Space Travel and A Futurist's Thoughts on Trash (Op-Ed)

In space, no one can hear you litter (but that doesn't mean it's a good idea).

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Fall Back? Why Daylight Saving Time Is So Confusing

On Sunday, Nov. 1, it's time to wind back the clocks. Or is that forward? Wait, are we losing an hour, or gaining one? Here's why daylight saving time is so confusing. Turns out, part of the frustration is biological.

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Facts About Raccoons

The masked bandits of the animal kingdom they live in a wide range of climates and habitats.

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Why Do Supermassive Black Holes Erupt?

The powerful X-ray flares seen erupting from supermassive black holes are tied to the motion of these behemoths' surrounding "coronas," mysterious features that are sources of high-energy light, a new study suggests.

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What Would an Alien Megastructure Look Like? Sci-Fi Authors Weigh In

A star is dimming for reasons that astronomers can't explain. Is it an alien megastructure? What sort of alien megastructures would be possible?

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Amino Acids to Zinc: A Glossary of Nutritional Terms

Anxious about antioxidants? Perplexed by polysaccharides? This guide will help you navigate the world of nutrition and health.

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New Health Warning Explained: How Processed Meat Is Linked to Cancer

Monday was a rough day for bacon lovers: a new report announced that eating processed meat can cause colorectal cancer in people. Here's how the link may work.

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Rare Case: Man with Brain Disorder Can't Recognize His Reflection

A man who thought he saw a "stranger" in the bathroom mirror, when he was actually looking at his own reflection, turned out to have a rare neurological condition, a new case report finds.

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Is Pumpkin (Everything) Good for You?

There's pumpkin-flavored everything this time of year. But is pumpkin healthy?

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Vampires, Zombies & Werewolves, Oh My! The Origins of Halloween Monsters

Love them or fear them, the spooky creatures that haunt your Halloween nightmares have complicated histories.

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Fitful Sleep Is Worse Than Staying Awake

Facing multiple nights of fitful sleep is worse for people's well-being than getting little sleep, new research suggests.

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Why Haunted Houses are So Terrifying

The best haunted houses push buttons in our brains that evolved long before houses even existed.

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The 'Collective Mind' of the Termite

They're the soil-builders that allow Africa's arid savannas to be lush grasslands. What do they do inside their huge mounds - and how does a collective mind allow them to do it?

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Facts About Wombats

Wombats are small marsupials that look like a cross between a bear, a pig and a gopher.

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Next Higgs? Atom Smasher Probes Highest Energies Yet

Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have made a precise tally of the jumbled cascade of particles produced when two proton beams are smashed together, which could help them discover new types of particles.

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Always 'Z' Prepared: When Zombies Attack, Look for a Scout

When the dead rise from their graves to feast upon the living, who will be your best ally? The upcoming film "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" provides a seemingly unlikely answer: the kid on your block with a sash full of badges.

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Science of the Paranormal: Can You Trust Your Own Mind?

A trip through the scientific research into paranormal experiences leads directly to the human brain.

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Women's Risk of Early Death Linked to Reproductive Milestones

Women's lifespans may be linked to the age of their first period, or when they have their first child, a new study suggests.

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Low-Fat Diets Are Not Better for Weight Loss

If you want to lose weight, a low-fat diet is no better than a higher-fat diets with the same amount of calories, a new study finds.

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In Images: Stunning Flower Fields of the Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, has exploded into a riot of color thanks to a rare spring flower bloom.

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Allied Navies Destroy Mock Ballistic Missile in Practice Test

How many navies does it take to shoot down one ballistic missile? Only nine.

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In Photos: Newfound Primate Had 'Goggle' Eyes and Tree-Climbing Arms

Scientists have uncovered the fossils of an 11.6-million-year-old primate that lived in what is now a province of Barcelona, Spain, where it walked on tree branches and ate fruit meals. Here's a look at the newbie and the site where it was discovered.

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Little Cousin: Human, Ape Ancestor Had 'Goggle Eyes'

The fossil of a small primate with "goggle" eyes that strode atop tree branches, snagging snacks of fruit, suggests the last common ancestor of all apes might have been less like humans' closest living relatives than often thought, researchers say.

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'Brain Observatories' Could Transform Neuroscience (Live Webcast)

We know more about the universe than the inner workings the mind, but that's about to change.

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China Ends Its One-Child Policy

China has officially ended its policy of allowing families to have just one child, and will instead allow parents to have two children.

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Tiny Bird Fossil Solves Big Mystery About Life After Dinosaurs

A teeny-tiny fossilized bird skeleton is helping researchers understand the explosive rate at which birds diversified after the dinosaur age, new research shows.

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Atacama Desert Blooms Pink After Historic Rainfall (Photos)

The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, has exploded in a riot of color thanks to a rare spring flower bloom.

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10 of the Spookiest Haunted Houses in America

In the spirit of Halloween, we're highlighting some of the lesser-known "haunted" houses in the country. These homes may not really be haunted, but they sure feel that way.

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Goblin Sharks and 'Skeletorus': 6 Scary Beasts to Haunt Your Halloween

Here are six creepy critters to contemplate as you bob for apples, carve pumpkins and eat copious amounts of candy.

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What Is Simple Harmonic Motion?

Simple harmonic motion describes the vibration of atoms, the variability of giant stars, and countless other systems from musical instruments to swaying skyscrapers.

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Facts About Salamanders

Salamanders are amphibians that look like a cross between a frog and a lizard. Species include newts, mudpuppies and hellbenders.

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Bad-Rap Bats in Danger of Extinction Around the World (Photos)

Bats aren't always creepy — they can be cute and fuzzy, too.

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Capturing Cacti Before the Disappear: Q&A with Cacti Curator John Trager

Cacti need better PR — too many are going extinct.

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Drought Kill Your Garden? Consider the Amazing Cactus (Photos)

With dramatic blooms and unusual shapes, cacti are the answer to gardens struggling in a drought.

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People with Type 2 Diabetes Fall into 3 Distinct Groups, Study Finds

People with Type 2 diabetes can have a wide array of symptoms, but a new study finds that based on these symptoms, patients can be divided into a few distinct groups.

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Skin-Crawling Experience: Caterpillar Gives Woman Hives

Think caterpillars are cute, fuzzy and harmless? Think again.

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Rising Outdoor CO2 Levels Harming Life Indoors (Op-Ed)

Too much CO2 is not so good for our brains, either.

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Swim for the Earth: 3D-Printed Bikini Scrubs Water Pollution

Engineers and designers worked together to create an eco-friendly swimsuit that can help wearers clean up the ocean one stroke at a time.

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Marriage May Help You Survive Heart Surgery

People who are married may be more likely to survive after heart surgery, a new study finds.

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Electric Embrace: Eels Curl Up to Supercharge Shocks

Electric eels have a shocking way of demobilizing their dinner.

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When Eel's Attack, They 'Fart' Lightning | Video

Scientists record sharp voltage increases as feeding electric eels curl their bodies. These electrical discharge immobilize prey by short-circuiting their neuromuscular system, causing extreme muscle fatigue.

