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A new drug that helps slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer has been approved for use in Britain's state-run National Health Service, officials said on Friday.

Ask any astronaut who has spent extended periods in the International Space Station what the most challenging part was, and they will probably say missing friends and family.

A team of astronomers has discovered what appears to be a previously undetected population of "hidden" galaxies that could challenge existing models of galactic evolution.

When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time.

The skies of April and May are about to be lit up by two of the year's most beautiful meteor shower events.

If you're reading this in bed on your phone, you're not alone.

Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.

To take a picture, the best digital cameras on the market open their shutter for around around one four-thousandths of a second.

The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't get the hint from its name, it's because it tastes really, really terrible.

Have you ever had trouble taking in information in a noisy environment? A new study suggests that tapping your fingers in a steady rhythm could help you 'tune in' through the noise.