SCIENCE

Fast food restaurants were more likely to direct their ads toward children in black neighborhoods, a new study found.

There is a growing body of evidence that supports the idea that bacteria in our guts can affect human behavior.

A measure backing Keystone XL may pass Congress, but Obama is likely to veto any challenge to his authority over it.

The surface of Uranus, the third-largest planet in the solar system, has normally been regarded as bland and featureless.

The U.S. set a new target of reducing emissions by 26 percent to 28 percent by 2025, while China did not provided a specific target.

The Philae probe is apparently stable after making three attempts to land on the surface of a comet, and has sent back images.

Philae, the robotic craft, may have had a double landing due to malfunctions.

Regulations to curb power plant and tailpipe pollution, methane and refrigerants could help slash U.S. emissions.

New robotic “dolphin” technology has changed the way scientists collect data in isolated polar regions.

Right now, China produces the most carbon dioxide of any country in the world, having surpassed the U.S. in 2007.

The world’s two largest polluters have struck a deal to significantly reduce greenhouse gas outputs, but uncertainties remain.

The European Space Agency received confirmation of a successful comet landing at 11:03 a.m. EST.

Traces of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have been detected about 100 miles off the coast of northern California.

The University of Tokyo expects to ship 5,000 muscle suits in 2015, mostly to benefit the elderly and workers with back pain.

The European Space Agency has received confirmation its Philae lander has successfully landed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

In a new study, scientists have found a connection between heavy marijuana use and a reduction in gray matter in the brain.

The announcement came after Russia recently warned its citizens not to travel abroad to avoid exposing themselves to the Ebola virus.

Under the terms of the ambitious pact, Xi Jinping agreed to cap emissions for the first time while Obama pledged deeper cuts for the U.S.

The family of the first U.S. Ebola victim will address the media Wednesday in regards to this "resolution."

The decadelong Rosetta mission is due to make history in space Wednesday, if all goes to plan.

One case has been confirmed among a possible cluster in the capital, Bamako.

New York Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer was released from the hospital Tuesday.

The nurse who fought against her quarantine after returning from West Africa, has been deemed healthy after a 21-day Ebola incubation period.

Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano burned down the first home since its eruption June 27.

Scientists believe that the infants were buried more than 11,000 years ago.

Fujifilm, once a pioneer in photography, is seeking to expand in the pharmaceuticals business through a subsidiary.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he’ll announce more details on the micro-satellites in early 2015.

For the first time, scientists have found a virus known to attack green algae can also infect human brains.

“The biggest issue on the sales side is that we’re distracted with trying to survive.”