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Alternative medicine has proven tricky to study, and sometimes dangerous to patients. Doctors are divided as to whether or not it has any merit at all.

Talk about your David and Goliath story: ant colonies have found a way to ward elephants away from their turf with painful, precise attacks.

A new study has found that the mantle plume that feeds Yellowstone's famous geysers is even more powerful than anyone ever thought.

A major extinction event is taking place now, with many wondering what animals will disappear from the planet forever.

In response to the article "Can NASA Help Trapped Chilean Miners?", Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill was asked to appear as a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" program.

Over 850 pounds of illegal wildlife from nearly 20 species was just seized from restaurants in Vietnam, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

All 13 workers escaped into the water, but the rig appeared to be leaking oil.

For the first time, a structure comparable to our cerebral cortex has been found in an invertebrate -- a humble marine ragworm.

Hurricane Earl is forcing evacuations along North Carolina's barrier islands as officials prepare for the worst.

New psychological research helps explain why many people believe misinformation about people-- including why Obama is believed to be Muslim.

Challenging your brain can delay dementia. But when it happens, symptoms progress more quickly.

It would appear that China has successfully carried out a satellite rendezvous maneuver in orbit. And on August 19, the two satellites may have even touched, one probe being shunted aside by the other.

A new study shows that the chances of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsing are uncomfortably high.

A new geologic map of Schrodinger Basin on the moon gives a unique glimpse of Luna's distant past.

A rap music contest shows that Snoop has no time for cybercrime.

Seven percent of U.S. teens belong to gangs. A new movement hopes to bring that number down.

Tiger Woods, move over. The highest paid athlete of all time was a charioteer from ancient Rome, say researchers.

The new unmanned aircraft could cut the cost of maritime search-and-rescue missions and reduce risks to human lives.

Earl, currently a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall later this week.

Hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic farming are used to bring bountiful harvests to the urban environment.