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Sand's Tiny Secrets Unlocked in Dazzling Images (Photos)

Peering closely at sand you see far more than the beach.

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Oh Baby! The Science of Identical Triplets and Quadruplets

For two Baltimore parents, their three new bundles of joy may make them feel like one in a million, and statistics show they're not far off: Parents Thomas and Kristen Hewitt welcomed a rare set of identical triplets earlier this month, The Baltimore Sun

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'Alien Megastructure' Mystery May Soon Be Solved

Astronomers around the world are keeping a close eye on a mysteriously dimming star, and their observations could soon shed light on whether it is indeed surrounded by some sort of "alien megastructure."

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22 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered Near Greek Island

In just two weeks, marine archaeologists discovered 22 ancient shipwrecks scattered around a Greek island, confirming the sightings of local fishermen and sponge divers who had seen piles of ancient pottery on the seafloor.

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In Photos: Amazing Shipwrecks Discovered Around Greek Archipelago

Over the course of just two weeks in September, a team of underwater archaeologists located 22 shipwrecks around the Greek archipelago of Fourni. Here's a look at the sunken vessels, which had never been documented before.

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Snakebite Victims in Africa Lack Needed Antivenom, Researcher Says

Snakebite treatments are urgently needed in Africa, researchers argue.

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Ultrasound Scans Can Tell When Baby Is Due

A simple ultrasound could give pregnant women a more precise due date, researchers say.

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Cutting Sugar Made Obese Kids Healthier in 10 Days

There's no longer any doubt that consuming added sugar contributes to a litany of chronic diseases in children, researchers say.

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Record-Breaking 408 Earthquakes Hit Bay Area City Over Past 2 Weeks

A record-breaking number of small earthquakes has hit San Ramon, California, over the past two weeks.

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See Food Diet? What's on Your Countertops Can Affect Your Weight

Food you can't see is food you're less likely to snack on, a new study suggests.

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Google Can Help You Find the Perfect Halloween Costume

Not sure what to be for Halloween? Google might be able to help.

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290-Million-Year-Old Creature Could Sprout New Limbs

If an ancient amphibian lost a limb or a tail, it could simply sprout a new one, according to researchers who found fossil evidence of limb regeneration dating back 290 million years.

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The Mystery of Why Urinary Tract Infections Peak in Summer

Severe urinary tract infections spike in the summertime, especially among younger women, a new study finds.

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DIY Halloween Costumes: 7 Geeky Getups for Any Party

There's still time to assemble an appropriately geeky getup in time for this weekend's festivities.

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Gem-Filled Warrior's Tomb Discovered in Ancient Greek City

Archaeologists who thought they were excavating the site of an ancient house in Greece recently uncovered something much more rare.

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Einstein Is Right About General Relativity — Again

Using planetary orbits, physicists have pinned down just how precisely right Einstein was: Any deviations from his theory of general relativity are so small they would change calculations by just one part in 10,000 to one part in 100,000.

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Real-Life Sonic 'Tractor Beam' Can Levitate Objects Using Sound Waves

A sonic tractor beam can push, pull and manipulate objects in thin air using an exquisitely timed sequence of sound waves.

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Real 'Tractor Beam' - Acoustic Holograms Lift and Move Objects | Video

High-pitched, intense sound waves, from 64 mini-speakers, manipulate low mass objects in this test device created by a team from the Universities of Bristol and Sussex and the Ultrahaptics Company.

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Leading Causes of Death in the US: What's Changed Since 1969?

Five of the six top causes of death in America — including stroke, cancer and diabetes — now have lower death rates than they have in past years, according to a new report.

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Party Like It's 2500 B.C.: Stonehenge Builders Hosted Barbecues

The ancient builders of Stonehenge likely indulged in huge barbecues where thousands of pilgrims flocked to party, new research suggests.

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The Spooky Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Scary things can happen when you don't get enough sleep.

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Chemicals in Personal Products May Stimulate Cancer More Than Thought

Parabens, which are chemicals found in personal care products, may not be as safe as once thought.

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Facts About Dingos

The dingo is a wild, medium-size canine that has roamed Australia for thousands of years.

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Diabetes Blood Test Urged for All Overweight US Adults

All overweight and obese adults in the U.S. should get routine tests to check their blood sugar levels, new recommendations say.

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Spooky Science: Paranormal Beliefs Linked to Fearful Worldview

People who believe in ghosts are more afraid of the world than are people who shun belief in the supernatural.

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Ancient Super-Predators Could Take Down Young Mammoths

Nearly a million years ago, a cave hyena could have taken down a 5-year-old mastodon weighing more than a ton. And in packs, the predators may have been equipped to demolish a 9-year-old mastodon weighing a hefty 2 tons.

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Lions Are Disappearing Across Africa

Lions are disappearing from large swaths of the African landscape, largely as a result of conflicts with humans and poaching of their prey species, new research suggests.

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Omm…MG! Rare Yoga Injury Breaks Man's Leg

If you think you can't break a bone doing yoga, think again.

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No Crap: Missing 'Mega Poop' Starves Earth

Earth has a poop problem. The extinction of whales and other megafauna has resulted in a shortage of mega-manure, which is essential for spreading nutrients around the globe at sea and on land.

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Ancient Native American 'Twins' Had Different Mothers

Two Native American twins who died 11,500 years ago weren't twins at all; they had different mothers, new research suggests.

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Aftermath of Gargantuan Landslide Captured in Space Image

A huge chunk of rock and ice slid down Canada's Mount Steele at a dizzying speed, and a new satellite image reveals the stunning aftermath.

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Dracula & The Walking Dead: 5 Real-Life Monsters

From the real Count Dracula to Joan of Arc's trusted serial-killer companion, here are some of the scariest people in history.

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Ozone Hole Is Larger Than North American Continent | Video

Intense depletion of the ozone layer above Antarctica happens each year. In October 2015 it was more than 1.5 million square miles larger (2.5Mkm2) than in 2014.

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Scared to Death: Can You Really Die of Fright?

Is it really possible to be scared to death?

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Giant Pterosaur Sported 110 Teeth (and 4 Wicked Fangs)

A little more than 200 million years ago, a four-fanged pterosaur flew over the vast desert of Triassic Utah snagging other reptiles with its toothy mouth, until it met its untimely end on the banks of a dried-up oasis, new research finds.

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Pediatricians Unveil Game Plan for Safer Youth Football

In a new statement, a doctors group is outlining a series of recommendations to improve children's safety while participating in youth football leagues.

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Bug-Eating Plant Uses Raindrops to Capture Prey

Carnivorous pitcher plants use falling raindrops to force prey to their doom, a new study finds.

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'Death Star' Vaporizes Its Own Planet: 1st Evidence

The planet-destroying Death Star from "Star Wars" may be fictional, but a star at the end of its life and only a bit bigger than Earth could be its real-world twin: the star is currently destroying and disintegrating an orbiting planet bit by bit.

