New research explains why babies lose interest when they see something that seems simple.

Video: Dennis Hong is living his dreams — literally — in a lab filled with wacky robots.

Find out what wood ducks are revealing about threats to our fine feathered friends.

Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats.

Video: Teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future.

The effect was greatest as kids got older, with tweens increasingly less likely to share.

Modern-day Lebanese are descendants of the Canaanites, proving that they weren't wiped out by the Israelites after all.

Do you believe that "everything happens for a reason"? You might be making this error, too.

We know that spending time in nature is good for us, but researchers have now quantified the benefits.

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists examines an electric vehicle’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

5 reasons to buy organic, despite the Stanford study. A new study finds that organic food is not nutritionally superior. So is it worth the higher price? I say

Fruit flies live longer and lay more eggs when they eat organic food, according to a study published by university researchers and an ambitious Texas teenager.

The dead trees, plants and leaves at Chernobyl don't decay at nearly the same rate as plants elsewhere.

With 'heart attack season' approaching, the sweet fruit could be a boon for Americans' health.

Breast cancer survivors who practiced yoga for as little as 3 months reported significant improvement in several areas.

Even though some people practice yoga to treat their asthma, the exercise does not appear to alleviate asthma symptoms in adults.

Yoga made a difference in physical health, flexibility and even pain levels.

Many people like to imbibe when listening to music, and now we know the sensory experiences may be linked, finds study in Frontiers in Psychology.

When the documentary 'Gasland' revealed an instance of flaming tap water, the gas industry tried to debunk it. A peer-reviewed study now confirms the finding.

Earthquakes triggered by fluids injected deep underground, such as during the controversial practice of fracking, may be more common than previously thought, a

The first animal to evolve on Earth was probably a sponge that existed around 640 million years ago.

Researchers say the collision of a planetary body with Earth, some 4.4 billion years ago, seeded the elements of life and also led to the creation of our moon.

As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.

Living near high-traffic roads accounts for 14% of all asthma cases, researchers find.

After scrutinizing thousands of peer-reviewed climate studies, the largest analysis of its kind reveals a 'gaping chasm' between science and public perception.

Parts of the Appalachian Mountains are so buffered against climatic shifts they may provide a 'stronghold' against global warming, researchers report.

Scientists devise a BS calculator to identify the world's biggest liars.

New study finds microplastics in the most popular brands of bottled water, but experts are unclear on the risks.

In the wake of the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, Germany doubled down on a decade of success, pledging to eliminate nukes by 2022 and switch almost ex

Anxiety and fear give way to joy and awe when we tune into scenes of the natural world, finds a study commissioned by BBC, makers of "Planet Earth II."

New research conducted in the UK reveals that diseases common in "managed" bees are now reaching wild populations.

Another study confirms rising levels of mercury emissions worldwide, much of it from gold mining.

Beef and farmed catfish aren't great on the environment, but wild-caught fish and farmed shellfish have low environmental impacts.

Using a sample from the very riser pipe that the plume escaped from, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution chemist Christopher Reddy and his team ascertained tha

A new study buries the concept of "fat but fit," and finds that obesity is more dangerous than a lack of fitness.

While it ranks high on the gross scale, peeing in a pool has never been considered hazardous. A study, however, uncovers health effects.

A study from the Civil Society Institute reveals that party lines divide many people's feelings about global warming, energy independence and green jobs. Here a

Mercury does not cause autism, another study now concludes. The levels of mercury in the urine of children with autism were no higher than urine mercury levels

The pesticides, called neonicotinoids, are "highly likely" to be triggering bee deaths, say researchers.

Babies whose moms lived within a mile of crops treated with widely used pesticides were more likely to develop autism, according to new research.

The latest, largest study finds talcum powder likely causes little risk for ovarian cancer.

The fungus behind white-nose syndrome has few weaknesses to exploit, a new study suggests.

An in-depth study into the resources and tech needed to turn Mars into Earth finds we're not quite there yet.

Researchers present results of the ORIGIN study evaluating 12,500 patients in 40 countries.

Combining regular weight training with aerobics may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 59%, researchers find.

Researchers find patients with severe psoriasis were almost twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes than those without the skin condition.

For people over 75, a diet high in sugar and fat doesn’t have much of a negative health impact.

Researchers in Sweden found that children who skipped breakfast regularly had a significant increase in symptoms of metabolic syndrome as adults.

Recent research finds that grapefruit juice stems weight loss by 18 percent in mice and may be as effective as diabetes drugs.

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.