SCIENCE

The WHO came up with new burial guidelines after consulting with medical professionals and religious groups.

Nearly 70 distinct footprints from several prehistoric dinosaurs, mammals and a crocodile were recently unearthed at a diamond cave in Angola.

The U.S. government filed a patent application in 2009 that has yet to be approved.

The Foodini uses 3D printing technology to make meals from fresh ingredients.

The mummified carcass of an Ice Age steppe bison was recently uncovered in the frozen lowlands of Siberia.

One-sixth of the world's population suffers from one or more neglected tropical diseases.

Based on the amount and intensity of background light observed by NASA scientists, half of the stars in the universe might be “orphans.”

The flying mammals were 86 percent more likely to miss a moth if hit with a jamming signal when they were about to catch a prey.

Remnants of Typhoon Nuri are expected to cause major damage on Alaska's western Aleutian Islands.

Ebola nurse Amber Vinson has spoken out for the first time about her decision to fly to Ohio two days after Thomas Duncan’s death.

Teens who live in areas with high densities of tobacco shops are about 50 percent more likely to start smoking than those who do not.

Despite significant contributions from China, the U.K. and the U.S., health workers in West Africa need more to fight Ebola, the U.N. said.

Maria Teresa Romero was the only known case in Spain, which will be declared Ebola-free by the WHO on Dec. 2, barring any other cases.

The deadly “kissing bug,” or Chagas, disease, usually found in Latin America, has turned up in parts of the southern U.S.

Amateur stargazers in the U.S. were treated to three fireballs on Monday –- make that two fireballs and one stuntman, actually.

In any given year, flu shots prevent infection in about 60 percent of people who are vaccinated. But it won’t guarantee a symptom-free winter.

Samples of Ebola are in short supply for U.S. scientists who require a fresh, steady stock of the virus to track its mutations.

A bizarre cloud formation appeared in the sky over the southeast Australian state of Victoria.

The future of the U.N.’s IPCC is uncertain, as experts debate whether its climate reports are worth the effort.

Photos of the lava flow on Hawaii’s Big Island show a side of island life that many local residents have known for decades.

Up to 90 percent of the decrease in potential food production seems linked to smog, made up of black carbon and other pollutants, the study said.

Parts of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo have been found as far as 35 miles northeast of the crash site.

The crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo will inevitably mean changes for private space flight companies, experts say.

“We just found common ground with the state of Maine,” her lawyer said.

Potential space tourists have other options beyond Virgin. None have left the ground yet.

A rare deer species with fangs like a vampire was recently spotted in Afghanistan for the first time in over 66 years.

The state-backed marijuana legalization program still faces an uncertain future before the presidential runoff vote later this month.

National security concerns have convinced China to deploy laser technology capable of eliminating drones flying within a 1.2-mile radius.

Why are there no treatments for Ebola? The economics of medical research are partly to blame.