On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, has died at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) ...