An "orphan" planet has been discovered floating through space.
Brazilian scientists hope to save eight species from extinction by cloning them.
Conservation officials in Galapagos islands will eradicate 180-million rats to protect native species.
A new study in mice suggests that watching glowing screens until the wee hours of the morning can raise a person's risk for depression and learning disorders.
Mapping the pig genome could aid the pork industry and provide crucial insights into biomedicine and pig evolution.
There are many vulnerable spots in the U.S. power grid that can be damaged by storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Two public health advocates debate the merits of requiring smokers to pay fees and paperwork to be able to purchase cigarettes.
The vulture population in India has dropped by almost 99 percent over the past two decades.
With new tick-borne diseases emerging and expanding their ranges, there's more reasons than ever to tuck your pants into your socks if you're on a hike.
A UCLA scientist says her work suggests that a head injury may trigger a physiological process that increases brain cells' vulnerability to attacks from toxic pesticides,
Enjoy that morning cup of Joe while you can as climate change could radically alter the availability of coffee. In fact, researchers estimate that within 70 years Arabica coffee could become extinct.
Two residents of a Northern California assisted living facility have died and four others are hospitalized after eating soup with wild mushrooms.
Methane, a compound strongly tied to biological processes, could signal present-day extraterrestrial life if found on Mars, but thus far the latest Mars rover has found little trace of it.
Scientists will be watching the eclipse with instruments to get a better understanding of why the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, is so much hotter than its surface.
Global warming may decimate China's bamboo habitat which the endangered giant panda depends upon for sustenance.
Parts of the Southern Hemisphere will receive a treat this week, when the moon blots out the sun in the only solar eclipse of the year. Here's where you can live stream the solar event online.
The China National Space Administration announced on Friday plans for its next manned space launch.
A powerful earthquake hit the city of Shwebo in central Myanmar early Sunday leaving at least five people dead and several others missing.
The mysterious absence of climate change rhetoric during the 2012 presidential election may have been a serious omission after the results of a newly released poll from Rasmussen Reports found that an increasing number of American voters think global warming is a “serious problem.”
Once bedbugs get footholds, they can spread to clothing donated to storm victims -- under collars, between folds, even in buttonholes.
One Reddit user posted a comic last week about his friend's experience taking a pregnancy test, which led to an unexpected -- and lifesaving -- result.
The saliva of the lone star tick has been linked to a meat allergy that can sentence you to a lifetime of salads and tofu with just a single bite.
More pollen and longer pollen seasons will mean many more sniffly and itchy days for allergy sufferers.
The damage resulting from Superstorm Sandy in New York could total $33 billion, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
A major blackout hit Buenos Aires Wednesday cutting off power to over 1 million homes, government buildings and public transportation.
Guatemala was coping Thursday with the aftermath of a massive magnitude 7.4 earthquake that killed at least 52 people, injured many more and damaged thousands of homes.
Once numbering in the millions, there are now fewer than 80,000 koalas left in Australia, ravaged by urban expansion and other factors.
Scientists at NASA captured stunning images of a mile-wide asteroid as it approached Earth over three days in late October and early November.
Astronomers have detected a “Super Earth” planet in the habitable zone. The planet could possibly hold liquid water and is relatively close by.
The bird's skeleton, found in a chimney, had a small red cylinder attached to its foot, with a tiny scrap of paper with a coded message inside.
