SCIENCE

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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy just returned to Earth after spending five months aboard the International Space Station.

The leaves are beginning to fall, and the first official day of autumn, the autumnal equinox, is right around the corner.

Scientists are using ocean-going robots to better predict the strength of developing hurricanes.

A new exhibit in New York City highlights the careers of dozens of women in science, from the 1500s to today.

A combination of events, rather than a single underlying cause, led to an explosion of animal life on Earth millions of years ago.

NASA's Curiosity spent months looking for methane in the atmosphere of Mars but did not find any, contrary to previously published reports.

Researchers predict the Earth will be habitable for another 1.75 billion years.

A UK scientist claims to have found proof of alien life visiting Earth but there should be some skepticism over the sensational news.

The five rats are named after five famous fictional detectives.

The grant, which comes amid tough budget cuts, suggests the disease is on its way to becoming a priority for policymakers.

A new study reveals that underwater mountains in Drake Passage and a few other locations mix seawater. Scientists believe this deep sea mixing plays a major role in affecting the Earth's climate.

Engineers at Ohio State University have invented a lens that combines the visual strengths of both human and insect eyes, allowing for high quality, in-depth images.

Mice infected with the "cat lady" parasite lose their fear of felines more easily than previously thought.

The Cygnus, carrying 1,543 pounds of supplies including food and clothing, will perform tests in low-Earth orbit before docking with the ISSS Sunday.

DARPA has announced plans to develop a reusable spaceplane, the XS-1, to launch new satellites into orbit.

In comas deeper than a "flat-lined" EEG state, researchers found a pulse of brain activity they're calling "Nu-complexes."

Wind tunnel tests indicate the five-winged microraptor was capable of gliding over short distances and its feathers did not improve its flight capabilities.

Google replaced its logo with an interactive Foucault pendulum on Wednesday in celebration of Leon Foucault's 194th birth anniversary.

Astronomers captured the sharpest image of the Prawn Nebula, a stellar nursery that is about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

The new technology can detect a heartbeat buried under 30 feet of debris and is expected to be commercialized by spring 2014.

Orbital’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s facility at Wallops Island in Virginia on Wednesday.

Thousands of tourists are stranded in Acapulco with no way out as Mexico battles the effects of a hurricane and a tropical storm.

The compound behind musty wine turns out to wreak havoc with your sense of smell.

Results were placed on a graph, allowing researchers to uncover a pattern between animal size and how rapidly eyes responded to new visual information.

A satellite image, taken on Sept. 8, revealed relatively calm skies over the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

A Florida doctor used a novel technique to grow back a man's finger after it had been bitten off.

Autumn leaf color is influenced by the weather, and conditions look ripe for a vibrant season on the mid-Atlantic coast.

In a recent study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth, scientists discovered where the brain’s “mental workspace" – a neural network that manipulates images, symbols, and other mental constructs – is located.