SCIENCE

A team of researchers discovered the formula after surveying people in the hope of finding activities they deemed most fulfilling. The results...

Science journals, astronauts and TV astronomers have all found ways to get a laugh on April 1.

ADHD diagnoses among children have been rising over the past decade, and it's unclear what's behind the trend.

In an unprecedented move sure to shake up the world of particle physics, CERN announced it will give away its fundamental Higgs boson particles to 10 lucky winners.

Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, died Sunday, Zoo authorities said in a statement.

Yuichiro Miura of Japan could become the oldest person to ever hike to the top of Mount Everest.

There are theoretical risks associated with GM crops, but many danger claims are based on either flawed science or no evidence.

A 2-month-old gorilla is now calling 10 human surrogates "mom" after her own abandons her after birth.

Oklahoma dentist Dr. Wayne Harrington is accused of allowing unsafe IV practices resulting in 7,000 patients having to be treated for infections.

Climate change isn't threatening only to polar bears -- it has impacts on a lot of other wildlife, too.

Two years after the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake and tsunami comes Tsunami Preparedness Week and a new study.

If grasshoppers become too numerous and crowded in a certain area, they undergo a Jekyll and Hyde-style transformation.

A new federal conservation plan has ambitious goals, but there's no clear authority or timetables in place.

George King was born vaginally six weeks ago in the United Kingdom. His weight: 15 pounds, 7 ounces.

Transplanting the gut bacteria population from mice that had gastric bypass surgery into other mice transferred some weight loss, too.

Most invisibility cloaking devices in development don't yet work with visible light, or can only shield extremely tiny objects from view.

An ingredient in cough syrup could hold the key to improving language skills for people with Down syndrome.

A new study shows that a chemical used in chewing gum can lead to unhealthy eating habits.

Two heads often aren't better than one in the wild, but sometimes "dicephalic" specimens live in captivity, or are preserved in the museum.

Bill Gates is ready to shell out some big bucks for an improvement on condoms, which were once made from goat bladders.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday.

Sea ice in the Arctic has become as extensive as it's going to get this year -- and it's the sixth-lowest maximum on record.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Guatemala City. No injuries or significant damage have been reported.

After a 2-headed shark was discovered by a fisherman, scientists are hoping it could help answer why the deformity happens in the wild.

A team of European and American scientists has an ambitious plan to deal with dangerous asteroids. Specifically, they want to smash a space probe into one to see exactly how to stop them.

It seems counter-intuitive, but cutting a medical intern's maximum shift length from 30 hours to 16 hours might not be best for patients.

One Irish county plans to raise the BAC limit for driving to .07 for some residents, but that's still lower than the U.S. standard.

This cold and snow-drenched month in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. is a marked contrast to last year's "summer in March."

Here's a roundup of the latest scientific findings and phenomena, ranging from the profound to the strange.