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Curiosity photographed an odd, flat object that mission team members initially thought might have fallen off the car-size robot.

Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week.

Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week.

An unidentified man got dangerously hands-on with the hippos at the LA Zoo....

The Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest blaze in California's history, releases clouds of smoke in new photos from NASA, and fires blazing over Canada are visible from a million miles away in space....

Colorectal cancer is preventable.

Several dozen people overdosed within hours of one another at a park in Connecticut today (Aug.

Scavengers are helping transform a grim landscape in Norway...

The surface of the sun is a roiling tangle of magnetism, heat and light, stunning new images reveal....

Zombie fans rejoice! There are some legitimate scientific reasons why you like zombies....

The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the flu, or influenza.

New translations of ancient medical texts detail Egyptians' scientific and medical knowledge....

Ready to get weird? Here are some of the strangest stories on Live Science this week....

The source of the outbreak that sickened nearly 650 people at a Chipotle in Ohio last month has been identified....

Eating carbohydrates in moderation may be best for boosting longevity....