Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, is gearing up for a close approach to Earth later this month. It may become ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In a proof-of-concept experiment, scientists demonstrated that you can create and fertilize human eggs in the lab using sperm ...

The Bering Land Bridge likely didn't emerge until around 35,000 years ago, much later than was previously thought. This narrows the window of when humans could have crossed over to North America.

Years of hits in sports like football and soccer, even without concussions, can trigger neuron loss and inflammation in the ...

Researchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of ...