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Hurricane Patricia: How Big Can Tropical Cyclones Get?

Hurricane Patricia is currently churning in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and weather forecasters are calling it the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. How big can tropical cyclones get?

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'Spooky' Halloween Asteroid May Actually Be a Comet

The big asteroid 2015 TB145, which will cruise within 300,000 miles (480,000 kilometers) of Earth on Halloween (Oct. 31), may actually be a comet, NASA researchers say.

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Organs on Demand? 3D Printers Could Build Hearts, Arteries

Off-the-shelf 3D printers could one day help create living organs to aid in repairing the human body, researchers say.

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Crocodiles Might Literally Sleep With One Eye Open

Have you heard that expression "better sleep with one eye open?" Crocs may take that advice to heart.

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What Really Killed Notorious English Leader Oliver Cromwell?

Hint: It wasn't poison.

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Life May Have Begun 4.1 Billion Years Ago on an Infant Earth

Previous research suggested life may have arisen on Earth 3.83 billion years ago. The new findings suggest life started 270 million years earlier, and only about 440 million years after Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago.

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Is It a Fake? DNA Testing Deepens Mystery of Shroud of Turin

New data on the plant and human DNA found on the Shroud of Turin only raises more questions than it answers.

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Many Ads in Parenting Magazines Show Unsafe Practices for Kids

The heartwarming images in parenting magazines often show examples of what parents should not do.

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Mongoose Facts

The mongoose is a long, furry creature with a legendary reputation as a ferocious snake fighter.

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Plague Began Infecting Humans Much Earlier Than Thought

The bacteria that cause plague infected people during the Bronze Age, about 3,000 years earlier than thought, a new study finds.

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Off the Deep End: Man's Drunken Lake Dive Bursts His Bladder

Drinking can lead to both a very full bladder, and a dimmed awareness of how full it is, setting the stage perfectly for a bladder rupture, doctors say.

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Cadaver Experiment Suggests Human Hands Evolved for Fighting

Just in time for Halloween, gore-resistant scientists are swinging frozen human cadaver arms like battering rams — in the name of science, of course.

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(Balls) Size Matters For Howler Monkey Mating Calls | Video

A new study of the species Alouatta caraya has revealed that the deeper the vocalization, the smaller the testicals. This also led to the conclusions that howler monkeys with low-pitch vocalization tended to live in single-male groups.

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Howler Monkeys with Deeper Calls Have Smaller Balls

It's a tough trade-off for male howler monkeys: a deeper voice, or more sperm?

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Surprise! Many Religious Americans Don't Have a Problem with Science

Though most people in the U.S. see religion and science as frequently in conflict, most people view their personal beliefs as compatible with science, a new survey suggests.

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Photo of Iceberg that Sank Titanic for Sale: Is It Real?

A photo of what could be the notorious iceberg that sunk the Titanic is up for auction this weekend, but experts are unsure whether the historic snapshot actually shows the destructive iceberg, or simply one that was floating in the vicinity at the time.

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Happy #Arachtober! Spiders Take Over the Web for Halloween

Photographers and researchers from around the world are teaming up to share images of everyone's favorite Halloween mascots — spiders.

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Arachtober in Action: Amazing Photos of Spiders from Around the World

It's October, and that can mean only one thing: Time to share awesome spider pictures on social media.

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Sticky Stuff: Elusive Glueballs Possibly Found in Atom Smasher

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider may have found the first traces of glueballs, elusive particles made entirely of gluons, a new model suggests.

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Microbe Masterpieces: Scientists Create Cool Art from Bacteria

Bacteria can be beautiful.

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Facts About Impalas

Impalas are medium-sized antelopes that are native to Africa. They are great jumpers that use their speed to escape predators.

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Scientific Prizes Bring Needed Attention to Mental Health Research

As federal funds dry up, philanthropy is stepping in to support mental health.

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Magnets Might 'Unlock' Paralyzed Arm After Stroke

New research may offer a glimmer of hope for people with one common stroke symptom: partial arm paralysis that leaves the affected limb frozen to the person's side like a broken wing.

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In Photos: The Microbe Masterpieces of the 2015 Agar Art Competition

Bacteria can be beautiful.

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Eating a Healthy Diet May Reduce Brain Shrinkage

Eating the right diet may help your brain cells stick around longer, a new study suggests.

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How to Help Someone Who's Addicted to Drugs

Lamar Odom's experience echoes the worst nightmares of the friends and family of people with drug addictions: a downward spiral, a medical crisis and even the possibility of death. But experts say there are ways that family members and friends can help.

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How the Time Traveling 'Back to the Future' DeLorean Works (Infographic)

Doc Brown's time machine is a nuclear powered, stainless-steel flying car.

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Chances of Earthquake Hitting L.A. Area Soon: Like, for Sure

Los Angeles could be in for a fair bit of shaking in the next three years, as a magnitude 5.0 or greater earthquake is almost certain, a new model suggests.

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New Species of Giant Tortoise Found in the Galápagos

Paging Charles Darwin: The island of Santa Cruz within the Galápagos has not one but two distinct species of giant tortoise, a new genetic study finds.

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US Marijuana Use Has More Than Doubled in a Decade

U.S. marijuana use has more than doubled in 10 years, in parallel with the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use.

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Evolutionary Leftover: Useless Ear Muscles Still Try to Wiggle

Around the human ear are tiny, weak muscles that once would have let evolutionary ancestors pivot their ears to and fro. Today, the muscles aren't capable of moving much — but their reflex action still exists.

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Dinosaur's Tail Whips Could Have Cracked Sound Barrier

When an Apatosaurus dinosaur slapped its impressively long tail onto the ground, other beasts likely listened. Turns out, the long-necked dino may have broken the sound barrier with its tail whips more than 150 million years ago.

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Jazz-Playing Robots Will Explore Human-Computer Relations

Jazz-playing computers and robots could soon yield clues about how to help people collaborate with machines, researchers say.

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Poop Goes Mainstream: Fecal Transplants Get Past the 'Ick'

The fecal transplant is poised to become a mainstream practice, researchers say.

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What Are Phytonutrients?

Phytonutrients are chemicals produced by plants. Plants use them to stay healthy, and people who eat phytonutrient-rich foods get health benefits as well.

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Facts About Goats

Goats are among the earliest domesticated animals. Mountain goats live in steep, rocky areas.

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Ebola Returns: 2nd Case of Relapse Raises Questions

Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey and U.S. physician Ian Crozier have both suffered from possible relapses of Ebola. Although people often suffer from complications after Ebola, true relapses are a mystery, although they seem to be rare, experts say.

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'Epic' Photos of Earth to Be Shared Daily on New NASA Website

Stunning images of Earth's sunlit face, snapped by a satellite located 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away from the planet, will be available daily for people to browse on a new NASA website.

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What Do Americans Fear Most? Big Brother & Cybercrime

Americans aren't that afraid of the boogeyman, but they are afraid of their own elected officials.

