Australian scientists say a new blood test to detect certain types of cancer is offering hope that new forms of treatment will soon be available. (Dec. 1)
Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wrapping up an 11-day mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
A vast coal field in India has become a polluting inferno, devastating the lives of thousands living there.
Researchers find more than 5,000 new species in the deepest parts of the ocean.
A NASA astronaut has celebrated the birth of his daughter from space.
Lisa Stark on the crib recall that is expected to be the largest in history.
Astronaut performed daring space walk while his wife went into labor in Texas.
NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk on Saturday (November 21) at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space ...
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With wild pigs running amok and destroying farmland and wildlife habitat, hunting these invaders has become a growth industry in rural Missouri.
Astronomers are constructing one of the biggest, most powerful instruments ever built, capable of peering far deeper into the universe and further back in time than ever before.(Nov. 19)
Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis take a space walk to attach equipment to the International Space Station.
Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after the shuttles' retirement next year.
DNA tests have revealed that more than half the crocodiles kept at a rescue centre in Cambodia are pure Siamese crocodiles, a critically-endangered species that was declared extinct in the wild until the year 2000. (Nov. 18)
Lipstick camera shows Atlantis' launch from the pilot's point of view.
A team of Japanese scientists claims to have succeeded in growing replacement teeth in mice. The researchers say it's the first time that a fully functional and three-dimensional organ has been regenerated. (Nov. 18)
An experimental reactor that could harness nuclear fusion has yet to see the light of day, but preparations for the daring multi-billion-dollar project are well under way. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), backed by the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Russia, is expected to be fully operational in 2026. It is no less than an effort to reproduce the energy-yielded processes of the Sun and other stars -- which defenders say would be safe and c
Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts scoured their ship Tuesday for any signs of launch damage while pursuing the International Space Station. Atlantis and its crew of six will hook up with the space station Wednesday. (Nov. 17)
Japan's costal waters are being invaded by teeming masses of giant Jellyfish. They can weigh up to 440 lbs and their umbrella can span more than 6 feet in diameter.(Nov. 17)
Randy Bresnik's shuttle mission means he'll miss the delivery of his daughter.
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from Florida carrying six astronauts on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Atlantis is locked, loaded and ready for lift off in just under an hour.
NASA astronaut will be on International Space Station when his daughter is born.
The discovery of ice on the moon could lead to a future NASA lunar base.
Doctors see a growing trend of single women in their 30s freezing their eggs.
With huge amounts of electronic waste being dumped in Africa, a company in Cape Town is making a profit with refurbishing and recycling.
Women who have undergone mastectomies could regrow their own breasts thanks to a stem cell breakthrough.
The victim opens up about her terrifying experience with astronaut Lisa Nowak.
In Grand Teton National Park, volunteers help to manage congested roadside "wildlife jams" and patrol campgrounds to avoid dangerous bear-human conflicts.
Living inside wildlife reserves in India, tribal people suffer from attacks by bears, wild boars, elephants and snakes much more frequently than by tigers and leopards.
Scott Wolfe talks about his new ABC show.
A 315-million-euro satellite that will gauge the impact of climate change on the movement of water across land, air and sea was hoisted into space early Monday. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) probe will shed new light on how water circulates around Earth's oceans. Duration: 01:21
A prison in Kenya goes green, using sustainable systems including biogas produced by waste material, replacing fuelwood.
NASA has successfully launched a rocket it hopes will replace the Space Shuttle Fleet.
British scientists say they've found a fossil belonging to the biggest predator that ever lived.
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood condition that, in the two years since its discovery, has spread to at least seven northeastern states and killed as many as half a million bats.
Mumbai is a large, bustling, crowded city. But little known is that it also hosts one of the world's largest populations of flamingos.
NASA will make history tomorrow morning when it conducts a spectacular bombing raid in the moon to find water.