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Pain overrides itchiness temporarily but neurotransmitters released to cope with that pain reactivate the itch neurons
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Diversity means flexibility, even if being left-handed can be super annoying
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Archaeologists have found more than a dozen ancient circles in Turkey, Syria and Jordan—but don’t know why they were built
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When it comes to whisky, Japan, the US and even England now reign supreme
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Admire Rakti wasn't even the only horse to die at the races
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The U.K. is committing itself to paying off a small fraction of that debt next year by issuing new debt
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The capital city's decades-old system of levees to keep water back during storms and flooding is getting an upgrade
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The Kashmir musk deer was last spotted in 1948 but now researchers report five recent sightings
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Private spaceflight may see tighter federal regulation
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Acrobatic human tornadoes and pair-dancing inertial confinement fusion implosions are among this year's favorites
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Normally wary penguins seem unfazed when there's a smartly dressed robot in their midst
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The private spaceflight company was testing a new fuel for their experimental spaceship
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Gladiators were getting extra calcium in their diet
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Special instruments called geophones help researchers distinguish the signatures of big trucks rumbling down the highway and planes taking off
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Research suggests Ebola survivors aren't infectious, but scientists aren't ruling it out
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Liberal and conservative brains show different activity patterns when they look at pictures of things typically thought of as disgusting
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Johnsonville was once a 62-acre mill village
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The sexually transmitted disease threatens the health of one of Australia’s iconic marsupials
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A triple-star system has two disks of gas and dust that could form planets
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