The findings are expected to offer fresh insights into ancient tropical insects and the world they inhabited.
Tidal heating and tidal-rotational deformation made the moon look somewhat like a lemon with a bulge on each side.
The female Graneledone boreopacifica octopus is perhaps the longest-living octopus on the planet.
The international community is turning its attention to West Africa, but the organizations on the ground need help fighting the deadly virus.
Much can be learned from the teeth of mammoth and mastodon, even though their diets were made up of little more than plants.
Google-backed genetic testing startup 23andMe has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Hundreds of volunteers will leave Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea as Ebola outbreak grows.
Is the gluten-free diet doing us more harm than good?
Minnesota legalized medical marijuana in May, but other state laws have lawyers playing catch up.
For astronomy fans, August will be a great month.
Two new mysterious craters were found in Siberia, and geologists say they may have been caused by climate change.
In most countries, the creation of electricity leads to the biggest source of water consumption
On average, the study found that parents of children who finished college lived about two years longer.
An Ebola outbreak in West Africa has focused the world's attention on the deadly disease.
NASA's Opportunity Rover landed on Mars in 2004.
After fighting Ebola for about a week, Khan passed away on Tuesday from the virus he risked his life to fight.
A NOAA study looking at 25 cities vulnerable to climate-change-related flooding indicates the trend is getting worse in the U.S.
The findings will help scientists better understand the sources of extraterrestrial water in the Milky Way galaxy.
Dinosaurs may have survived the killer asteroid strike if it had occurred slightly earlier or later in the planet's history, scientists say.
A handful of local and international aid workers has contracted the deadly virus that they've been working to quell.
The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado touched ground in Revere after winds left countless reports of damage Monday morning.
July's Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on July 29.
The U.S. has been accused of “political greenwashing” and its energy policies blamed for an increase in global emissions.
Under the new health measures, public gatherings such as marches, demonstrations and promotional advertisements also will be restricted.
Russia lost contact with the Foton-M4 satellite on Thursday.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to Africa's most populous country.
The climbers began the expedition on June 14.
Classified as a Bacteriophage, it infects intestinal bacteria living in the human gut.
Scientists said they would have to position all spacecraft on the opposite side of Mars before the comet comes closer.