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Well-preserved mammoth carcass found in Siberia
A teenage mammoth that once roamed the Siberian tundra in search of fodder and females might have been killed by an Ice Age man on a summer day tens ...
Crickets, worms on menu for Philly museum event
When a natural history museum throws a party, it figures that some unusual food might end up on the menu. Interested in noshing on crickets, worms and ...
Archaeologists find likely queen tomb in Guatemala
The discovery of a tomb that experts believe might be that of a great Maya queen could redefine the understanding of women's political roles during ...
The art and science of guessing a Nobel Prize
Guessing who will win a Nobel Prize is a bit like forecasting the stock market: Experts don't seem to do it any better than laymen. So if you hear ...
Vietnam returns endangered turtle to Cambodia
A critically endangered turtle that somehow made it to Vietnam decades ago has been returned to its original home: Cambodia. The mangrove terrapin was ...
Robert Christy, Manhattan Project physicist, dies
Robert F. Christy, a former California Institute of Technology professor who helped design the trigger mechanism for the atomic bombs used in World ...
Mars Curiosity about to really shake things up
Mars Curiosity is about to take its first sip of the red planet's sand. But only after NASA's rover plays bartender to make sure the dry dust is ...
SpaceX encore: 2nd private space station shipment
A private company is headed back to the International Space Station. On Sunday night, SpaceX will attempt to launch another Dragon capsule full of ...
Research on mice suggests new fertility treatments
Scientists have turned mouse skin cells into eggs that produced baby mice — a technique that, if successfully applied to humans, could someday allow ...
Pakistan struggles with smuggled Buddhist relics
Lacking the necessary cash and manpower, Pakistan is struggling to stem the flow of millions of dollars in ancient Buddhist artifacts that looters dig ...
Two-day test can spot gene diseases in newborns
Too often, newborns die of genetic diseases before doctors even know what's to blame. Now scientists have found a way to decode those babies' DNA in ...
Space station in no need to move to avoid debris
Russia's Mission Control Center said Wednesday it dropped an earlier plan to move the International Space Station into a different orbit to avoid ...
In novel move, NYC campus gets US patent officer
A new technology graduate school aimed at smoothing the path between research and entrepreneurship can boast a new distinction: the country's first ...
Environmentalist pioneer Commoner dies in NY at 95
Scientist and activist Barry Commoner, who raised early concerns about the effects of radioactive fallout and was one of the pioneers of the ...
Fraud growing in scientific research papers
Fraud in scientific research, while still rare, is growing at a troubling pace, a new study finds. A review of retractions in medical and biological ...
Skydiver to break sound barrier in free fall
His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck ...
Officials mull seismic tests near Calif nuke plant
Plans to use an array of powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Central California nuclear power plant have federal and state ...
Ryan: Explaining tax plan math too time-consuming
Paul Ryan says it would take too long to explain the numbers behind the tax plan that he and Mitt Romney are proposing. The Republican vice ...
3.4 magnitude quake rattles Dallas, Texas, suburb
A small earthquake followed by an aftershock rattled a suburb west of Dallas overnight, cracking some walls and knocking down pictures, but ...
European cargo craft undocks from space station
The European Space Agency says its cargo craft has successfully undocked from the International Space Station after a failed separation caused by ...
Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal
When it comes to electing the president, not all votes are created equal. And chances are yours will count less than those of a select few.
Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges
A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift ...
Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: ...
Colleges try new fixes to recurring remedial rut
After leaving high school as a teen mother, Ashley McCullough is back on track to receive a two-year degree and work as a respiratory therapist.
UK teen who ran away with teacher found in France
A 15-year-old British schoolgirl who sparked an international search when she went missing along with her math teacher was found safe and well in ...