SCIENCE

There is currently no licensed vaccine for malaria, a deadly disease caused by a parasite carried in the saliva of female mosquitoes.

Sure, Merck's $9.5 billion Cubist Pharmaceuticals deal is a way to tackle a growing global threat — but it's also a way to make a ton of money.

Despite the earthquake’s magnitude, the director of Panama's National Civil Defense Service said there were no reports of damage.

The study, conducted by a London-based think tank, found that poorer nations had not benefited from contributions to existing climate funds.

Typhoon Hagupit, which has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, is slowly moving toward Manila, capital of the Philippines.

The proposed $780 million mission will drill 328 feet below the moon's surface to see if a human base can be set up in the future.

The death toll from typhoon Hagupit stood at four on Monday.

Liberia is the country hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic and has recorded more than 3,000 deaths.

Hagupit had weakened to a category 3 storm, two notches below "super typhoon", when it hit land.

Felix Baez, 43, was one of 256 Cuban doctors and nurses who went to West Africa to treat Ebola patients.

The typhoon has gained strength as it approaches eastern shores of central Philippines.

The deal would help expand its hold in the antibiotics sector and get access to Cubist's medicines, mostly used in hospitals.

Researchers use tree-ring samples and climate data provided by NOAA to determine the California drought is the worst in 1,200 years.

In its first Adaptation Gap Report, the U.N. says adaptation costs are likely to increase substantially, even with emission cuts.

Weather bureau PAGASA reportedly said that Typhoon Hagupit could make landfall at least five times between Sunday and Monday.

In addition to decreasing life expectancy, obesity reduces the number of “healthy life years,” a study found.

A star's habitable zone is neither too hot nor too cold, which could indicate the presence of water, one of the main ingredients for life.

Unlike the plight of some of Africa’s other iconic wildlife, the giraffe’s decline has happened largely off anyone’s radar.

The Digital Einstein project draws on his manuscripts and correspondence, including how he formulated the Theory of Relativity.

The shocking rate of melt was quantified by scientists from the University of California and NASA, who gathered data from 1992 to 2013.

Even though Typhoon Hagupit isn't as strong as 2013's Haiyan, wary Filipinos are bracing for its landfall this weekend.

After a delay due to poor weather, NASA's Orion spacecraft had its first flight test on Friday.

A human-made taser delivers 19 high-voltage pulses a second while the electric eel produces 400 pulses a second.

Developed nations have so far contributed $10 billion to the Green Climate Fund, far below the $100 billion a year target.

The cutting of trees in the Amazon jungle may be the cause of São Paulo's worst drought in decades.

The Orion spacecraft will launch on its first unmanned test mission Thursday.

If current trends continue, 2014 could be even hotter than previous record years, the World Meteorological Agency warned.

By 2050, emissions may raise average temperatures in France above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and cause regular 6-foot-high flooding in Vietnam.

One reason why the researchers believe the carbon found within the meteorite is of Martian origin is due to microscopic grains of carbon, which have turned into diamonds.