Gel-filled liner absorbs energy of impacts, may reduce sports-related head injuries

Star study suggests our cosmic neighborhood may be lacking invisible matter

Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve

Kids living near parks or markets less likely to be extremely overweight

Researchers find possible solution to the nagging problem of how to curb a cough

Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy

A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami

Newfound fossils belong to giant feathered dinosaurs

Giant whirlwind photographed as it snakes its way across a plain in northern Mars

Humans aren’t the only animals that benefit from friends

Study of energy waves formed during the Big Bang supports Einstein’s prediction that a strange, invisible force is pushing the universe apart

Ancient human ancestor climbed trees but also walked clumsily upright on the ground

Venice, Italy continues to slip into the sea

Capsizing icebergs may release as much energy as a bomb

Climate may have influenced the evolution of humans and other humanlike species

Scientists study skulls to determine whether Triceratops and Torosaurus were the same type of dinosaur

Under pressure, plastics produce energy

A new look at the shape of the San Andreas Fault suggests future earthquakes may be stronger than previously thought

A five-toed fossil now holds the record for smallest, oldest foot ever found

Fruit frozen underground for more than 31,000 years produce plants