SCIENCE

Astronomers have discovered a magnetar just half a light-year from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a massive cloud of multimillion-degree gas that scientist believe was likely caused by a collision between a dwarf galaxy and a much larger spiral galaxy.

Researchers were able to capture apes swimming and diving for the first time on camera and, much like humans, they swim using a breaststroke.

A study suggests that just after death, electricity levels spike in the brain, possibly leading to phenomena like visions of bright lights.

Elon Musk unveiled his plan for The Hyperloop on Monday, posting new details about the revolutionary high-speed transportation system on his blog.

The spontaneously combusting baby's condition cannot be explained by Indian doctors. Superstitious villagers have ostracized his parents.

Researchers spent four months living and eating like astronauts on Mars in Hawaii as part of the Hi-SEAS mission.

Malcolm Myatt of England can't stop laughing and cracks jokes at funerals after suffering a stroke in 2004.

These 12 near-Earth asteroids could be mined for precious metals and other raw materials.

A set of ancient bone tools have surprised scientists about the capabilities of Neanderthals.

Atlanta is growing at a rapid pace, and its ever-expanding suburbs appear to have taken over the state.

The Perseid meteor shower is at its peak, giving stargazers a chance to view hundreds of meteors.

A graduate student created a "virtual" twin of DARwIn-OP, a humanoid robot, that mimics its real-life counterpart.

A Pacu, a less dangerous relative of the piranha, was found in Danish waters, and experts are warning male swimmers to "protect their privates" while swimming.

Monday's Google Doodle celebrates the 126th birthday of Erwin Schrodinger, the man responsible for changing physics with his theories on quantum mechanics.

More than 100,000 people have applied to leave Earth forever in favor of colonizing Mars.

The shower’s peak begins Sunday. You can catch a live stream of the phenomenon starting at 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT).

India's Biocon has launched a “pathbreaking” treatment for psoriasis and will seek to market it globally.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on Monday, but the viewing party can start tonight. Here are some tips on the summer's prime skywatching event.

Researchers discover a diabolical-looking ancient shark; that trash can in London may be watching you.

Researchers have opened a tomb in Florence as part of their hunt for the real Mona Lisa.

The Perseid meteor shower's "celestial pollution" will help astronomers produce extremely clear images of the universe.

California is great at recycling, and Kansas uses the most renewable energy.

The black bear licked a cast-iron pan in the Ketchum, Idaho, home of David and Sara Edwards.

NASA wants to learn how to mine asteroids, which could hold millions of dollars of metals, and will launch the OSIRIS-REx mission in 2016 to gain the experience needed to make space mining a reality.

Trials have been on a small scale so far, but the success of vaccine PfSPZ is unprecedented.

A South African musical festival has employed drone technology to deliver beers to the concert goers.

Researchers used a resurrected protein that most likely existed 4 billion years ago to understand how early life evolved.

Greenhouse gas emissions could lead to an ice-free Arctic as early as 2054 according to a new study.