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A single genetic mutation is the cause of "port wine" birthmarks, as well as a rare neurological condition of which the birthmarks are a distinctive feature, researchers have discovered.

An 87-year-old Swiss woman who suffered painful spasms in her chest turned out to have an esophagus that twisted itself into a corkscrew shape whenever she swallowed, according to a report of her case.

After 17 years of sucking roots underground, billions of cicadas are set to blanket East Coast skies, and trees, in their strident search for a mate.

When a baseball player hits a home run off a 100-mph fastball, how can the slugger's brain track such a fast-moving object? Scientists may now have the answer.

The ubiquitous greater wax moth is ordinary in every way but one: It has the ability to hear the highest-known sound frequency.

It looks like the great disconnect between American men and their mothers will continue this Mother's Day. Half of the guys in the United States think their moms want roses or jewelry on their special day, a new survey shows. Guess what? They're wrong.

A few heavy, unstable atoms have pear-shaped nuclei, research suggests.

Chronic exposure to the chemicalbisphenol A (BPA) may lower testosterone levels in men, a new study from China suggests.

Two new sensors that can detect the presence of algae and the dangerous chemicals the microscopic organisms produce will soon be installed in the Gulf of Maine, off the coast of the U.S. Northeast, in an effort to keep authorities and the public better informed about issues with water quality.

Greenland's galloping glaciers will likely slow their rapid retreat in the coming century, scientists project based on a new computer modeling study.

Sometimes a runny nose is just a runny nose, but sometimes it's far more serious.

A national laboratory has been running a quantum network that could make perfectly secure Internet communications a reality.

Elephant poachers in Central Africa were seen entering a protected area and shooting in the direction of elephants on Monday (May 6), wildlife officials reported.

The more than 50-year-old mystery of how fluoride battles tooth decay may be one step closer to being solved, researchers say.

Despite a known link between a masculine-looking face and aggression in men, macho-faced soldiers didn't survive Finland's World War II Winter War in greater numbers than recruits with less masculine faces.

Amanda Berry, a 16-year-old girl when she went missing in 2003, was rescued from an unassuming house in Cleveland Monday night, where she and others are believed to have been abducted and held captive for up to a decade.

Amanda Berry, a 16-year-old girl when she went missing in 2003, was rescued from an unassuming house in Cleveland Monday night, where she and others are believed to have been abducted and held captive for up to a decade.

Amanda Berry, a 16-year-old girl when she went missing in 2003, was rescued from an unassuming house in Cleveland Monday night, where she and others are believed to have been abducted and held captive for up to a decade.