When a plant species spreads beyond its habitat, it is usually seen as a threat to native flora and fauna. But what happens ...

Unfounded online rumors warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan are taking a toll on travel firms and airlines ...

An Australian aerospace firm said Thursday it has delayed a historic first attempt to launch a locally developed rocket into ...

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystals, a team of scientists led by Cornell University ...

Researchers have created a new kind of nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and ...

A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say.

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands.

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Ribonucleic acid, also called RNA, is a molecule present in all living cells. It plays a critical role in transmitting ...

Quantum entanglement—a connection between particles that produces correlations beyond what is classically possible—will be ...

Populist rhetoric targeting young offenders often leads to kneejerk punitive responses, such as stricter bail laws and ...

One of the things that makes the main particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National ...