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.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was reported early Sunday and the impact was felt in a number of locations including San Diego.
The money -- donated by the Morningside Foundation, run by Gerald Chan and his brother -- will go to the Harvard School of Public Health.
There is no specific treatment or medication yet to tackle enterovirus EV-D68, which can be fatal in some cases.
The small meteorite blasted out a large crater, measuring 16 feet deep and 39 feet wide.
Australian and Malaysian vessels will begin trawling the Indian Ocean in two weeks for signs of the missing jetliner.
An Oxford University professor says pharmaceutical companies could have done more before the virus broke out.
At its closest approach, the asteroid will be about 22,000 miles from our planet's surface
Symptoms of the disease include fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, mouth blister, body and muscle aches and rash.
More than 21,000 people have been hired to implement the lockdown in Sierra Leone, one of the countries worst-hit by the Ebola virus.
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.