SCIENCE

The bedbug's outer shell, or cuticle, contains a genetic toolkit brimming with ways to resist poisons.

Mars One received more than 200,000 applications from candidates wanting to take part in the first mission to Mars.

Tropical Storm Humberto off the Cape Verde Islands is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday.

The first trial testing of both e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as anti-smoking aids found the two methods had comparable success rates.

Brown dwarfs defy easy classification as these objects are incredibly cool and blur the line between star and planet.

The L-Zero maglev train in Japan, which holds records for world's fastest train, reached 310 mph in trials recently.

NASA’s LADEE probe was launched successfully Friday and will spend the next 160 days studying the moon’s atmosphere.

The wind between the stars changes direction; broken glass claimed by a hurricane washes up transformed.

Stephen Hawking recounts his life in a new memoir, “My Brief History.”

As one nuclear plant disaster worsens, another near a partial solution.

Virgin Galactic's commercial space tourism aircraft SpaceShipTwo successfully passed its second test flight on Thursday.

Using two cameras, Japanese researchers created a 3D image of the aurora borealis and calculated the phenomenon's height.

A shark tracking study shows that many female tiger sharks head for the Hawaiian islands to give birth.

Scientists say that Tamu Massif, discovered in the Pacific Ocean, is the world's largest volcano.

NASA has joined Instagram as a way to quickly share images of the universe from current and past missions.

The comet might not survive its brush with the sun, so get a viewing in while you can!

On Friday, Sept. 6 at 11:27 p.m. ET NASA will launch its LADEE moon probe into space. You can watch coverage of the launch starting at 9:30 p.m. ET on NASA TV.

Musk developed a system that allows engineers to design complex parts using hand gestures through the air and instantly create it.

David Mangum of Dexter, Mo., has confessed to exposing over 300 sexual partners to HIV after he failed to disclose his HIV-positive status to them.

A Scottish study found that graphic cigarette warnings on packages don't dissuade young smokers.

A new beetle species has been discovered in the midst of the bustling Philippine capital.

A new program, funded by NASA, will help regular people discover large, Jupiter-style planets.

NASA has shortlisted four ellipse-shaped landing sites on an equatorial plain called Elysium Planitia.

A Japanese satellite captured a brilliant image of two of Turkey's salt lakes that dry up during the summer months.

Research suggests that Egypt developed from a group of loosely connected farmers into a fully functioning state within as little as 600 years.

A psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania looks to be the first facility in the U.S. to treat patients diagnosed with severe Internet addiction.

Super-Earth GJ 1214 b may have a water-rich atmosphere but may be too hot to sustain life.

A new genetic analysis of bats and dolphins uncovers more than 200 similarities related to echolocation.

Bipolar planetary nebulae are mysteriously aligned in the central bulge of the Milky Way, a surprising discovery considering the diversity of these objects.