SCIENCE

A U.N. $1 billion aid mission hopes to stem the tide at the thousands, but health experts say the toll could reach into the tens of thousands.

The International Monetary Fund has approved $130 million in immediate aid to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to combat Ebola.

The U.S. is unprepared for a catastrophic viral outbreak on par with the Ebola epidemic currently wreaking havoc in West Africa.

Conditions in the early solar system would have made water formation impossible, according to a new study.

"Everybody in their intentions is moving fast, but in the field we are moving at the speed of a turtle," Doctors Without Borders said.

Despite a technical glitch, the Soyuz managed to dock to the space station in automatic mode and on time.

Natural gas is not the “bridge fuel” to a low-carbon future as many have claimed.

A new study from a University of North Carolina physicist comes to a "shocking" conclusion: “There is no such thing as a black hole.”

The retired firefighters, who were at ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attacks, all died on the same day from 9/11-related illnesses.

The findings are expected to help scientists better examine the atmospheric composition of smaller, rocky planets similar to Earth.

A number of top beverage makers have pledged to take steps to reduce the amount of calories Americans consume each day via sugary drinks.

Among the most promising of a slew of experimental Ebola vaccines is a drug called ZMapp –- and it could have been ready years ago.

Wealthy nations committed to give $20 billion for climate projects in developing countries, but ensuring how that money is spent is not simple.

American hospitals do not have the means to properly dispose of medical waste contaminated with Ebola, safety experts have said.

The ice crystals were also found in other notothenioid fishes, swimming in relatively warmer Antarctic summer waters.

India's Mars orbiter mission was developed at a fraction of the cost spent on NASA's MAVEN probe.

The U.N. has estimated it will cost $1 billion to tackle the Ebola outbreak, and that it could affect 21,000 people by November.

At the U.N. summit, U.S. and Chinese leaders both indicated their countries would set ambitious emissions reduction targets ... eventually.

Research downplays the role humans have played in climate change, at least in the U.S. Northwest.

A new study has cast further doubt about a claim that scientists have found proof of how fast the universe expanded following the Big Bang.

In August, Microsoft had also withdrawn its support to ALEC because its stance on climate change "conflicted directly with Microsoft's values.”

Ebola cases in West Africa have increased to 5,800 and the virus has killed more than 2,800 people so far.

Moms who are 35 or older or suffering from metabolic disorders are most at risk of having a child develop autism.

In lower Manhattan, hundreds of protesters held a sit-in ahead of the U.N. climate change summit.

The autumnal equinox takes place on Monday at 10:29 p.m. EDT.

Scientists have identified a new species of duck-billed dinosaur that they have dubbed Rhinorex condrupus after his notably large snout.

Many airlines don't want to fly to West Africa, but experts say that actually is helping to spread Ebola, not contain it.

NASA's MAVEN probe will assess whether water on Mars evaporated or froze 3.5 billion years ago.

Authorities in Sierra Leone have declared a three-day national lockdown a “success,” but some residents remain wary of health workers.