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It's normal to feel anxious about going under the knife, but stress before surgery can range from mild anxiety to overwhelming fear. Now, researchers believe a tech more often seen in video games – augmented reality – can help relieve that anxiety.

The majority of shark species are threatened with extinction, so it's crucial to protect the "pupping" areas where females give birth to live young. A new satellite-linked device, known as the BAT, lets scientists know the locations of those areas.

For some people a small irritation can wreck their day, while others can shake off minor problems and move on. A new study is suggesting persistent activity in the amygdala could be why some are unable to move on from momentary negative experiences.

Archaeologists have used laser technology to map a 100-km (62-mile) Maya stone road that could have been built 1,300 years ago to help with the invasion of an isolated city in modern-day Mexico at the command of the warrior queen Lady K’awiil Ajaw.

The blood of great white sharks found in the waters off the coast of South Africa has been found to contain quantities of heavy metals that would be dangerously toxic to other forms of marine life, according to a newly published study.

​Real estate is valuable aboard compact satellites, so the smaller each component can be made, the better. Scientists are developing a thin solid-state battery, which could save space for important instruments in satellites, or provide power on other planets, in cars or within the walls of a home.

A new study has revealed that when presented with a ready-to-eat-meal even tiger sharks can't resist the easy option, with the animals preferring to chow down on dead sea turtles rather than tracking and and killing their healthy compatriots.

A group of scientists from the University of Miami have been tracking waves of a different breed – unseen colossal, skyscraper-tall underwater waves that are present in every one of our oceans.

A freshly built indoor tank designed to study category five storms is now open for business at the University of Miami. As the only one of its kind in the world, it is hoped to bring a new understanding of these destructive superstorms.

A team that has created a supersonic jet design resembling a flying shuriken that rotates 90 degrees in flight has been awarded a US$100, 000 grant from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

A new study from the University of Miami finds hurricanes and typhoons may trigger earthquakes.