use number words while speaking to their young children - even if the children don't seem to grasp their meanings at first - are giving them a considerable head start in learning math, new research suggests. Full Story »

Women aren't the only ones who feign pleasure in bed, according to a new study. Men fake orgasm, too. Full Story »

Scientists have come up with a new equation to determine how much energy people actually use while walking. Full Story »

The dwarf planet Eris — once thought to be the largest body in the solar system beyond Neptune's orbit — may actually be smaller than Pluto, new observations suggest. Full Story »

Electrically stimulating the brain with so-called "electroshock" therapy may have help some children with mental illnesses - including depression - whose conditions are unresponsive to other treatments, according to a new study. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Humanity has what it takes to adapt to global warming and there's no need to panic: so goes the message in a new documentary on the bad boy of the climate change debate, Bjoern Lomborg. Full Story »

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - For first-year students at Yale Medical School, training includes a visit to the Yale Center for British Art, where these future doctors hone their observational skills by examining centuries-old paintings in thick, gold frames. Full Story »

NASA engineers have discovered a third small crack in the aluminum skin of the huge external fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery while tackling repair work ahead of the spacecraft's final spaceflight. Full Story »

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Why build space station parts in factories here on Earth when they're ultimately going to end up in space? And why use a factory at all when you can just crank those parts out with a 3-D printer? Full Story »

The microbe responsible for plague evolved in or around China more than 2,600 years ago and spread around the globe in the following millennia, according to the most comprehensive genetic study to map out the family tree of the bacterium known as Yersinia pestis. Full Story »

It's always nice to have a friend's shoulder to lean on when life gets tough. But a study has found that too much commiserating can be stressful. Full Story »

Don't be surprised if you see a Chilean miner or two ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange sometime soon. Apparently, life underground was more like a corporate board meeting than an episode of "Survivor." Full Story »

An oversize paper airplane sent up toward the edge of space by a British online tech publication has snapped stunning photos of the final frontier and the Earth far below. Full Story »

The Leonid meteor shower is back this month and poised to hit its peak next week. But there's a long history associated with the annual skywatching event. Full Story »