A private space plane, Dream Chaser, is slated to fly on its own for the first time in the next six to eight weeks.
Having superpowers in a virtual reality world make people more likely to be helpful in real life, according to a new study.
The long-forgotten remains of an ancient crocodilian have been discovered in a museum drawer in Scotland.
A star thought to have passed the age at which it can form new worlds may be still creating them, according to scientists.
Vegetarians are 32 percent less likely to die or need hospital treatment as a result of heart disease, according to a new study.
Kynamro has officially been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare, inherited disease.
Atlas V will carry the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit Wednesday night.
A long-held theory that comet attacks ended the 9,000-year-old culture has officially been debunked.
There's a link between erectile dysfunction and heart disease, according to a new study.
NASA has announced that a huge asteroid will zoom by Earth, and will be able to be viewed by stargazers.
Artificial intelligence may be getting a boost; researchers simulated 25,000 generations of evolution and discovered why biological networks are usually organized as modules.
The U.S. needs 16,000 more primary health care physicians to meet its current health care needs under the new health care law.