Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about ...

Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, will make a close approach to Earth later this month, giving skywatchers the ...

The vital commercial artery depends on a supply of fresh water to move ships between the two oceans. Drought conditions that ...

An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.

The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human ...

Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing ...

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming ...

A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of ...

Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world's attention is elsewhere.

A Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.

Divers have recovered over 1,000 coins from a shipwreck off the east coast of Florida. The coins were discovered this summer within the historical "Treasure Fleet" of Spanish ships that sank in July ...

New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North ...