Young girls are promoting a new diet called the cotton ball diet, a trend that is deadly and dangerous.
A new art exhibit turns microbes from unmentionable places into dairy products.
The tiny island, created by a volcanic eruption in Japan's territorial waters, may not last long.
Astronomers believe the new findings will provide important clues about the growth history of the Milky Way’s black hole.
The voltage change appeared intermittently three times during the hours before they became persistent.
The discovery could open a window into the galaxy’s ancient brown dwarf star population.
University of Manchester researchers were given $100,000 to develop a more "pleasurable" and dependable contraceptive.
One group of researchers finds that happy marriages are made by attractive wives, but other scientists are skeptical.
Did early Native Americans have European ancestors?
Scientists are urging the public to lobby politicians to restore funding that would keep U.S. space missions like Cassini flying.
The International Space Station turned 15, starting with the launch of the Zarya module on Nov. 20, 1998.
A rare Arctic fish caught in Canada's Hudson Strait has been identified.
Comet ISON's recent increase in brightness may be due to nucleus fragmentation.
Israel tested its new missile defense system, David's Sling, the final piece of its multi-layered defense shield.
The experimental drug, when used with standard statins, was found to be effective without an increase in side effects.
There is something on the streets of New York City that most people do not know about that can harm them. What is it?
Uruguayan beef has reached worldwide fame for its quality -- and here is why.
Syria's chemical weapon stockpile could be destroyed at sea, either on a ship or an offshore rig.
Scientists said that deep-space radiation comes from cosmic rays that can pass through our bodies on Earth.
A team of Virginia students have created the first satellite built fully by high school students.
New analysis of ancient genomes may reveal a “mystery” species of early humans.
A government-funded project in The Netherlands is paying alcoholics in free beer to clean the streets of Amsterdam.
A rare two-headed ray fetus was discovered in Australia, and the bizarre finding has researchers wondering what exactly caused the deformity.
When paired with a board game, a certain kind of counting method can improve a child's understanding of numbers, researchers say.
Meat mummies, animal parts used for food in the afterlife, were preserved using a variety of methods.
A lion killed a lioness at Texas’ Dallas Zoo on Sunday as dozens of families looked on in horror. Zookeepers are still puzzled over what exactly triggered the deadly attack.
Scientists found two nasty kinds of virus -- the rabies-like Lagos bat virus and henipaviruses -- in a survey of straw-colored fruit bats.
Mars may play a role in "refreshing" asteroids, which could explain why they appear redder than meteorites.
Researchers say that difference in nose size begins to appear at around age 11, when puberty starts.
The CDC recommended the vaccination after seven people on campus were diagnosed with meningococcal disease since March.
