We explore the risks and benefits of drinking a glass of wine a day.

The northern snakehead, a voracious invasive species that can live out of the water for days, is showing up in several states.

The fountain of youth may be elusive, but there are plenty of things you can do to give your longevity a boost.

A primer on the deadly virus that has taken hold in Congo and scaring people around the globe.

Ongoing research raises red flags — enough to suggest you shouldn't use it on kids.

Is the food you're eating healthy? The answer should be simple, but it's not.

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto's staggeringly diverse terrain, and scientists are only now starting to dig into what it could all mean.

After a brain trauma, a man experienced seizures while solving sudoku puzzles.

The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway.

'Death Star' Vaporizes Its Own Planet: 1st Evidence

Ingredients for Life Were Always Present on Earth, Comet Suggests

Scientists have created a sonic "tractor beam" that can pull, push and pirouette objects that levitate in thin air.

A prototype lunar rover that was sold to a scrapyard and reported by NASA to be lost has now been found.

Micro Mollusk Breaks Record for World's Tiniest Snail

This time of year, it seems like pumpkin-flavored options are available for pretty much everything. But is all this pumpkin healthy?

Look up into the sky this week to see why autumn is the favorite season for many skywatchers.

Astronomers have used instruments on board SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory, to examine a planet beyond solar system.

New results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft suggest that the Red Planet lost most of its carbon dioxide-dominated atmosphere to space about 3.7 billion years ago.

What the Flux? No Sign of Aliens Around Strange, Dimming Star

Astronomers have found what may be the oldest stars in the Milky Way.

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is nearing record-breaking size again, scientists say.

New Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System May Be The Farthest One Yet

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans

For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born.

The strange squeaks, grunts and hiccups made by the black-and-white furballs are actually part of a panda language.

The chiton is a marine mollusk built like a tiny tank can see with eyes made of the same material as its armor.

Abraham Lincoln helped the country become the scientific and engineering powerhouse we know today, says Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems.

Mars may one day have rings similar to Saturn's famous halo, new research suggests.

The padded bumpers remain popular with new parents despite health concerns.

Astronomers think dark matter forms fine-grained but incredibly long streams throughout the universe.

Examining the eyes is an easy way for doctors to have a look at blood vessels' health.

There is no such thing as a "male brain" or a "female brain," new research finds.

Only three other types of ants are known to jump with their legs.

SpaceX may try to make history with its next launch later this month, returning its rocket to a landing pad rather than an ocean-based platform.

The world's oldest depiction of a campsite may have been unearthed outside a cave in Spain.

A tiny satellite built by grade schoolers may get a little help from above during its launch.

How do you build the world’s lightest metal? Make it mainly from air, according to scientists.

Best-Ever Pluto Photos Show Breathtaking Views of Dwarf Planet

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity may be an ill of the modern age or just a sign of a different condition.

Infant and adult morality rates both dropped in 2014 though overall life expectancy held steady.

Rare 'Flasher' Squid Caught on Video

Noticing the galaxy was a lucky catch by the Hubble telescope.

Researchers will likely never know what happened to the crew of the Catalina PBY-5.

Poor health, and not unhappiness, was the true cause of early death, the researchers said.

Serious expressions were the rage a century ago, but shifts in society changed things.

Angkor Wat Yields Astounding Buried Towers & Spiral Structure

The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker.

Drought could kill vast swaths of forests around the world if global warming isn't contained, new research suggests.

These supplements may just change the way you feel while you're working out and not much else.