Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

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 ...

Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and ...

Wildfire smoke pollution is estimated to have caused 41,380 excess deaths per year between 2011 and 2020, and this number could increase by more than 70% to 71,420 over the next 25 years due to the ...

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

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming the equivalent of a beer and half a day from eating alcoholic fruits, ...

Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, is gearing up for a close approach to Earth later this month. It may become visible to the naked eye, allowing people to glimpse its surprising lime-green ...

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

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Her response: "Because we know what it means." It was a revealing answer: China, unlike many other countries, tends not to make climate commitments that it doesn't understand or intend to keep. And ...

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

The vital commercial artery depends on a supply of fresh water to move ships between the two oceans. Drought conditions that were once rare could become common by the end of the century, greatly ...