Study suggests that high-ranking baboons have stronger immune systems

Oversize house mice are consuming millions of endangered Atlantic petrels on the bird's only known breeding area, a new study confirms.

Chad Orzel continues to amuse and enlighten in the follow-up to his book “How to Teach Physics to Your Dog.”

Study reveals the molecular mechanism of castor oil

Gregory Jaczko to leave nuclear regulatory agency

Some scientists who had an unwavering belief in the truth of their ideas also had no compunction about breaking the rules to prove it.

Scientists have yet to determine a clear answer, but one recent study points to differences in musculature, another to differences in the nervous system.

The US firm SpaceX will try again on Tuesday to launch its re-supply mission to the space station.

Little about the origins of dogs is agreed upon, beyond the fact that they descended from wolves. Genetic research has provided little insight so far.

Google on Monday agreed to provide a temporary home to a high-tech science college run by Cornell University in New York...

Spectators on Earth weren't the only ones to spot an impressive solar eclipse Sunday (May 20). Two satellites managed to snap amazing images and videos of the solar eclipse from...

How to define optimism, put it into practice and enjoy its benefits.

Five top cable-TV providers have banded together to offer Wi-Fi hotspots across the country in a bid to add more value to cable subscriptions amid challenges from a wide range of competitors. By visiting www.cablewifi.com, customers of Brighthouse Networks, Cox Communications, Optimum Online and Xfinity can now find hotspots across the country available with their customer log-in. The CableWiFi...

Researchers measured heart rates, blood pressure and biomarkers in 125 doctors before, during and after the 2008 Olympic Games.

Some addiction experts envision a near future in which patients will be able to choose a drug that best suits them, and couple it with therapy and other tools to achieve long-term recovery.

NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding. Friction stir welding uses frictional heating combined with forging pressure to produce high-strength bonds virtually free of defects. The welding process transforms metals from a solid state into a "plastic-like" state, and uses...

On the night of April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth. While NASA allsky cameras were looking up at the night skies, astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station trained his camera on Earth. Video footage from that night is now revealing breathtaking images of Earth with meteors ablating -- or burning up -- in the...

Visible in the constellation of Andromeda, NGC 891 is located approximately 30 million light-years away from Earth. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope turned its powerful wide field Advanced Camera for Surveys towards this spiral galaxy and took this close-up of its northern...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn's tiny moon Methone as part of a trajectory that will take it on a close flyby of another of Saturn's moons, Titan. The Titan flyby will put the spacecraft in an orbit around Saturn that is inclined, or tilted, relative to the plane of the planet's equator. The flyby of Methone took place on May 20 at a distance of about 1,200 miles...

Study finds traces of ancient ink

Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, experts challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.

Seventy-two percent of teenagers participating in a study experienced reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.

The latest Web metrics data from StatCounter shows Internet Explorer and Chrome in a virtual dead heat for the top position in the global browser market, with 32.42 percent and 32.29 percent market shares, respectively, during the first three weeks of May. Firefox held a 25.28 percent share followed by Safari with 7.14 percent and Opera with 1.5 percent. On the other hand, U.S.-based rival...