SCIENCE

The adventurers filmed themselves climbing into the crater of a volcano, and got so close to lava that it melted their protective gear.

Updated map of the Ebola virus disease outbreak.

“It is possible that she is suffering from another viral complaint," an Israeli hospital spokeswoman said.

The death toll in West Africa has surpassed 2,000 out of almost 4,000 cases, health officials announced Friday.

California blue whales are the only population of blue whales in the world known to have recovered from whaling.

ZMapp, an experimental drug, has been administered to nearly 10 health workers, but WHO is working to disseminate other treatment options.

Alice is studying the origin, composition and workings of a comet by obtaining sensitive and high-resolution images, scientists said.

A fourth American patient to be infected by Ebola is expected to reach Nebraska on Friday and will receive the experimental drug ZMapp.

At least three states reported a rise in West Nile mosquitoes or a West Nile related death on Thursday.

The FDA-approved Keytruda is the first in a new range of drugs that could revolutionize the treatment of some cancers.

New figures from the CDC show that obesity rates in the U.S. have more than doubled in the past 30 years.

The remains of a colossal dinosaur discovered in Argentina marks the most complete skeleton of a titanosaur ever unearthed.

Billions in claims are now at stake after a U.S. judge ruled Thursday that BP acted with gross negligence in 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The new species also have similarities to many 600-million-year-old extinct life forms, according to scientists.

The source of the dengue outbreak has been traced to mosquitoes in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, which has now been closed.

The Boston area man is the third American mission worker to have contracted the deadly virus while working with patients in West Africa.

The Ebola outbreak has killed some 1,550 people in West Africa, and experts fear the virus is still spreading fast.

Japan plans to resume hunting minke whales in the Antarctic despite a ruling from the U.N. that temporarily banned all whaling.

The Ebola crisis is only going to get worse, a spokesperson for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Garbage patches form in the high seas due to rotating ocean currents and pose a serious threat to marine life.

Environmental critics say the U.S. Congress and National Park Service aren't doing enough to protect national wilderness areas.

September may not be as astronomically exciting as August or October, but there are a few highlights.

An invasive species of cricket, the Asian camel cricket, is displacing native crickets in the eastern United States.

A new study suggests chimps have superior memories and can follow choice patterns better than humans.

Japanese researchers at Nagasaki University claim the new test is faster and cheaper than the current method being used to detect Ebola.

Some carbs, such as whole grains and fruits, are considered healthier than those found in white bread and other processed foods.

The FDA has skipped a step and waived pre-clinical trials, clearing the way for the vaccine to be tested on humans.

Researchers studied satellite scans of a region spanning over 386,000 square miles, or more than three times the size of the state of Virginia.

Nearly 110 million acres of U.S. land have been designated as "wilderness" areas since national Wilderness Act took effect in 1964.