SCIENCE

About 800 marines were on standby Sunday night as Hurricane Odile made landfall with 125 mph winds in western Mexico.

Maximum wind speeds hit 125 mph as Odile swirls offshore on a track skirting Mexico's West Coast.

The Spinosaurus had nostrils high up on its head so it could breathe while partially submerged.

The rover has reached the foot of a 3-mile-high Martian mountain, two years after beginning its search for life on the red planet.

The odds of Ebola becoming a global pandemic are slim, experts say -- but with an asterisk.

The chief of the World Health Organization said Friday that health officials are unable to cope with the rising number of patients.

The Ebola virus, which has a death rate of about 50 percent, has already killed more than 2,200 people in West Africa.

Dr. Kent Brantly received a transfusion from a survivor he treated in Liberia. Doctors hope his blood donation will save Dr. Rick Sacra.

A fourth doctor from Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola and will be evacuated from the country for treatment abroad.

A solar flare live stream will allow viewers to witness the sun's most recent solar flare for free online.

Cooperation between the U.S. and Russia on space projects has been jeopardized over the latter's role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

A study published by environmental regulators has said that the ozone layer around the Earth is recovering.

The Liftware spoon is equipped with sensors that detect and minimize tremors for hungry Parkinson's patients.

The National Institutes of Health study is the largest independent review of fracking's impacts on nearby residents.

Three new species of Jurassic "squirrels" have scientists rethinking the origin of mammals.

House policymakers said the proposed rules represented a massive government land grab of the nation's streams, ponds and ditches.

The foundation will work with international groups and independent research firms to fund aid efforts and find treatments for the deadly virus.

Early El Niño indicators and "suppressive" climate conditions have subdued hurricane activity in the Atlantic.

A dozen U.S. states have now reported several children who are showing signs of having contracted the non-polio enterovirus.

Common snacks like pizza and chicken nuggets are responsible for nearly half of kids' sodium intake.

Ancient Egyptian artifacts provide clues about changing Nile Valley animal populations.

The Ebola outbreak death toll continues to rise and shows no signs of letting up.

The fossils of a new species of long-necked sauropod dinosaur have been discovered and identified in Tanzania.

The new data reflects the continued burning of fossil fuels but also a potentially disturbing trend in the way the planet absorbs CO2, scientists said.

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta will treat its third Ebola patient, who is expected to arrive at the center on Tuesday.

Between 2012 and 2013, carbon dioxide levels increased at a much faster rate than in any other year since 1984.

The dumping of liquid waste and pollutants into the world's largest freshwater lake has been identified as the root cause of the problem.

An unidentified person suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus is being treated at a Miami-area hospital.

A Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the equinox.