SCIENCE

The sinkhole-like pits on the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are likely formed by a sudden collapse of the comet’s surface, scientists said.

The swine flu vaccine was found to cause narcolepsy in about one in 55,000 people who received it.

A U.S. Geological Survey study reveals that water consumed by fracking wells, especially horizontal gas wells, has increased drastically over the last 15 years.

The tornado hit a strip mall on North Douglas Street in Lee’s Summit, near Kansas City, ripping off part of a roof and damaging another building nearby.

The worm is native to New Guinea, a large, tropical island near Australia, but has been found in nearly two dozen countries worldwide.

A Danish F-16 pilot used a Sidewinder missile to take out a test drone over the North Sea.

The glider, named Prandtl-m, would go through a series of tests before it's deployed on Mars sometime in the early 2020s.

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System stated that a quarter of all American women become pregnant at least once by the age of 20.

The researchers found that repeated depressive episodes can cause the shrinkage of a portion of the brain associated with memory formation.

Astronomers believe that the methane on Pluto's surface is likely inherited from the solar nebula that created the solar system.

Sunscreen protects your skin from the sun both physically and chemically.

State-of-the-art space station equipment and toilet paper were lost in the SpaceX explosion. It may not seem like much, but the commercial space industry might now be fighting for its life.

The typical symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, fatigue and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.

Sugar-sweetened drinks have been linked to the deaths of about 25,000 American adults a year — and over 180,000 people worldwide a year, according to a new study.

It wasn't moving fast enough to be a meteor, NASA said.

The "100X Declaration," signed by a host of luminaries, calls for ramping up efforts to detect and track near-Earth asteroids.

The newly identified species of spike-covered worm was one of the first animals on Earth to develop armor for protection.

Genetically engineered mice were infected with, and then cured of the deadly virus, but it is unclear whether the treatments will be effective on humans.

Know the difference between a meteor and a meteorite.

International groups that track the Earth’s rotation speed recommended the world add an extra second to clocks on June 30. Some say it's unnecessary.

Soyuz rocket will launch for the ISS on July 3 after Elon Musk's vehicle exploded.

Halfway through 2015, the Sunshine state already has close to its annual average of leprosy cases.

Participants who performed poorly on certain tests were 10 times as likely as to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found.

More than 1,200 people are dead and an estimated 65,000 have flooded hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Temperatures Sunday could reach 104 degrees.

Deliveries of the first commercial jetpacks are scheduled for next year, at least for customers with $150,000 burning holes in their respective pockets.

Researchers examined possible association between Alzheimer's and several other health conditions such as obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Show a rat a piece of unattainable food and he'll dream of ways to get to it, a new experiment shows.

Researchers had warned the most widely used lab test took much longer to verify and, in certain cases, could even lead to healthy people being exposed to the disease.

Fred Singer, a prominent climate "skeptic," accused Obama of pursuing "reckless environmental policies" in a document accessed by the Guardian.