SCIENCE

British scientists have examined snails to unearth evidence of an ancient human migration from southern Europe to Ireland.

A map of the brain with a resolution 50 times finer than previous models could assist research into neurodegenerative diseases.

The summer solstice, or first day of summer, happens annually and the date this year is Friday, June 21.

A little after 1 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, the sun's apparent path will reach its northernmost point in the sky.

A "bird" emerges from two merging galaxies in the latest image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA has released a new panoramic image of Mars that offers a billion-pixel view of one part of the red planet.

A "supermoon" will hang bright and big in the sky this weekend, but won't cause any tidal waves or disasters.

Now there's a tiny battery, made of superthin wood, tin and sodium, that can withstand hundreds of charges.

A World Bank report predicting the impacts of global temperature rises paints a bleak picture for the world's poorest communities.

The decision to give the global food supply award to genetic modifiers marks a controversial and historic first.

Record-high temperatures are happening across Alaska, bringing the threat of wildfires, not to mention more proof of global warming.

An medieval toilet in Cyprus filled with 800-year-old feces has shed light on parasites that plagued Crusaders in the 12th century.

A recent promotional pool party for Jagermeister left eight guests hospitalized and one in a coma after liquid nitrogen was used to create smoke-filled pool effect.

Differences between Martian surface rocks and younger Mars-derived meteorites point toward an oxygen-rich atmosphere about 4 billion years ago.

Naked mole rats have been observed to be cancer resistant, and new research has discovered the chemical responsible for this trait.

Super-close, super-bright Supernova 2011fe provides "dream opportunity" to stimulate deeper thinking about markers of the expansion of the universe.

A dark-colored unidentified floating object that spanned a two mile area in Lake Michigan has mysteriously vanished.

The winds of Venus are known to be traveling at a fast speed but have sped up in the last six years, and astronomers have no explanation for the acceleration.

An earthquake shook Peru's capital on Tuesday; no injuries have been reported.

Earth will be captured in a photo on July 19, taken from Saturn’s neighborhood, by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

The latest data from city officials shows a dip in bedbug complaints for the first time in years.

New research in mice points to a molecular signaling pathway that appears to play a key role in regeneration.

A Swiss-made solar-powered boat is docking in New York City until June 20

NASA has issued a Grand Challenge to identify all potential asteroid threats to Earth.

Two new drugs approved by the FDA for weight loss are now available with a prescription to adults with a body mass index of 30 or greater and who have a weight-related condition.

Australian astronomers may have uncovered 280 new craters on the Moon using data to create a new "high-resolution" gravity map.

NASA's Curiosity was chosen to become an official LEGO product.

NASA has selected a new group of eight potential astronauts, half of which are women, the space agency announced on Monday.

Two species of giant Galapagos tortoises believed to be extinct might be resurrected thanks to new genetic research findings.