Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just flew by the sun. Next, the object will fly by Earth in December.

Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.

The claim from some is that the sexual revolution had cracked open the 1950s ideal of the suburban homemaker, and second-wave ...

In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

Decades since it's release fans continue to hail this 90s sci-fi movie as both 'groundbreaking' and 'breathtaking' and they ...

Humans likely left a lot of archaeological evidence along the Bering Land Bridge when they crossed from Asia to Alaska during the last ice age. But will we ever be able to dive down to examine it?

ISRO has successfully launched the heaviest indigenously built communication satellite, CMS-03, onboard the powerful LVM3-M5 rocket from Sriharikota. The mission lasted for about 16 minutes, and the 4 ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

After hitting Jamaica as a Category 5, Hurricane Melissa slammed Cuba on Wednesday and is forecast to threaten the Bahamas ...

Victoria Atkinson is a freelance science journalist, specializing in chemistry and its interface with the natural and human-made worlds. Currently based in York (UK), she formerly worked as a science ...

South Florida is seeing a wave of new cars, but they won’t add to traffic or lengthen anyone’s commute. That’s because the ...