Earth will be in the background of several images taken by NASA's Cassini and Messenger spacecraft beginning Friday.
According to a new study, scientists argued that cold-blooded dinosaurs would not have had enough muscular power to pursue prey and dominate over other mammals as they did during the Mesozoic period.
A new groundbreaking study has uncovered how great white sharks use stored oil in their livers to fuel their nonstop 2,500-mile long journeys.
Astronomers may have discovered the origin of gold on Earth to be the result of colliding dead stars. The massive explosions could produce the equivalent of 10 moons worth of gold.
A space cloud is traveling incredibly close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and being stretched apart by the extreme gravity.
British scientists uses microbial fuel cells to charge a Samsung smartphone battery with urine.
Actor Cory Monteith's death underscores the dangers of combining alcohol and heroin.
A new species of horned dinosaur that existed on Earth more than 70 million years ago has been found in southern Utah.
NASA aborted a spacewalk on Tuesday after an astronaut on the International Space Station reported a water leak in his helmet.
A Tyrannosaurus rex tooth found embedded in the tail of another dinosaur could settle the debate over T. rex's lifestyle.
NGOs say Russia blocked a bid to create two huge marine protected areas off the Antarctic the size of India.
A new magnet design that uses a delicate yet powerful superconducting material is performing well in tests.
IBTimes looks at five different alternative transport systems in an attempt to uncover what Elon Musk's Hyperloop will look like.
Scientists discovered ants use a mental archive of images of landmarks near their nest to return home.
According to a new study released by NASA, Hurricane Sandy's storm trajectory created a 1-in-700-year storm.
Expanded health insurance coverage could mean people decide to leave jobs they were working at just for the insurance.
Archaeologists from the University of Birmingham have uncovered an ancient monument that is believed to be the world's oldest "calendar," dating back to 8,000 B.C.
The lionfish, an invasive species known for its voracious appetite, has been discovered in large numbers off the Florida coast 300 feet below the water's surface.
Over the next 2,000 years, when the Earth is one full degree warmer, sea levels will be more than 2 meters higher than current levels.
The global epicenter of shark attacks is not Australia or South Africa, it's actually a heavily touristed U.S. state.
NASA spacecraft were able to capture the process believed to be responsible for all solar eruptions on video during a recent solar flare.
Using data science to figure out what kinds of posts, memes, and photos are successful on social media.
The puffin was brought back from the brink of extinction about a century ago, but now new threats loom.
The Katmai brown bears live streams have returned and viewers will be able to get up close with the bears living at Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Having a cup of coffee is no easy task in space but scientists are hard at work solving the problem and have developed a zero-gravity coffee cup.
An analysis of the 2009 Redoubt volcano eruption in Alaska, reveals some volcanoes scream at a high pitch just before they erupt.
The lionfish invasion of the Atlantic is getting bad, glass sponges take advantage of ice melts, and air pollution kills.
NASA has captured the death of planetary nebula NGC 2392 in a brilliant composite photograph.
USDA biologist Kim Hummer found a new wild strawberry species that grows exclusively in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.
Human-caused air pollution is responsible for the death of millions of people each year, a new study reveals.