SCIENCE

Flossie, short for Florence, is on the National Hurricane Center's list of tropical storm names for 2013.

Kierra Clark, 13, was attacked by a river otter in Washington's Kalama River on Wednesday when she inadvertently got caught between a mother and her babies.

A sealed lead coffin was found at the archaeological site where the body of King Richard III was uncovered last year.

About 30,000 angry bees attacked a couple in Texas and killed their two miniature horses.

Many amateur astronomers believe the Perseid meteor shower is the best sky-watching event year in and year out.

California’s singing tree frogs face a growing threat from pesticides used on the state’s farms.

The wondrous technological marvels of science fiction are still a long ways away.

Some animals can manipulate the pigment-containing cells of their bodies to execute quick costume changes.

The FDA is warning consumers that they should avoid using a vitamin B dietary supplement that contains potentially dangerous anabolic steroids.

The protein responsible for cat allergies has been identified; false memories have been planted in mice.

The CDC released an update on the cyclospora outbreak, adding Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, and New York City to the list of areas and states reporting cyclospora infection cases.

Tropical Storm Dorian is projected to weaken in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.

A roundtable discussion of the beginning of the universe will be conducted by the Kavli Foundation on July 31, 2013 beginning at 12:30 p.m. PDT, 3:30 p.m. EDT, and will be available as a live stream.

NASA has gotten some troublesome wheels to start spinning again, but the high friction generated is problematic.

At the Monterrey shipwreck site, marine archaeologists discovered three ships that sank sometime in the 19th century.

A photograph of a newly lake discovered in the North Pole found by the North Pole Environmental Observatory last week could be evidence of global warming.

Biotech in India is growing, aided by strong private ventures and government funds, while concerns over innovation and IP protection remain.

U.S. lawmakers have sought information from Smithfield Foods on the impact of its purchase by Shuanghui on heparin's safety and availability.

Recent observations by NASA’s Van Allen Probes show that particles in Earth’s radiation belts are accelerated by a kick of energy from within.

The barred owl has been outcompeting its endangered cousin, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans on stepping in.

Researchers have named the small objects orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune centaurs and new observations indicate these mysterious objects are most likely comets.

In a new study, scientists found that homing pigeons that head south in the winter use a mental map that leads them back home.

The cyclospora outbreak under investigation by the CDC has now spread to 11 states, affecting more than 285 people as of Thursday.

Scientists found that a full moon seems to exact a baleful influence on humans' sleep patterns.

NASA has released the first image captured by the IRIS telescope. The image of the interface region is extremely detailed and includes features of the sun never before seen by researchers.

Life finds a way -- even across species boundaries.

NASA's Curiosity gets its portrait taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the photo serves as a time capsule of the rover's time on Mars.

Methane emissions, caused by shrinking sea ice in the Arctic, could come with a global price tag of $60 trillion, a new study reveals.

Personal trainer Andrew Dixon took his own set of weight loss transformation photos to show just how easily these images can be manipulated to offer the promise of extreme weight loss results.