The massive Space Shuttle Endeavour rolled carefully through the streets of Los Angeles today, creeping slowly towards its final resting place at the California Science Center. People lined the streets pointing their cameras as the five-story-tall spacecraft with its 78-foot wingspan wound along its journey.
Voters in Kansas have ousted two anti-evolution school board representatives in the State's primary elections.
A Dutch study has found that offshore wind turbines have hardly any negative effects on wildlife, and may even benefit animals living beneath the waves.
A Dutch solar car beat entries from around the world in the 20th annual World Solar Challenge, a 3,000 km (1,864 mile) race through the Australian outback.
Paving stones turn toxic gas into harmless dust, cleaning up 42% of air pollution from the cars driving over them.
Swarms of honey bees buzz over Croatian meadows in an experimental hunt for explosives, making them new recruits in authorities' efforts to clear away thousands of potentially deadly landmines.
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukemia has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, reports a new study. The drugs, called p110δ inhibitors, have shown such remarkable efficacy against certain leukemias in recent clinical trials that patients on the placebo were switched to the real drug. Until now, however, they have not been tested in other types of cancer.
Jaguars come running from a half-mile away when they smell this cologne, allowing wildlife researchers to get detailed photos of the stealthy cats.
A study finds that midday naps lower blood pressure enough to cut the need for so many prescription drugs used to control hypertension.
A ray of hope for preventing or delaying multiple sclerosis: Canadian researchers found a link between a lack of vitamin D and the susceptibility to MS.
Johns Hopkins researchers announce breakthrough in fight against ALS, credit ALS Association funding after org's Ice Bucket Challenge went viral last year
New research suggests that apes have the ability to perform behaviors that require vocal and breathing control and may have the ability to develop speech.
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions from people around the world who tweet them with the hashtag #YEARINSPACE.
A study shows the inflammation-lowering effect of coffee could offer yet another positive health outcome for java junkies.
In human trials, researchers used an experimental drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's for people in early stages of the disease.
The most Earth-like planet yet, with an orbit that makes temperatures "just right" for supporting life, has been discovered 1,400 light years away.
The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims' DNA, forcing patients to take a lifelong drug regimen. But, in 2014, a team of Temple University School of Medicine researchers designed a way to snip out the HIV-1 genes for good.
After 15 years of growing a strain of super-seaweed, researchers at Oregon State University have patented the algae that tastes like bacon when cooked.
One of the most bothersome things about Parkinson's is when it forces your handwriting to become tiny and unreadable, even when you try your darnedest to make it look larger. A new, vibrating pen helps overcome this common symptom, called micrographia.
Two new studies show promise for gene therapy to prevent deafness in infants and restore hearing in older adults.
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