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New findings suggest that an extraordinarily powerful and dangerous burst of radiation might flare from our sun in the future.

DNA from European fossils dating back 45,000 years offers new clues to how our species spread across the world.

About four million common murres were killed by a domino effect of ecosystem changes, and the population is showing no signs of recovery, according to new research.

The shower forms from the debris of an asteroid and peaks this weekend. But a nearly full moon could interfere with viewing.

Odds are your adolescent has already encountered online pornography. Your role is to openly address it, scholars say.

A growing cottage industry is dedicated to the theory that mind-altering drugs can improve business leadership.

More adolescents than ever are watching it. What's needed, researchers say, are frank conversations and "porn literacy."

Rachel E. Gross, a health reporter, was used to asking tough questions, but here her reporting presented a new challenge: Some patients didn't know which organs had been removed from their bodies.

A new study highlights the need for public health officials to ramp up bird flu surveillance in our feline companions.

Boris and Svetlaya were raised together as orphaned cubs, and then reintroduced to the wild separately. But Boris went on a trek that surprised the researchers who were monitoring him.