Neuroscientists say it’ s too soon to use brain scans as lie detectors, but the technology is extremely promising.
NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity has made plenty of interesting discoveries of late, including more evidence of water on Mars and a rather Earthlike rock.
A sheet of carbon atoms rolled up into a hollow tube has many uses.
Astronomers were able to compare previous observations of asteroid Vesta with new data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first part of its fifth assessment of global warming science Friday.
Can President Obama reach his goal of reducing carbon emissions by 2020 if he approves the Keystone XL pipeline?
Forest fragmentation is wiping out several small mammal species in tropical rain forests quicker than researchers first believed, a new study has revealed.
Researchers have discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 30 million years alongside Alaska’s Yukon River.
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are investigating whether or not shark antibodies could prevent cancer cells from growing in humans.
NASA Mars Rover Curiosity has discovered water in collected soil samples from the surface of Mars.
Ciclopirox proved effective at eradicated HIV from laboratory cell cultures in a new study.
Are humans the same as bony fishes? A 419 million-year-old fossil of a fish's jawbones are similar to what's seen in modern vertebrates.
The discovery of a fast-spinning neutron star in an evolutionary phase can help scientists observe pulsars’ intense magnetic field.
During their five-month-long stay, the Expedition 37 crew will perform several scientific experiments and three spacewalks.
The first 3D model of the X chromosome reveals that an X-shape is not a true depiction of the chromosome's structure.
Is ultra-pure meth really blue?
NASA is entering the workshop phase of its Asteroid Initiative and is encouraging the public to participate in the presentations beginning on Sept. 30.
New evidence from ancient soils suggests oxygen was in Earth's atmosphere as early as 3 billion years ago.
Researchers discovered the first non-human primates, cotton-top tamarins, that whisper to each other.
A federal report says more than half of uninsured Americans should be able to pay premiums of $100 or less on the new exchanges.
The death toll of the Pakistan Earthquake rose to 327 on Wednesday after the 7.8 magnitude quake hit the southwest Pakistani province of Baluchistan.
A new image of the Cat's Paw Nebula reveals plenty of star formation activity in the region.
Teens who drink three to four cups of coffee a day risk missing the deep sleep they need and delaying brain development.
California company Liquid Robotics held a contest to find the best use of data from its robots' trans-Pacific journey.
Such a blast, detected with the help of the Magellanic Stream, could happen again in the future.
A new galaxy called M60-UCD1 is packed with an extraordinary number of stars and, quite possibly, a gigantic black hole.
Over 80,000 citizen scientists have helped compile data on more than 300,000 nearby galaxies for the Galaxy Zoo 2 project.
Stanford University scientists say severe storms will only increase, costing the U.S. billions of dollars.
Once-submerged ghost towns can rise from the depths in an especially dry season.
Energy from nuclear fusion could transform society, but there are still some major hurdles to overcome.