SCIENCE

If Frankenstorms like Hurricane Sandy are the new normal, New York City officials and residents can only wonder: how can the city guard against the next tempest?

Scientists have released a report of their findings around the world’s rarest whale, which was seen on a New Zealand beach. The 2010 find was the first documented sighting of the whale in history.

Medical tape helps attach life-saving devices to premature babies but when removed can injure their undeveloped and fragile skin.

An Idaho scientist shrugging off skeptical fellow scholars in his quest for evidence of Bigfoot has turned his sights skyward, with plans to float a blimp over the U.S. mountain West in search of the mythic, ape-like creature.

The 2.0 quake struck at 1:19 a.m. EST Monday about 4 kilometers south-southeast of Ringwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Zac Vawter achieved a rare feat Sunday after climbing 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower with a mind-controlled prosthetic limb.

NASA has launched an app to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of astronomers continuously living and working abroad the International Space Station. The app alerts the people when the ISS passes over their homes.

The insurers are asked to ease the rules on documenting the damage so that the debris could be removed ahead of another storm.

Daylight saving time, or DST, this year in most of Canada, a lot of the U.S., and a little of Mexico began March 11 at 2 a.m. local standard time and ends Sunday at 2 a.m. local daylight time.

British intelligence officers are trying to decipher the meaning of a secret message sent during World War II. The mystery stems from the remains of a carrier pigeon found in a chimney in England.

With multiple states mopping up after historic storm surges and flooding, it's not just environmentalists that are joining the chorus of voices calling for something to be done about climate change.

The death toll from Superstorm Sandy continues to rise, while affected states face disruption at the polls on Election Day.

Rivers and water systems along the East Coast have been hit hard by Sandy, with historically high storm surges and widespread flooding bringing a wave of pollution in their wake.

After Hurricane Sandy ravaged the eastern U.S. and left as many as 100 dead, another new East Coast storm is set to hit, but much less severe according to forecasters.

Even after the initial fury of the storm has passed, Sandy's lingering health effects could be felt for months and longer.

Hurricane Sandy's destructive impact continues -- a rising death toll, gas rationing, and power outages plague affected states.

Fall back! Daylight Saving Time for 2012 will end on Sunday, Nov. 4, when clocks will be set back at 2 a.m. in the United States.

Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Anti Frizz Serum are flammable and the manufacturers did not provide adequate warning, according to lawsuits.

China has launched the first test flight of a new stealth fighter prototype. The J-31 stealth fighter flew for approximately 11 minutes on Wednesday morning.

The hardest hit areas from Hurricane Sandy, including New York City, are slowly returning to normalcy, as the death toll continues to rise; shortage of gas disrupted rescue operations and 5 million customers remain without power in the Northeast.

At least 56 people in the United States and one in Canada died during the storm, raising Sandy's overall death toll to 124 after earlier claiming 67 lives in the Caribbean.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have discovered the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe.

After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, it will likely be too dangerous to go trick or treating this year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he may postpone the holiday.

On Tuesday, NASA announced its new spaceship, Orion, is on track for a scheduled 2014 test launch. The first new NASA spaceship since the 1970's, Orion is a critical step towards deep space travel and ferrying astronauts to Mars.

Moonachie, Little Ferry, South Hackensack and Hackensack residents were ordered to evacuate after a report of a breached levee.

Sandy, one of the largest and fiercest storms to hit the U.S. in years, battered the east coast Tuesday with high winds and heavy rain, flooding several parts of New York City.

A warmer climate means that bigger and later hurricanes that can interact with winter weather systems, like Sandy, are more and more likely.

FEMA utilized Twitter to give residents on the East Coast tips and updates for Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy is already causing massive storm surges across the East Coast, and the storm has yet to make landfall.