Ashley loves her day job teaching math, reading and science to fifth-graders in Washington. But like many other teachers, ...

A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, will make the satellite glow red across Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas.

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

A recently uncovered 14th century shipwreck with a huge cargo of Yuan Dynasty porcelain offers a window into the storied Chinese craft during the era of the Mongol Empire.

Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.

NASA’s Mike Fincke has publicly identified himself as the astronaut who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station.

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

A groundbreaking international clinical trial has been testing an implanted adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) device as a treatment therapy for Parkinson’s.

A survey says 5 out of 6 Americans want the US government to do more to protect them and their families from toxins in food, drinking water and consumer products.

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...

Some types of “forever chemicals” are aging men in their 50s and early 60s faster than at other times of life, a new study found.