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New York health officials are investigating an outbreak of measles the city after 16 people tested positive in two of the city's five boroughs, reports CBS. Officials do not yet know where or how the outbreak began, but ...

"Blackfish" might have been shut out of the Oscars, but it's making waves in California politics. A state lawmaker is pushing for a ban on orca shows at SeaWorld in response to the documentary, which leveled intense crit...

A pair of identical twin astronauts has come forward to help NASA with an "unprecedented" study, which is expected to provide opportunity for scientists to better understand the effects of microgravity on the human body,...

Baby sea turtle migration, rock snot and a rare look at deep-sea life are just a few of the favorite photos from this week.

Whether in food or cosmetics, palm oil is everywhere -- but where is it coming from?

Thomas Cook just celebrated the proud milestone of 25 years with a donated heart.

A fireball was captured on camera in Yellowknife in Canada's Yukon Territory early Thursday morning. Twitter A fireball over the sky in Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories was caught on camera early Thursday.

If you wish to remake "Cosmos" from scratch, you must first invent the universe ... or at least some really cool special effects. This weekend, Neil deGrasse Tyson will be piloting the Spaceship of the Imagination throug...

Dummy Target Drone From World War I This old target drone is a predecessor to the kind of drone that North Korea copied just last year. Dera Farnborough via Wikimedia Commons Here's a roundup of the week's top drone news...