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This is a more nuanced question than one might think. Do you have any guesses as to which language someone could tap into a mobile device the fastest?

What's worse than death? Doctors asked a group of patients.

The iconic image of Yellowstone is an expansive spring with rainbow-like colors radiating from its center, dominated by a fiery orange hue at its edges. Here's what's causing those "made for picture books" color-scapes.

Does sci-fi show "Doctor Who" portray male and female scientists as equally competent?

"How does this work?" is a question that curious people never stop asking, and YouTube channel "Smarter Every Day" enthusiastically answers it.

As technology becomes fully integrated into our everyday lives, we may see athletes as the last vestiges of our humanity.

The popularity of trampoline parks is on the rise, and with it the number of emergency-room visits for injuries that kids get while at these parks, according to a new study.

Properties, sources and uses of the element platinum.

A new project from Google lets you see Rio de Janeiro in 360 degrees.

Despite their size and prevalence in the world's oceans, little is known about the Mola mola.

This past weekend, lightning struck and killed a 5-year-old boy on a North Carolina beach, according to news reports. Though it may sound like an unusual accident, this type of tragedy is not as rare as people may think, experts say.

Pregnant women should avoid travel to a small part of Miami-Dade County in Florida where Zika appears to be spreading by mosquitoes, officials said today.

Modular magnetic microrobotics may someday deliver medicine or perform surgery.

Death is always close by at these well-known spots.

Something in the deep reaches of space is pulling Earth's galactic neighborhood toward it. What is this so-called Great Attractor, and will it eventually swallow up our cosmic home?