The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and IBM Corp. have partnered in an ambitious venture to solve a problem facing computers: teach them...
Stress can thwart a woman’s best intentions, especially when it comes to her diet, new research suggests. Even when women started the...
Smoking clearly damages human DNA, researchers found, and only some of the damage done will fade over time. Researchers from the Harvard...
There’s some good news for pregnant women. Swedish researchers say that the H1N1 “swine flu” vaccine, named Pandemrix, does not cause any...
Pluto’s ‘heart’ isn’t exactly the Valentine’s-worthy kind, scientists reveal in a new study. The New Horizons spacecraft took a close-up image of...
A new kind of hormonal contraceptive device is now out on the market. The US Food and Drug Administration approved pharmaceutical company...
The five-second rule in food has always been a somewhat dubious idea that people have enthusiastically embraced anyway: any food dropped on the...
The European Space Agency has unveiled the first results from its Gaia satellite: a detailed 3D map of the Milky Way Galaxy,...
There were over a hundred thousand deaths caused by smog and haze brought on by fires in Indonesia last year, a new...
Officials in Florida are set to declare the neighborhood of Wynwood in Miami Zika-free on Monday morning, closing a two-month-period of a...
Spending too much time on the internet – so much that it becomes an addiction – may signify mental health issues in...
Palo Alto is not too happy with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg – his plans to expand his property have been...
As far as multitasking mothers go, Anna Young from Utah is pretty hard to beat – she ran a half-marathon on September...
Ice in the Arctic Ocean has shrunk to its second smallest size last week, according to the National Snow and Ice Data...
This week is Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, President Barack Obama has declared in an official proclamation. The move is...
Leonardo DiCaprio, famous for championing environmental issues in high-profile events such as The Oscars, unveiled a new app called Global Fishing Watch...
Pharmaceutical companies and universities that recruit participants for clinical trials and surveys now face tougher rules that seek to ensure important information...
On September 16, the normally bright, white moon may start to darken, signifying a penumbral eclipse. The phenomenon is dubbed the harvest...
A minor with a terminal disease has become the first patient to undergo euthanasia in Belgium since age limits on the procedure...
Early menopause heightens the risk for cardiovascular diseases and early death in women, a new study suggests. Dr. Taulant Muka of Erasmus...