Science News

Shaocai Yu, a geoengineering researcher from Zhejiang and North Carolina State universities, has a novel idea for cleaning up China's polluted air. The technique involves positioning sprinklers on the roofs of tall build...

The Hubble Space Telesecope's new observing program, Frontier Fields, has revealed its first image. Hubble has observed the Abell 2744 galaxy cluster, known as "Pandora's Cluster," and will use gravitational lensing to g...

Planets more than twice Earth's size are likely to be more gassy or wetter than Earth, limiting the places where machine-savvy alien life could develop     

Following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent diabetes, even if patients do not also lose weight or increase exercise, a new study from Spain suggests.

Air so cold it makes your nose hair crackle could be a good thing for the country's nearly one billion ash trees, killing off emerald ash borer larvae.

Frostbite and hypothermia are the two most common health effects of exposure to cold weather. But how soon do they set in?

Worldwide smoking rates are down, but the number of total smokers has increased due to population growth, a new study shows.

Feds have seized dozens of illegal fossils from a Wyoming dealer, including three rare skulls from a prehistoric predator known as Tarbosaurus bataar. This case follows an earlier one that sparked an outcry from Mongolia...

Stuck indoors while the Polar Vortex sends temperatures plummeting? Try these science experiments that are perfect for the frigid weather.

A review of planet candidates, discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, reveals just how common "Super-Earths" are in the universe. In addition to discussing potential planets, the space agency has announced five new rock...

The cases of two brain-dead patients -- one in California and one in Texas -- have attracted national attention to this state of death made possible only by medical technology.

Rust-Oleum's new NeverWet water proofing treatment creates a superhydrophobic surface that completely repels water.

A plant-eating titanosaur and a sharp-toothed theropod are the first confirmed dinosaur fossils ever found in Saudi Arabia.

While we see plenty of new hardware, software and gadgets which definitely have the "wow!" factor, we should focus on the bits and pieces which could actually be useful - and potentially change our lives for the better.

People watching stormy weather along the Portuguese coast are caught unaware when a large wave crashes over the sea wall, sending them running for safety. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive technique for removing lignin from the plant material used to make biofuels, which may drive down the cost of b...

A large majority of Americans say their doctor has never discussed alcohol use with them, even those who admit drinking too much, the CDC has found

Were life's origins aided by the impacts of asteroids and comets?

A new study of Stone Age human teeth proves that even our ancestors defied dentists' orders. Archaeologists studying 13,700-year-old teeth recovered from Morocco's Grotte des Pigeons found some of the earliest evidence f...

Popular astrophysicst Neil deGrasse Tyson lectured other astronomers on the importance of putting scientific information in managable, relatable segments.

650,000 whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are killed every year by foreign fleets not abiding by American fishing guidelines.

The real reason for the deadly cold snap paralysing North America this week is a slowdown of the continent's atmospheric conveyor belt