SCIENCE

After pulling HIV's fangs, doctors can use the virus as a courier to deliver gene therapy.

NASA's Hubble telescope was able to capture HD 189733b's true color, an azure blue that's similar to Earth's own hue.

Trees have learned to function with less water than usual when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase, a new study reveals.

A huge iceberg, which sheared away from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier earlier this week, is now floating in the Amundsen Sea.

Scientists have been testing an alternate to the atomic clocks we are used to. Optical lattice clocks are said to be three times as accurate as atomic clocks.

NASA was able to observe the solar system's tail for the first time from data collected by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer satellite.

The Bison Fire is 40 percent contained while the Carpenter 1 Fire is only 10 percent contained.

Scientists have developed extremely light carbon nanotube wiring that could change electrical systems as we know them.

Chinese archaeologists may have discovered primitive writing that could be the oldest form of written Chinese language ever discovered.

The Okinawa Diet, named after the Japanese Okinawa islands where the largest amount of centenarians are located, could be the key to longevity and a long life well past 100 years old.

Rare footage of a "dancing" cumulonimbus cloud was recently proved authentic after ice crystals' electrical currents inside the cloud were discovered as being responsible for its rapid movements.

It's rare to see a superstar-to-be this early in its development, and its discovery seems to support experts' star-formation theory.

The Queens Zoo announced on Monday that a southern pudú, the world's smallest deer, was born at the zoo.

NASA plans to send a new and improved rover to Mars in 2020, which will collect samples for eventual return to Earth.

The live stream of the super sunspot AR1785 begins at 11 a.m. PDT, 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.

Cat feces may be contaminating parks, sandboxes and even the ocean with the toxoplasmosis parasite.

We knew that China's pollution was really bad. Now we know it's affecting Chinese people's mortality.

Dexter wants to go to Mars but is only 7 years old. He sent a letter to NASA, and the space agency responded with information and gifts for the aspiring astronaut.

Scientists are studying the movement of tracer gases to help prepare for accidents or terror attacks.

Saturday's hailstorm in Airdrie, Canada, left accumulations of as much as 12 inches in some areas along its 10-mile trail.

NASA's Mars explorer Curiosity has left the "Glenelg" area and is moving toward Mount Sharp for what could be a long trek.

Scientists and politicians will meet this week to debate two marine protected areas off Antarctica. Each would be the world’s largest.

The SpaceX Grasshopper rocket is designed to return safely to Earth after exiting the atmosphere. Watch a video of the Grasshopper's test flight in action.

The Plus Pool is a proposed swimming pool on NYC's East River with filters that will dramatically clean the water.

Roswell was either the site of a UFO crash or a weather balloon gone awry, depending on which story you believe.

However, the seed bank holdings must be genetically sequenced to be truly useful to the world's endangered food supply.

Swimmers at Thousand Steps Beach in south Laguna Beach, Calif., have suffered stings all over their bodies from rare black jellyfish.

With a combination of 3D bone models and X-ray videos, scientists get a closeup look at how bats launch into the air.

A flesh-eating bacteria killed a Louisiana man and infected three others whose wounds were exposed to seawater.