SCIENCE

A 73-year-old woman apparently contracted the virus after visiting a live-poultry market in a town 450 miles southwest of Shanghai.

Astronomers can't see what the Milky Way looks like, but they assume its shape by observing its stars and their distances from Earth.

Navy researchers are working on technology to churn the sea itself into a jet-like fuel.

Stonehenge is getting a facelift with the addition of a sleek new visitor center, but the “dignity” of the ancient site will remain intact.

A new study of shark behavior suggests that the ocean’s largest predator may recognize which direction divers are facing and choose to approach them from behind.

From Central America to Asia, warming temperatures are threatening the world's banana crops.

Researchers found hormone-disrupting chemicals in the water near fracking sites, but industry advocates say the study stacks the deck.

Three studies add to the evidence that vitamin pills and mineral supplements do not prevent diseases or make people healthier.

The FDA has said risks associated with antibacterial soaps may outweigh their benefits and have unexpected hormonal side effects.

A Neanderthal skeleton, unearthed in a cave in southwestern France over a century ago, was intentionally buried, a new study reveals.

The compensation, if and when disbursed, will be used to reduce the use of lead-based paint in tens of thousands of homes.

Reddit recently barred commenters who harp on about climate change being a hoax from commenting in their science forums.

A recent study found that female scientists in the UK whose work involves infectious diseases got fewer grants and received less funding than their male colleagues.

Cat bones dug up near the village of Quanhucun suggest little felines were living alongside people more than 5,000 years ago.

According to the European Space Agency, the Arctic sea ice got thicker over the past year, particularly around the Canadian archipelago and North Greenland.

Researchers have discovered evidence of flowing water on Mars. These features were seen during the warmer seasons and faded with colder temperatures.

Water stress is an important risk for governments and companies to evaluate -- but may not necessarily lead to armed conflict.

The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft will create a 3D map of the Milky Way by observing a billion stars over five years.

The family of Jahi McMath, who was left brain dead following tonsil surgery, is struggling with the decision of whether or not to take the 13-year-old off life support.

China's space program scored another success with the Chang'e 3 lunar landing, but its ambitious plans for the future includes a space station and deep space exploration.

Yutu and the lander photographed each other on the moon's surface and sent live images to China’s space mission on Earth.

During the Cold War, the Soviets developed a device to generate and store high-frequency electromagnetic radiation produced by the human brain.

The deal, involving GSK's pharma unit, is the company's second large investment in an Indian subsidiary this year.

By 2017, the world’s electronic waste could fill a line of 40-ton trucks end-to-end that would stretch 3/4 around the world.

In 2010, there was a failure of the same pump on the International Space Station, which was fixed after three spacewalks.

Physicists have long predicted that at some point, the entire universe will collapse. Scientists now say that this process could happen sooner than we think.

SpaceX has been chosen by NASA to negotiate terms for the lease of Launch Pad 39A

Scientists studying the genomes of aquatic life forms found that the comb jelly, a relative of the jellyfish, is the oldest multicellular animal.

Iran reports it has sent a second monkey to space, returning to Earth safely on Dec. 14.