SCIENCE

King Tut, one of the most emblematic pharaohs of ancient Egypt, was also one of the first “boy racers” and may have died in a freak chariot accident, according to new research.

New findings suggest two global warming events that took place millions of years ago caused mammals to lose body mass.

An extinct species of megamouth shark, a very rare deep-water shark, has finally been identified. The creature roamed our oceans roughly 23 million years ago.

There could be billions of potentially habitable Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

A giant fossil tooth is identified as a newly discovered species of platypus that lived somewhere between 5 million and 15 million years ago.

Elephants’ social skills are negatively impacted by human disruption, according to a new study on elephant behavior. Elephants that witnessed their relatives killed during culls still showed signs of trauma decades later.

Women reported greater sexual satisfaction and functioning two years after weight loss surgery.

How HGST used helium to create a hard drive with more capacity that uses less energy.

India will launch its first mission to Mars on Nov. 5, 2013.

A multi-photon laser technique could hold promise for patients suffering from neurological ailments.

Mt. Sinabung, a volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted Sunday, spewing red-hot smoke thousands of meters into the air and prompting local villages to evacuate.

Sunday's solar eclipse was a unique one and many people from around the world were able to view the rare event.

Make-A-Wish will turn San Francisco into Gotham City for 5-year-old Miles, who is battling leukemia. His wish was to be Batman for a day.

Left-handed people may be more at risk of developing mental illness like schizophrenia, a new study suggests. But previous research has already proven this to be false.

On Friday, a shooter killed one man and injured three others at Los Angeles International Airport. Who is 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia, the alleged airport gunman now in police custody?

There are many ways to view this unique event, including a live stream that begins at 3:45 a.m. PST, 6:45 a.m. EST.

Magnetic fields could help protect massive clouds of gas that serve as the fuel source necessary to form new stars in the Milky Way.

Arctic darkness explains reindeer's color-changing eyes; human brains are hard-wired to spot snakes.

Scientists find a surprising degree of variation among genomes of individual neurons from the same brain.

Is the Mexican wolf menacing enough to require kids to wait for school buses inside protective cages? Ecologists are skeptical.

Krokodil, the flesh-eating 'zombie' drug that is believed to have spread to the United States, may have just hit Ohio.

Cigarette advertisements were banned from TV 42 years ago. But now they're back, for e-cigarettes.

Researchers found that people who grow up on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder are more susceptible to colds.

Obama has implemented several measures during the last 4 years to combat climate change. What is he doing differently after Superstorm Sandy?

Can you die of fright? Do vampire bats want to suck your blood? Answers to these questions, and more!

Kraft Foods has announced that it will remove artificial dyes like Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 from three of its popular recipes for macaroni and cheese.

Heinrich Mueller, the highest-ranking Nazi official never to have been captured or confirmed dead, is reportedly buried at the site of a former Jewish cemetery.

The American Meteor Society received at least 234 reports of a “major fireball event” that took place over the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada at approximately 6 a.m on Wednesday.

New research suggests the direction of a dog's tail wag may reflect either a positive or negative emotional state.