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Begin Mammograms at Age 45, New Guidelines Say

New guidelines say that women should start getting mammograms at age 45, rather than age 40.

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11 Moles on Your Arm May Signal Higher Melanoma Risk

People who have 11 or more moles on one of their arms could have a higher risk of the deadly skin cancer melanoma, according to a new study.

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Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun

Astronomers are using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a system of radio dishes about 300 miles (483 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, to hunt for signals coming from the vicinity of KIC 8462852, a star that lies 1,500 light-years from Earth.

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Medusa Head Unearthed in Ancient Roman Outpost

In the ruins of a Roman city in southern Turkey, archaeologists have discovered a marble head of Medusa, somehow spared during an early Christian campaign against pagan art.

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In Photos: Archaeology Dig Reveals Medusa Statue and Other Treasures

Antiochia ad Cragum, a Roman city founded in the first century, is located on southern Turkey’s rugged coast. Little is known about the city from ancient texts, but archaeologists have unearthed traces of amazing mosaics, a medusa statue and shops there.

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Apatosaurus Tail May Have Broken The Speed Of Sound | Video

Using computer modeling, researchers have produced scenarios in which the tails of diplodocid sauropods could have whipped at supersonic speeds. They constructed a 1/4 scale model with 3D printing to test their theory.

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Social Media Can Network Transplant Patients | Video

Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say there's a critical shortage of viable organs. So more patients are seeking organ donors and support online.

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High-protein, High-calorie Diet Heals Burn Wounds Faster | Video

Burn treatment at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center includes whole-body factors beyond wound care and pain. Doctors explain how nutrition plays a remarkable role in the healing process for those with severe burns.

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Poof! Futuristic Flying Vehicles Could Vanish After Deliveries

A magical new device sounds like something out of a Harry Potter movie, but it's real technology that could benefit people in remote areas.

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Facing Organ Donor Shortage, Patients Forced to Get Creative

Despite years of pleas, organ donation in the U.S. still falls far short of the need.

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The More Severe-Burn Patients Eat, the Faster They Heal (Op-Ed)

With bumped up calories, burn patients appear to recover faster.

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Different Drums: Male and Female Hearts Don't Age the Same

Men and women will always have their differences, but a new analysis finds that those biological differences now extend to heart anatomy.

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What Are Flavonoids?

Flavonoids are compounds found in almost all fruits and vegetables. They are associated with many health benefits.

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Underwater Fossil Graveyard Reveals Toll of Human-Caused Extinction

If humans had never set foot in the Bahamas, the islands today might be teeming with Cuban crocodiles, Albury's tortoises and rock iguanas, a new study finds.

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Register Your Drones, Government Says

Recreational drone users must register their unmanned aerial vehicles in order to prevent close calls and other dangerous invasions of airspace, the government says.

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Earth: One Full Day From One Million Miles | Time-Lapse Video

NASA’s new website for its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission will be updated daily with images captured 12 to 36 hours prior. 22 Images from Oct. 17th, 2015 have been compiled and looped here to show one full rotation.

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Puzzling Reaction: Sudoku Brainteasers Trigger Man's Seizures

A young man who went 15 minutes without oxygen after being buried in an avalanche started having seizures, but only when he was working on a sudoku puzzle.

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Sudoku Causes Seizures For Avalanche Victim | Video

A male physical education student who suffered hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) after being buried alive during a ski tour, developed "involuntary myoclonic jerking (brief, involuntary twitching of muscles)," according to the JAMA Neurology journal.

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How Babies' Gut Bacteria May Help Find Treatments for C. Diff

Some infants carry the diarrhea-causing bacteria Clostridium difficile in their guts without any symptoms, but the bacteria rapidly disappear when the infants switch to drinking cow's milk.

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Bloody Ancient Arrowhead Reveals Maya 'Life Force' Ceremony

An ancient arrowhead with human blood on it points to a Maya bloodletting ceremony in which a person's "life force" fed the gods, researchers say. The ceremony took place around 500 years ago in Guatemala at a temple at the site of Zacpetén.

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Meet Jane, the Most Complete Adolescent T. Rex Ever Found

An adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex named Jane may settle a dispute more than 70 years in the making: Whether small carnivorous dinosaurs are younger versions of T. rex, or another species altogether, a new study finds.

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For Pregnant Women, Absolutely No Drinking, Docs Say

Pregnant women should not drink any alcohol, a new report confirms.

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In Photos: The Spectacular Migration of Monarch Butterflies

Many species of birds and even mammals, such as the great whales, travel thousands of miles to over-winter in warmer climates. Check out these photos of one of the most spectacular migrations.

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After 2015 Chemistry Nobel, is Traditional Medicine Now Mainstream?

Traditional medical knowledge anywhere in the world has not even been on the radar for Nobel Prize prospects. Until now, that is.

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What Is Mitosis?

Mitosis is a method of cell division in which a cell divides and produces identical copies of itself.

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Everything's Bigger in Texas: Ancient Supersize Shark Fossils Unearthed

A mega shark that lived 300 million years ago would have made today's great whites look like shrimps, according to fossils of the beast unearthed in Jacksboro, Texas.

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Going Once! WWII-Era 'Grizzly' Tank Sells for $155,000

A World War-II era tank was recently sold at auction to a private bidder for $155,000.

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Woman's Skin Lesions Reveal Rare Genetic Disorder

A case of skin lesions led to the diagnosis of an incredibly rare genetic disorder.

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'Herbal Viagra’ and Lamar Odom: What's in These Supplements?

The former NBA star took 10 "herbal Viagra" supplements in the days before he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel.

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Gay Conversion Therapy Harms Minors, Government Says

A new federal report argues that gay conversion therapy shouldn't be offered to minors, because there's no evidence it works and some evidence it is harmful.

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The Singularity, Virtual Immortality and the Trouble with Consciousness (Op-Ed)

Will a computer ever be conscious?

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Ancient Reptile with Bizarre Smile Kept Tooth Fairy Busy

The large and bulbous teeth of an early reptile likely helped it crunch beetles and other hard-shelled invertebrates about 290 million years ago, a new study finds.

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Photos: Retro Computers and Calculators Up for Auction

A vintage Apple-1 computer and a German Enigma machine are two of the items up for sale.

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Giant 'Hole' in Sun Is 50 Earths Wide

The sun has sprung a leak: A hole in the topmost layer of the sun and its magnetic field, the size of 50 Earths, is letting loose an ultrafast solar wind that has kicked off several nights of auroras down on Earth.

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Apple-1 Computer & Rare Enigma Machine Up for Auction

The mother of all Macs and a Nazi cipher machine are just two of the cool things to be auctioned off in the science-themed sale.

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Adrian Robinson's Brain Disorder: What Is CTE?

News that former NFL player Adrian Robinson, who killed himself in May, had CTE, raises additional questions about the degenerative brain disease

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Unusual Parasite from Organ Donor Sickens 3 People

An undetected parasite in an organ donor caused severe brain problems in three transplant patients.

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Chasing Wormholes: The Hunt for Tunnels in Space-Time

Exotic particles such as dark matter could allow the formation of tunnels that cut through space-time. These so-called wormholes could be used to travel not only across the universe but also through time.

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Mystery of Antarctica's Strange Disappearing Snow Is Solved

Researchers studying areas of eastern Antarctica where snow is often stripped off the surface by wind, recently found that powerful gusts are actually vaporizing massive amounts of snow, rather than blowing and redistributing it elsewhere.

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Modern Hunter-Gatherers Probably Get Less Sleep Than You Do

People who live hunter-gatherer societies in rural Africa and South America actually get less sleep than people who live in modernized, industrial societies, a new study finds.

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Oldest Draft of King James Bible Discovered, Historian Says

The King James Bible, the most widely read book in the English language is as storied as it is elusive. Now, a historian claims to have found the oldest known draft of the Christian text in an obscure archive at the University of Cambridge.

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Wet (But Warm) Winter: Strong El Niño to Usher in Lots of Rain

A strong El Niño is brewing in the Pacific, which should bring warmer and wetter weather across the Southern and Eastern United States.

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Man's Fatal Rabies Mimicked Drug Side Effect

When a man in Missouri contracted rabies, his symptoms mimicked those of a serious drug reaction, making it hard for doctors to figure out the real cause of his illness until it was too late.

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Wearable Sensors Could Translate Sign Language Into English

Wearable sensors could one day interpret the gestures in sign language and translate them into English, providing a high-tech solution to communication problems between deaf people and those who don’t understand sign language.

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Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?

A mysterious swirl of objects spotted around a distant star has captured the interest of astronomers who look for advanced alien civilizations.

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Cretaceous Fur Ball: Ancient Mammal With Spiky Hair Discovered

Mammals have been growing hair the same way for 125 million years.

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What Is Meiosis?

Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division that produces reproductive cells, such as plant and fungal spores, sperm and egg cells.

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What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces?

These two closely related forces describe circular motion, but the meanings are often mixed up.

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What Are Carotenoids?

Carotenoids are plant pigments responsible for bright red, yellow and orange hues. People who eat foods containing carotenoids get protective health benefits.

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High-Stress Jobs May Raise Stroke Risk

People who work in high-stress jobs may have an increased risk of stroke, a new analysis finds.

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Ebola May Stay in Survivors' Semen for Many Months

It's possible that people could spread Ebola many months after they have recovered from the deadly viral disease, a new study suggests.

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Amazing Jupiter Video Shows Slowing Shrinkage of the Great Red Spot

The new OPAL program allowed the Hubble Space Telescope to capture breathtaking images of Jupiter, revealing the slowdown in the shrinkage of its Great Red Spot and a rare feature that hasn't been spotted for decades.

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Supplements Send 23,000 People to ER Yearly

Unlike prescription drugs, diet supplements are not required to undergo safety testing or FDA approval before they are marketed to consumers, researchers say.

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Baby Duck-Billed Dinos Unearthed in 'Dragon's Tomb' Nest

A cluster of baby duck-billed dinosaurs was uncovered in a slab of rock from a fossil-rich part of Mongolia known as "Dragon's Tomb."

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Humans Exited Africa, and Trekked to China, Fossils Reveal

Teeth from a cave in China suggest that modern humans lived in Asia tens of thousands of years before they reached Europe, researchers say. The finding sheds light on the dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa and across the globe.

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(Bee)autiful Shot: Pollen-Covered Eyeball Wins 'Small World' Photo Contest

The winner of this year's contest invites you to consider a bee's perspective on the world.

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The Lure of Terrible Lizards: Why We Love Godzilla

Since 1954 when the first Tokyo-destroying sea monster hit theaters, Godzilla has reared its terrifying head in 30 films. So why is the sci-fi movie such a smashing success? Turns out, the beast reminds us of our childhood love of dinosaurs.

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In Photos: Bee Eyes and Meat-Eating Plants Light Up Micro-Photo Contest

Check out this year's Nikon Small World photo contest winners, including a shot of a bee's eye covered in pollen and a close-up of a carnivorous plant's deadly trap.

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Hot Math Calculates Melting Sea Ice | Expedition Video

Math man Ken Golden needed to understand how water moves through sea ice. So he bundled up for a polar science quest; not only climate questions, but physics, biochemistry, and materials research will benefit from his work.

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If Aliens Exist, Would They Have Sex?

Aliens might have sex, assuming the benefits outweigh the risks on their home planets. What that sex would look like is an open question. But if animal antics on Earth say anything, extraterrestrial sex would be weird.

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Upcoming El Niño May Be As Wild As 1997 Event

El Niño is expected to be more beast than "little boy" this year — a forecast about the weather pattern that becomes clear in newly released maps of the waters around the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

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Mom's Stress During Pregnancy Tied to Teen's Coordination Problems

When women experience stress during pregnancy, it may affect their children, even years later, a new study finds.

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Science of Sexy: Why Emilia Clarke Reigns Supreme

Emilia Clarke, Esquire magazine's sexiest woman alive, has many traits people typically associate with attractiveness, from pouty lips to high cheekbones.

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The Doctor-Parent Disconnect: Why Are Antibiotics Overprescribed for Kids?

When children are prescribed antibiotics that they don't need, doctors often point to pressure from parents. But a new study suggests that parents aren't "demanding" the drugs.

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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Exhibit Honors 1st Computer Programmer

This woman wrote the world's first computer code 100 years before the computer was invented.

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In Photos: Ada Lovelace Exhibit at London's Science Museum

Calculating machines and notes that predict the future of computing are among the items on display at the new exhibit.

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Bye, Bye, Playboy Bunnies: 5 Ways Porn Affects the Brain

Pornography has a myriad of effects on the brain, from shutting down the visual system to potentially shrinking parts of the brain associated with reward.

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Twins! Toronto Zoo Welcomes 2 Baby Pandas

Two giant panda cubs were born today (Oct. 13) at the Toronto Zoo, becoming the first pandas ever born on Canadian soil.

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Cold Comfort: Why People in Antarctica Are Such Boozehounds

People in Antarctica may drink more because of the cold, cooped-up conditions; a hypermasculine environment; boredom; and isolation.

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Pets and Owners May Share MRSA Bacteria

People infected with the superbug methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may pass the bacteria to their pets, a new study suggests.

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Why More Scientists are Needed in the Public Square

The public dialogue about science is perhaps the most vital and most fraught national conversation not taking place in our country, and the ramifications are profound.

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Earth's Gravitational Pull Cracks Open the Moon

Just as the moon's gravitational pull causes seas and lakes to rise and fall as tides on Earth, the Earth exerts tidal forces on the moon. Scientists have known this for a while, but now they've found that Earth's pull actually opens up faults on the moon

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Stories Leap Into 3D with 'Augmented Reality' Coloring Books

Regular coloring books are so 2014.

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Listeria Outbreak Mystery: Weird Chemistry Tainted Caramel Apples

This sweet fall treat could be a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria.

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Nearly 30 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Wildlife Returns to the Area

Almost 30 years after a horrific accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released massive amounts of radiation and became one of the world's worst nuclear catastrophes, many native wildlife species are once again finding refuge in the area.

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Hard to Swallow: Man's Missing Dentures Found in His Esophagus

A large piece of a man's dentures went missing, then turned up in an unusual place.

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Facts About Beavers

The phrase "busy as a beaver" aptly describes these big-toothed rodents that can change the landscape and their environment.

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Daniel Fells' Infection: How Often Does MRSA Lead to Amputation?

A bacterial infection may lead to the loss of a limb for an NFL player.

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Beyond the Helix: 'Supercoiled' DNA Twists into Crazy Shapes

From a pair of handcuffs to a tennis racquet, supercoiled DNA takes on crazy, fantastical shapes, new research reveals.

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More Kids Are Getting Ear Surgery to Avoid Being Bullied

A young boy's plastic surgery had some parents alarmed.

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Carbon X Prize: Can We Make Carbon Emissions Green?

X Prize, an organization that fosters innovation through incentivized competition, has thrown down the gauntlet by announcing their newest completion challenging innovators to find a way to turn CO2 into a valuable product.

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Rat Brain Reconstructed in a Computer

A new computer simulation has reconstructed the brain cell firing of a tiny sliver of the juvenile rat brain's neocortex.

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In Images: A Rat Brain Goes Digital

A new computer simulation has reconstructed the brain cell firing of a tiny sliver of the juvenile rat brain's neocortex.

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A Matter of Class: 2,400-Year-Old Tombs Yield Ancient Aristocrats

The tomb complex contains three burial chambers where archaeologists found human remains as well as jewelry, figurines, weapons and 16 drinking vessels used to serve people attending a "symposium."

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Photos: Ancient Treasures Discovered in Cyprus Tomb Complex

Archaeologists in northern Cyprus have discovered a tomb complex constructed sometime between 400 B.C. and 350 B.C. Here are gorgeous photos of the site and treasures discovered there.

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Many Kids with Mental Health Issues See Only Pediatricians

More children with mental health conditions are being treated by their pediatricians than by psychiatrists or psychologists, a new study reports.

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Signal-Scrambling Tech 'Freezes' Drones in Midair

A new device that can detect, target and deter commercial drones could be used to keep the flying robots away from areas where they're not wanted, like government properties, airports or your own backyard.

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Many Americans Don't Get Recommended Vaccines Before Travel

Americans who travel abroad often do not receive recommended vaccines that would protect them against certain illnesses that are active overseas, new research suggests.

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Marble Caves and Neolithic Stones Shine in UK Photo Contest

On a cold, drizzly afternoon, Brent Bouwsema photographed some of the oldest stones in the British Isles. His picture of the Callanish Stones is one of 13 winners of the "100 Great Geosites" photo contest, The Geological Society of London announced today.

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In Photos: The UK's Geologic Wonders

Photos of craggy rock and a time-lapse of stars are just two of the 13 winning entries for this year's "100 Great Geosites" photography competition, held by The Geological Society of London.

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Killer Show! Murder Weapons and Death Masks Star in New Exhibit

A poison-injecting suitcase and a not-so-harmless shovel are among the items on display.

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Teens Want to Know Genetic Test Results

When it comes to genetic testing, teens want to be kept in the know.

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'The Martian': What Would It Take to Grow Food on Mars?

Growing food on Mars would require tweaking the thin soil and optimizing plants for microgravity and maximum nutritional density, one expert says.

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Many Doctors Would Work While Sick with Flu, Fever

Nearly all doctors in a new study say they would go to work while sick with a cold, and more than a third say they would work if they had the flu.

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Crime Scene Photos: These Items Came from UK's Most Infamous Cases

Photos from a creepy new exhibit at the Museum of London.

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Photos: Mammoth Bones Unearthed from Michigan Farm

A Michigan farmer unexpectedly discovered mammoth bones on his property, buried in the soil beneath a wheat field.

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Ice Age Mammoth Bones Discovered on Michigan Farm

Two Michigan farmers made an unexpected discovery in a wheat field last week: the ice-age bones of a mammoth that was likely slaughtered by ancient humans.

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Is Stephen Hawking Right About Hostile Aliens?

Hawking recently posited that an alien visitation would put Earthlings in the same position as Native Americans when Columbus landed on their shores. Lessons from Earth suggest intelligence and aggression might evolve hand-in-hand.

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Ground Control to 'The Martian': Good Luck with Them Potatoes

Can you really grow and survive on potatoes on Mars, as in the movie "The Martian"?

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Destined for Glasses? Firstborn Kids More Likely Nearsighted

Firstborn children may have a slightly higher risk of becoming nearsighted, new research suggests.

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Selena Gomez's Diagnosis: What Is Lupus?

Pop star Selena Gomez recently announced that she underwent chemotherapy for lupus, an autoimmune disorder that attacks many organs in the body.

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Surprise! Pluto Has Blue Skies (Photo)

A new photo beamed home by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which performed history's first flyby of Pluto this past July, reveals that the dwarf planet's skies have an azure tinge.

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More Than Skin Deep: Severe Psoriasis May Raise Heart Disease Risk

More evidence to support the link between this skin condition and the health of your heart.

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Ancient Mars Had Long-Lasting Lakes, Boosting Chances for Life

A series of freshwater lakes within Mars' 96-mile-wide Gale Crater likely persisted for hundreds or thousands of years at a time, and perhaps even longer, according to the new study, which is based on observations made by NASA's Curiosity rover.

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Elephant Genes Hold Cancer-Fighting Secret

Cancer is less prevalent in elephants than in humans, in part because the giant animals have more copies of a gene that suppresses tumor growth, a new study finds.

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No-Brainer: Bike Helmets Protect Noggins and Face Bones

Wearing a bicycle helmet may seem like a no-brainer, but preteens and teens tend not to wear them, even though helmets dramatically decrease the odds of a traumatic brain injury, a new study finds.

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9 Million US Kids at Risk for Measles

About 9 million U.S. children are susceptible to measles, either because they haven't received the vaccine against the viral disease or because they aren't up to date with their shots.

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Black Burger, Green Poop: Halloween Meal's Odd Effects Explained

Sure, the seasonally themed Whopper will turn your poop green, but that's not really anything to worry about.

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Chilling Photos Show Coral Bleaching Across the Globe

Corals are dying across the planet. The culprit? Ever-increasing temperatures are stressing out corals' colorful partners called zooxanthellae. The result? Bleached-white corals.

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Our Universe: It's the 'Simplest' Thing We Know

Our universe is actually really simple, it's just our cosmological theories that are getting needlessly complex, argues one of the world's leading theoretical physicists.

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Hot Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs Around the World

For only the third time on record, coral bleaching is occurring across the globe and climate change is to blame.

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Doctor Who Survived Ebola Describes Disease's Aftermath on the Body

Ebola survivor Dr. Ian Crozier says he continues to experience long-term effects from the disease, including hearing loss and seizures.

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'Breakthrough': Ron Howard Talks Science And Tech Innovation | Nat Geo Show Clip

The new National Geographic Series (premiering Nov. 1st, 2015) digs deep into modern discoveries in health, Earth sciences, and technologies. Each episode has a different director, including Ron Howard, Angela Bassett, Peter Berg and more.

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Human Cyborgs Come to Life in Nat Geo's 'Breakthrough'

What does actor Paul Giamatti know about cyborgs? A surprising amount, it turns out, and he's ready to share it on "Breakthrough," a new National Geographic Channel series that dives into groundbreaking research.

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Myth Busted: Conspiracy Theorists Do Believe Stuff 'Just Happens'

A common explanation for why people believe wild conspiracy theories falls flat.

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Migraines May Begin Deep in the Brain

By blocking a single protein, researchers were able to stop the firing of the nerves that are linked with migraines, a new study in rats finds.

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Antioxidant Supplements May Accelerate Melanoma Spread

Antioxidants are often touted as cancer-fighters, but a new study shows the compounds may actually speed the spread of melanoma.

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Facts About Badgers

Badgers are small mammals that are ferocious hunters and members of the largest family of carnivores.

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This Pig-Nosed Rat with Vampire Teeth Will Haunt Your Dreams

A newly described species of rodent has a nose like a cute little piglet, ears that only a mother could love and teeth that would make Dracula run in fear.

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Bariatric Surgery May Increase Risk of Self-Harm

For some patients, bariatric surgery may increase the risk of harmful behaviors.

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Core Finding: Earth's Frozen Center Formed a Billion Years Ago

Earth's inner core formed between 1 billion and 1.5 billion years ago, when it powered the huge rise in Earth's magnetic field, new research suggests.

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Why Some Species Have More Females Than Males

Scientists have figured out why some species have more females than males and others have more males than females. Turns out, sex chromosomes are the culprits.

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To Preserve the Earth, Rethink Our Relationship with Nature (Op-Ed)

The planet faces a booming population, but a stark future can be avoided if nations push for sustainable development.

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What's the Next Network? The Lighting All Around You (Op-Ed)

Turn on the lights, access a world of data.

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Online Ads Could Help Deliver Important Health Messages

Online advertisements like Google Ads that appear in Internet searches may be a new way to deliver public health messages.

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Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Finding DNA Fixers

This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose research helps explain how human beings continue to thrive despite an invisible disadvantage — their totally unstable DNA.

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Are Healthy School Lunch Programs a Waste?

Are kids really throwing out the healthy foods that schools are now offering, a critics of school lunch programs claim?

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How the Giraffe Got Its Iconic Neck

The age-old question of how the giraffe got its long neck may now be at least partly answered: Long necks were present in giraffe ancestors that lived at least 16 million years ago, a new study finds.

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Here's How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck (Infographic)

An ancestor of the giraffe split into two evolutionary branches, one leading to the okapi with its short neck and the other branch leading to the giraffes.

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Supersleuth: Virtual Assistant 'Sherlock' Uses Crowdsourced Knowledge

Who would you rather have in your pocket, Siri or Sherlock?

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Supersonic Planes 'Paint' Gorgeous Shock Waves in the Sky (Photos)

New images of supersonic images in flight can reveal the fine structure of the air in the shock waves.

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Photos of Shock Waves Surrounding Supersonic Jets

New images of supersonic images in flight can reveal the fine structure of the air in the shock waves.

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Extinct Hippolike Creature Was Prehistoric Vacuum Cleaner

About 23 million years ago, an ancient hippo-size mammal used its long snout like a vacuum cleaner, suctioning up food from the heavily vegetated shoreline whenever it was hungry, a new study finds.

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Sizzling Longevity: World's Oldest Person Eats Bacon Daily

A few slices of bacon a day seem to keep the doctor away (at least for one woman).

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Breast-Feeding Mothers Gain Support in Hospitals

Hospitals are an excellent resource for moms who want to breast-feed.

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'The Martian' Locales on Mars Revealed in NASA Spacecraft Photos

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed a plain called Acidalia Planitia and the southwest corner of the 285-mile-wide Schiaparelli Crater, the landing sites of the Ares 3 and Ares 4 missions, respectively, in the "The Martian

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Doomsday Revised: New Claim World Will End on Oct. 7

Falling into a long tradition of revamping old doomsday predictions, an online religious group claims that the now-deceased preacher, Harold Camping, was right, and his prophecies forecast the end of the world. Tomorrow.

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This Computer Chip Will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds

A new self-destructing computer chip could help keep sensitive data secure, by allowing users a remote way to permanently destroy compromised data.

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Sneezing Monkeys & 'Walking' Fish: Fascinating New Species Discovered

Hundreds of new species have been discovered in the Himalayas in recent years, but many face danger as climate change and overdevelopment alter their habitats.

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OxyContin Approved for Kids, Worrying Doctors

The challenges of treating chronic pain in kids and the use of medication.

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'Oddball' Hippopotamus-Sized Mammal Fossils Found On Aleutian Islands | Video

The 23 million year-old animal, part of marine mammal group Desmostylia, had tusks and a long snout. Its anatomy reveals that it "sucked vegetation from shorelines like a vacuum cleaner," according to paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs.

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Extinct Tree-Climbing Human Walked With a Swagger

Possibly the most primitive human ever discovered, Homo naledi not only buried its dead but it may have also used tools, according to an analysis of its hands. The new study also revealed this human could both walk on the ground and climb trees.

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Girl Develops Acute Hepatitis After Drinking Unusual Green Tea

A mysterious green tea drink likely caused a healthy teenage girl in the U.K. to develop an acute case of hepatitis, according to a new report of the girl's case.

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Nobel Prize in Physics Honors Flavor-Changing Neutrino Discoveries

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald will share this year's Nobel Prize in physics for helping to reveal that subatomic particles called neutrinos can change flavors, findings that meant these exotic particles have a teensy bit of mass.

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No More Sticky Mess! Scientists Develop Slower-Melting Ice Cream

Indulging in an ice cream cone on a hot summer day can be a refreshing but sticky treat. Now, scientists are trying to take some of the mess out of this simple pleasure by developing ice cream that melts slower than conventional varieties.

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Un-Baaahlievable! Overgrown Sheep Gets Record-Breaking Haircut

Chris the Sheep set a new Guinness World Record for the most wool sheared from a sheep in a single shearing.

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Armadillo Facts

Armadillos are small mammals with a shell of armored plates that protect them from predators.

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New Microchip Self-Destructs When Hit With LED Light | Raw + Slow Mo Video

A new chip that is covered with form of tempered glass can self-destruct with the click of a button. The high-stress glass shatters when hit with LED light, demolishing the chip beneath it.

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Epic South Carolina Storm: A '1,000-Year Level of Rain'

Historic levels of rain drenched South Carolina over the weekend, the result of a cool, wet front that swept down the coast.

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Titanic's Last Lunch Menu Sells for $88,000 at Auction

A piece of paper that survived the sinking of the Titanic was recently sold at auction for the price of a fancy sports car.

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Trash Talk: Your Next Garbageman Could Be a Robot

Highly efficient robots on wheels could soon be hauling trash in a neighborhood near you.

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10 Interesting Facts About Caffeine

Can people really get "addicted" to caffeine? Can people die from a caffeine overdose? Here are the facts about the world's most popular mood-altering drug.

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'Gospel of Jesus's Wife': Records Reveal Back Story of Controversial Papyrus

Records obtained by Live Science show that if the papyrus is authentic, the story behind how it came to the U.S. would be astounding. The records also describe how, if the papyrus is fake, the forger may have crafted such a realistic specimen.

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Plants Use Clever (but Smelly) Ruse to Spread Seeds

Plants that produce seeds that look and smell like antelope poop are able to trick unsuspecting dung beetles ─ which feed on the droppings ─ into dispersing and burying the seeds, a new study finds.

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Ancient Toothy Mammal Survived Dino Apocalypse

A furry, beaverlike mammal that survived the apocalyptic dinosaur-killing space rock that crashed to Earth 66 million years ago hid out in what is now New Mexico, grinding up leafy meals with its enormous molars.

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3 Pioneers Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Drugs

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for discoveries that led to new treatments for some of the most devastating parasitic diseases, the Nobel Foundation announced this morning (Oct. 5).

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Spectacular Geology: Amazing Photos of the American Southwest

Southwest of Moab, Utah, is an area of the American Southwest that is truly a showcase of geology. Check out these stunning images of one of the most geologically and biologically rich environments in North America.

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The Origins of Religion: How Supernatural Beliefs Evolved

It might seem odd, but scientists have a lot to say about supernatural beliefs.

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Middle Schoolers' Views on Pot May Forecast Later DUIs

Sixth graders who have positive views of marijuana may be at increased risk of driving while intoxicated in high school, a new study suggests.

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Animal Sex: How Sea Hares Do It

Sea hare sex involves hermaphrodites, mating chains and lengthy mating events.

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'The Martian' and Reality: How NASA Will Get Astronauts to Mars

NASA has been helping promote the new film "The Martian," which hits theaters across the United States today (Oct. 1), as a way to publicize its own plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet in the 2030s.

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New Maps of Ceres Highlight Mysterious Bright Spots, Giant Mountain

The new maps from NASA's Dawn mission highlight the compositional and topographic differences across Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Hurricane Meets Hollywood Technology | Video

A remarkably detailed visualization of last year’s Hurricane Odile is helping scientists better understand major storms. NCAR employed the kind of 3D software used in Hollywood movies.

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What the 'Phub'? Your Cellphone Habits Might Hurt Your Relationship

If you're guilty of phubbing, you may want to change your ways sooner rather than later.

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Oregon Mass Shooting: How to Talk to Kids About Violence

Parents face a tricky task when talking to kids about violence: not hiding scary news, while ensuring their kids feel safe and protected, experts say.

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Lost 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Verse Depicts Cacophonous Abode of Gods

A serendipitous deal between a history museum and a smuggler has provided new insight into one of the most famous stories ever told: "The Epic of Gilgamesh."

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Mega Tsunami with 50-Foot Waves Swallowed Ancient Island

The 300-foot tsunami, which was triggered by a volcanic collapse, engulfed an island off the west coast of Africa some 730,000 years ago. The finding suggests similar disasters might pose a major hazard for people living on islands and coasts.

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NASA Satellite Spies Hurricane Joaquin Replacing an Eye

Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 storm that is currently battering the central Bahamas, appears to be replacing its eye, according to weather forecasters.

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Male Birth Control Treatment Could Focus on Sperm Proteins, Not Hormones

A male form of "the pill" has stymied researchers for years, but now a new study finds that such male birth control may be possible by blocking a single protein in sperm cells.

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Anxiety In Children May Be Prevented With Family Therapy

Anxiety tends to run in families. Now, researchers say they may have found a way to help these families.

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Why Some Chameleons Are Expert Tree Climbers

Chameleons may be known for their impressive color-changing abilities, but these curious creatures are also expert tree climbers Now researchers know why: the chameleons have twice as many wrist and ankle bones as was previously thought.

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Hurricane Joaquin Seen From Space | Time-Lapse Video

The storm, which was upgraded to Category 4 on Oct. 1st, 2015, was captured by the NOAA Goes-East satellite. Images from September 29th to October 1st have been compiled and looped.

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Tracking Cats from Space: Satellites Estimate Feral Ranges

Feral cats adjust their ranges depending on the greenery of their environment, which reflects the resources available.

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Tongue: Facts, Function & Diseases

The tongue is a mighty flexible organ. It enables licking, breathing, tasting, swallowing and speaking.

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Turtle Facts

Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are reptiles with protective shells. They live on land, in the ocean and in lakes and rivers. There are more than 300 species.

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Bad Omen or Wise Advisor? Evocative Owls Star in Photos

Not all owls look like the generic Halloween cutout.

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UK Womb Transplants: 5 Ethical Issues

Ten women in the United Kingdom may undergo womb transplants as part of an upcoming study, but the procedure raises some ethical issues, experts say.

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With Hurricane Joaquin, the Only Prediction Is Uncertainty

Forecasters are split on how badly Hurricane Joaquin will batter the East Coast, largely because it is surrounded by other weather patterns that are unpredictable.

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30-Foot Fingernails: The Curious Science of World's Longest Nails

Why do we have fingernails, anyway?

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Beauty or Beast? Why Perceptions of Attractiveness Vary

What determines who you think is attractive, nature or nurture?

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Snakes Use 'Leg Genes' to Make Phalluses

Snakes maintain most of the DNA sequences that mammals use to make legs — even though snakes lack limbs. Turns out the genes are responsible for phallus development in snake embryos.

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In Photos: How Snake Embryos Grow a Phallus

Images of snake embryos reveal how genes that enhance the growth of limbs are used to grow the phallus for these legless reptiles.

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Some Brain & Workout Supplements Contain Unapproved Drugs

Some supplements marketed as brain boosters and workout enhancers contain prescription drugs that are not approved in the United States, a new study says.

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Over-the-Counter Naloxone Is 'a Great Thing,' Docs Say

The overdose drug naloxone may be coming to a pharmacy near you.

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Futuristic-Looking Solar Cars to Race Through Australian Outback

This fall, about 50 teams from around the world will take part in a competition in Australia to prove that their specially designed solar-powered cars have what it takes to survive the Outback.

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50 Graves Uncovered at Medieval Pilgrimage Site in England

The skeletal remains of about 50 medieval individuals have been discovered in shallow graves near the pilgrimage site of a famous seventh-century saint in England.

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Photos: Medieval Skeletons Unearthed Near Saint's Tomb in England

Archeologists unearthed about 50 shallow medieval graves near a 12th-century cathedral in England.

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