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Asian Ticks (Mysteriously) Turned Up On A New Jersey Sheep

No one is quite sure how that kind of tick got there. And get this: It basically clones itself! Should we be worried?

A man identified only as Daniel K. covers his face with a folder as he sits in a courtroom in Cologne, Germany, on Friday.

British Hacker Known As 'Spiderman' Sentenced Over Cyberattack

The 29-year-old man was given a suspended sentence of one year and eight months in an attack that reportedly knocked out Internet for nearly 1 million people in Germany in November.

This 3-foot-long tuber, in a picture tweeted earlier this month, is a threatened edible wild yam from Madagascar called bako.

The Yam That Deserves To Win The Internet

It's one of many varieties in Madagascar that are being studied as part of a project to bring better nutrition to people. And no, it's not the same as a sweet potato.

Three barrels each capable of holding 300 gallons make up the new rainwater collection system at Franklin Elementary, Feb. 1, 2016.

San Diego Unified Piloting Rainwater Collection System

With the drought in mind, two schools in the San Diego Unified School District and one in the Encinitas Union School District are taking part in a new rainwater collection program that saves water and teaches science.

The Hair-Raising Science Of Goose Bumps

Skunk Bear's shivery new video explores how and why our skin acts so weird when we watch a scary movie, get cold or listen to music.

A new report reveals how the industry influenced research in the 1960s to deflect concerns about the impact of sugar on health — including pulling the plug on a study it funded.

What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us

The sugar industry pulled the plug on an animal study it funded in the 1960s. Initial results pointed to a link between sugar consumption and elevated triglycerides, which raises heart disease risk.

Mohammad Al Abdallah, the executive director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, shows a video that was posted to YouTube of illegal cluster bombing in Syria.

Activists Build Human Rights Abuse Cases With Help From Cellphone Videos

A human rights group finds itself with an interesting problem — an overwhelming number of videos to catalog as it builds legal cases. Computer scientists are creating tools to analyze the videos.

Rat traps are a weapon behind used to fight the plague in Madagascar, since the rodents carry the disease. But getting rid of all the rats would be difficult — and without rats, plague-infected fleas could then turn to humans for a blood meal.

Ask The Disease Specialist: Why Is It So Hard To Beat The Plague?

A bad outbreak is spreading in Madagascar. We checked in with a virologist and outbreak response specialist Dr. Daniel Bausch to see what's up.

Many children recover quickly from a concussion, but some have much more severe symptoms. Competitive sports are a major source of injury.

Spit Test May Help Reveal Concussion Severity

When a child suffers a concussion, it's very hard to tell if the brain injury will cause long-term problems. An experimental test that looks for bits of genetic material in spit might help.

The condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, is inherited and can be a killer. But some of the genetic mutations once thought linked to the illness are actually harmless, geneticists say.

Study Of Sudden Cardiac Death Exposes Limits Of Genetic Testing

Some genetic tests for a common cause of sudden heart failure can be wrong, researchers say, because the underlying science didn't take into account racial diversity.

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