Two new studies have identified the small changes people can make to reduce their risk of death

A crowd-sourced search for alien intelligence called SETI@Home is in its final stages, analyzing 100 'signals of interest' with the world's...

"Microbes continue to evolve under microgravity, and they do so in ways that are not always predictable."

An experimental injection could restore the youthfulness of eggs taken from older women.

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be sure that the ge...

Researchers collect trace DNA from ‘Holy Child’ drawing and letters written by Italian polymath’s ancestor

China has been investing billions in nuclear fusion research. A potential game-changer for global energy, fusion has been slow to live up to...

An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic evolution.

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The whales have fared better than last winter, when they gave birth to only 11 calves, according to NOAA data. A rare whale is having an e...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say...

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By MARÍA VERZAPOPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico’s Popocatépetl v...

Scientists reveal a more dangerous factor than stress: Most of us are prone to itStress usually adds to pain, it’s a well-known fact.But a n...

As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature.