A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.
Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.
The Orionid meteor shower peaks this year with the arrival of a new moon, offering a rare chance to see shooting stars without moonlight interference.
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesiaโs most active volcanoes, is erupting for a second straight day, spewing towering columns of hot ash 6 miles high.
Anti-aging supplements have reached new heights, with billions, even trillions, of dollars changing hands. But what do we really know about their benefits and risks?
Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.
Philippine seismologists say that a new offshore earthquake with a preliminary 6.8 magnitude hit the same southern region struck earlier by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4.
Meteorologists say La Nina has arrived, bringing cooler weather patterns worldwide.
This yearโs Nobel Prize science winners got the good news from early morning phone calls and door knocks.
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside.
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling.
In the wake of Jane Goodall's death, the many scientists and others influenced by her are promising to do their best to carry on her legacy.
Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet.
Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died.
Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.
Scientists warn that โflying riversโ โ invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon โ are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.
New Zealandโs annual bird election has crowned the kฤrearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.
The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.
NASA has released the first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite showing the Maine coast and Minnesota farmland in incredible detail.
An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life.
Humans first began foraging for food some 12,000 years ago, long before they developed agricultural tools that overshadowed the ancient act that helped sustain early humans.
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina that may have used its long arms and claws to capture prey.
According to NASAโs website, the selected candidates will undergo nearlyย two years of trainingย before they become flight-eligible astronauts for agency missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and ultimately, Mars.
โAs space infrastructure moves from government-led to commercially operated, itโs critical we preserve and expand access to low-Earth orbit (LOE) for science,โ Dr. Lucie Low, Axiomโs chief science officer, said.
A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown.
The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is โbeyond scientific disputeโ and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger.
A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.
Scientists in Colombiaโs Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation.
Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollockโs paintings with a little help from chemistry.
A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs.
A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.
Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that's not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting.
New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm.
The Switzerland-based Balzan Foundation on Monday announced four awards of nearly $1 million for excellence in the humanities and hard sciences.
At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power.
International officials say contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia could be the source of radioactive material behind recalls of imported shrimp.
A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.
Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.
Al Roker has launched his own educational cartoon TV show called โWeather Huntersโ on PBS Kids.
A confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press says Iran further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched its military attack on June 13.
A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured at least 2,500.
The case against Long Islandโs suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases.
As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious.
Discover how Crystal Listerโs 4th Annual STEM Carnival: The STEMazing Race is bringing hands-on experiments, live demos, and family fun to Houston this September.
A new study says climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely.
Efforts to restore the red-legged frog to Southern California, where it had all but disappeared, seemed doomed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and restrictions were put in place at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns.
Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.
Boaters, beachgoers and fishermen who spend time in the chilly waters of New England and Canada are learning to live with great white sharks.
Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than 24 hours after he was ejected from a game for throwing a punch, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Hawaiiโs Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.
A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains.
Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Scientists expect Kilauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming days for the 31st time since December as the mountain lives up to its identity as one of the worldโs most active volcanoes.
A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products.
Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.
Coastal communities nationwide are ramping up efforts to restore and protect their shorelines as climate change causes more intense and destructive storms and leads to sea-level rise that puts tens of millions of people at risk.
New research finds early human ancestors during the Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously thought.
An Oregon university says Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged a record $2 billion to its cancer center.
Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year.
Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns.
