Science

Officials in one Ohio county are asking people to be on the lookout for a mass that may look like a pine cone, but actually contains something else.

Many trees live to be thousands of years old — could their DNA hold the secret to slowing the human aging process?

Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.

According to the Inland Bird Banding Association, the bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare abnormality that causes it to have female plumage on one side of its body, and male on the other.

A British lesbian couple has become the first in the world to carry a baby in both their wombs.

Mother Nature cooperated today and a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off into the clear blue sky just before 12:30 p.m., carrying an uncrewed Dragon capsule on its third flight to the station -- the first such milestone for the reusable spacecraft.

The 30-year-old singer was allowed to enter a diversion program nearly a year after he was charged with two misdemeanors over his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.

An Atlanta sixth grader turned his struggle with bullies into a patented invention to help other students.

Ubrogepant, a new class of drug to treat acute migraine attacks, shows promise to treat patients who have previously lacked other options.

NASA has spotted "battling galaxies" in deep space, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.

There is a more accurate way to calculate how old your dog is in human years than the age-old trick of multiplying their age by seven, researchers say.

Cases of anal cancer as well as deaths resulting from the disease are rising significantly in the U.S.

A rare cosmic spectacle is likely to occur on Thursday night if the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower turns into a meteor storm like astronomers are predicting.

A cultural anthropology team at Yamagata University in Japan recently announced the discovery of 143 huge ancient drawings etched in Peruvian soil known as “geoglyphs.” 

A study looking into how zero gravity can affect blood flow in the body showed astronauts staying onboard the International Space Station for long periods of time can face health risks.

The findings of a large study suggest thousands of costly stent procedures and bypass operations each year are unnecessary or premature for people with stable disease.

After a heart attack or stroke, dog really is man's best friend.

The Leonid meteor shower will peak over the weekend into Monday, bringing up to 15 shooting stars per hour. 

A child born today will experience a world more than four degrees warmer than the pre-industrial average, and it will affect every stage of their life in profound and troubling ways.

Insect and spider populations are falling dramatically across the globe, spurring concern throughout the scientific community, and a new study suggests that the decline may be happening more quickly and extensively than previously suspected.