Study finds this cognitive decline comparatively more gradual in women than men

Researchers say the findings offer a promising way to improve existing cancer therapies as well as develop new ones

At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park on Wednesday morning, researchers focused a powerful X-ray machine on pages of parchme...

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterAs much of the United States faces numbing cold, treacherous ice and heavy snow from an enormous winte...

On a global level, solar energy has grown exponentially over the last few decades as costs have plummeted and demand has risen accordingly....

The pattern appears to be driven by tiger shark biology, not by more people being in the water, marine biologists say

The 5,000-year-old mystery of Stonehenge may have finally been solved with the help of a few tiny grains of sand.

Astronomers found evidence that dark matter and neutrinos may interact, hinting at a "fundamental breakthrough" that challenges our understa...

Why cancer comes back and how scientists believes it can be stoppedCancer treatment has improved greatly over the past few decades, but one...

High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, could be leading to elevated muscle protein synthesis in seniors

With many rivers and aquifers tapped beyond their limits, UN scientists say the world is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy.'

Scientists saw an inactive black hole 'reawaken' from a 100-million-year nap with fire and fury.

'Super agers' are those aged 80+ who have cognitive abilities similar to people who are 20–30 years younger.

On a late night in the Philippines, zoologist Terry Gosliner slipped into the waters of a sandy harbor, on the hunt for photos of octopus an...

The discovery marks the first time scientists have found mummified big cats in the Arabian Peninsula.