New research says a certain sugar found in tequila could lower blood glucose levels in the body and even help people lose weight.
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest known evidence of metastatic cancer in a 3,000-year-old skeleton found in an ancient tomb in Sudan.
Theories surrounding the legendary Blarney Stone in Ireland have been debunked thanks to new research from the University of Glasgow.
The nearly complete skeleton of an early Australopithecus discovered in South Africa, nicknamed “Little Foot,” is believed to be around 3 million years old, putting him in the running with other famous contenders as human’s earliest forefather.
In a press conference on Monday, researchers announced evidence of primordial gravitational waves, which helps confirm the theory of cosmic inflation.
A video shows an unmanned aircraft successfully delivering a 12-pack of Lakemade Winter Lager to local residents.
To celebrate its 24th year in space, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a new picture of the Monkey Head Nebula.
An announcement of a "major discovery" by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has experts buzzing.
In order to determine how Mercury may have shrunk, researchers studied tectonic features and wrinkle ridges on the planet.
An experimental drug derived from a sea creature's venom holds early promise for pain management.
Fossils are being unearthed from an exploratory shaft ahead of construction for the Wilshire/Fairfax subway extension in Los Angeles.
New research indicates that Greenland is dumping billions of tons of water into the ocean every year.
"Some Of the Things That Molecules Do," airs on Fox on Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT.
One of the brightest stars in the sky will briefly dim, in a process known as occultation.
The fossilized skull of a 28 million-year-old whale may be the oldest evidence paleontologists have of echolocation.
A new study shows the value of "citizen scientists" in research.
SpaceX has announced it has delayed Sunday's International Space Station resupply mission until March 30.
Researchers have used primitive geological material to better understand the chemistry that might have occurred when life began on Earth.
The musashi protein's role in destabilizing synaptic connections in the brain helps fuel memory loss, a study finds.
Newly described species Semirostrum ceruttii had a chin that would put Jay Leno to shame.
Stephen Power was given a set of custom 3D-printed implants to repair impact injuries he sustained during a motorcycle accident in 2012.
A piece of ringwoodite, normally found only hundreds of miles below the Earth's surface, yields a watery find.
Calling on Bayer AG to take responsibility for PCBs, a German environmental group plans to speak at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting.
Researchers in the U.K. have created thin films of “spin ice,” a substance that defies the third law of thermodynamics, and manipulated it in a way that could be used to produce “magnetricity.”
Researchers have observed the largest ever yellow star. The yellow hypergiant star is one of the ten largest stars ever discovered.
One computer scientist's method for calculating NCAA tournament odds, plus an animal-themed alternative.
A new study says that fruit-eating bats play a critical role in dispersing seeds for new forest growth, but that artificial light from street lamps and other sources may compromise the foraging habits of bats.
British physicist Tim Berners-Lee proposed the idea for an infrastructure called the World Wide Web on March 12, 1989.
SpaceX is preparing its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft for its third International Resupply Mission to the International Space Station.
The International Astronomical Union has expressed concern over Uwingu's "Name A Mars Crater" project.
