Science

Humanity will for the first time have the chance to find out if we can deflect an asteroid, the European Space Agency (ESA) said—knowledge that could be useful in the ...

The British government pledged a million pounds ($1.3 million) on Wednesday to tackle dangerous “space junk,” which could ...

The perfectly preserved remains of an Ice Age cave bear have been discovered in the Russian Arctic—the first ...

WASHINGTON—Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine ...

President Donald Trump signed an order to extend a ban on offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space ...

It's been 14 years since the world lost Steve Irwin, and his loved ones are remembering his life ...

Researchers have conducted a successful maiden flight of the "Flying-V," a futuristic and fuel-efficient airplane that could one ...

American birdwatchers may know the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) as a decent-looking bird at best, with its glossy ...

A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. Sky Drive Inc. conducted the ...

An orange-yellow orchid that has eluded botanists for almost two decades has been rediscovered in the state of ...

WASHINGTON—A nuclear energy venture founded by Bill Gates said Thursday it hopes to build small advanced nuclear power ...

TOKYO — Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to ...

To everyone trying to beat the summer heat by taking cool dips in your local outdoor creek, beware: ...

The very first male “murder hornet” found in America was captured late July near Custer, Washington—the same place ...

The Trump administration approved an oil and gas leasing program within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), a 1.56-million-acre swath ...

JOHANNESBURG—The grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil near protected areas off the Indian Ocean island nation ...

If you ever see something like a beautiful pink orchid start to "walk" among the leaves, chances are ...

Australian medical scientists in the race to find an effective treatment for COVID-19 have turned to an unlikely ...

LONDON—Four bones found on a beach on the Isle of Wight, off England's south coast, belong to a ...

LONDON—An amateur treasure-hunter has uncovered one of the most significant Bronze Age hoards ever found in Scotland, including ...

Thousands of light years away, there's a "space butterfly" colored with brilliant blues and clouds of purple and ...

For years, experts have predicted impending catastrophe from climate change. Thirty-one years ago, a senior U.N. environmental official ...

NASA has announced it is revising some unofficial nicknames used to refer to cosmic objects as it joins ...

In the Shenyang City of Liaoning Province, a huge lightning bolt struck a high-rise building from top to ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a landmark conservation bill that addresses the backlog of infrastructure ...

U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew ...