Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon.

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People with a rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain shapes fear, ...

A "foundational" study found that the brains of children with ADHD matured later, but that finding was likely a mirage tied to issues with how the children were followed over time.

Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought ...