Who's there to greet new arrivals on the iceberg?

(Phys.org)—Take a commercially available panoramic video camera used for recording, add a computer for storing recorded footage, and a head-mounted visual display that can switch seamlessly between the footage and a live feed captured by a camera and attached microphone. The result of all this is what Japanese researchers are using in their explorations of "substitutional reality," or SR. This...

Australia announced Tuesday it would link its deeply contested emissions trading scheme with the European Union's from mid-2015 in an effort to combat climate change.

Brazil's Supreme Court has approved the resumption of work on the huge Belo Monte dam in the Amazon, which was halted earlier this month after protests from indigenous groups.

(AP)—Neil Armstrong inspired millions with his moonwalk. Can a feisty robotic rover exploring Mars do the same for another generation? With manned missions beyond the International Space Station on hold, the spotlight has turned on machines.

(AP)—The International Cricket Council is a step closer to introducing biomechanical testing for bowlers with suspect delivery actions in match conditions.

(AP)—Samsung will offer three different choices to people interested in buying a desktop computer equipped with the redesigned version of Windows going on sale.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics vowed on Tuesday to take "all necessary measures" to keep its products on US store shelves, in response to Apple's request for a ban on sales of some smartphones.

The BepiColombo mission to Mercury has undergone a series of shock tests at ESA's test facilities to replicate conditions it will experience during its intense ride into space. This video shows tests to mimic the moment it separates from the launch vehicle. The spacecraft will be connected to the upper stage of an Ariane 5 rocket when it blasts off from Earth in 2015. Once the upper stage and its...

Nasa's Curiosity rover makes history by beaming the first ever audio recording of a human voice to earth from the surface of another planet...

(AP)—A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rattled communities 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of San Diego on Monday night, despite observations from earthquake experts that a series of small to moderate earthquakes seemed to be slowing down and getting smaller in magnitude.

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Fear of being stigmatized as an AIDS patient is still a major barrier to good care for pregnant young women in many countries, a new study and a literature review have found.

A rare species of anglerfish has been filmed for the first time by US scientists.

Despite decades of immunological research and a recent surge of interest in the bacterial garden of the human gut, diarrhea remains the most unpredictable travel-related illness.

Some breeds of roses are better at producing hips than others, experts say.

A rare species of anglerfish has been filmed for the first time by US scientists.

When we get a human to Mars, our horizon will expand 1,000 times farther, and it will never go back.

Nasa's Curiosity rover has beamed back yet more astonishing pictures from Mars.

Recent studies on how some snakes and other animals detect infrared light provide striking examples of how new lifestyles can evolve when old genes learn new tricks.

With weeks left to go in the melting season, scientists are investigating whether a decline of ice in the Arctic Ocean is contributing to extreme weather farther south.

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