The return of three stranded Chinese astronauts who are facing a delayed return to Earth is progressing smoothly, according to the country's Manned Space Engineering office.
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.
As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome โ and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known.
For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal โ โto cure, prevent or manage all diseaseโ โ if not in their lifetime, then in their childrenโs.
President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.
A Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities experienced from the remnants of Typhoon Halong earlier this month.
China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.
Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it.
A New Hampshire man lived with a pig kidney for a record 271 days before surgeons removed it last week as the organ's function declined.
China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe.
New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction.
Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever, and authorities culled at least 195 pigs and ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island.
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.
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.
