Science

NASA's Kepler Discovers Oldest Known Earth-Mass Planets

Marco Foronda   | Dec 26, 2014 02:32 AM EST

An ancient metal-poor star harbors five terrestrial-mass planets whose origin dates back to the dawn of the Milky Way. read more

Breakthrough Could Lead to Sperm and Ova being Produced in Labs

Ana Verayo   | Dec 26, 2014 01:17 AM EST

The achievement was announced by teams at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and Cambridge University in the U.K. read more

Astronomers Explain the Star of Bethlehem

Marco Foronda   | Dec 26, 2014 12:23 AM EST

What was the Star of Bethlehem? read more

NASA Selects Four Private Companies as Commercial Partners

Ana Verayo   | Dec 26, 2014 12:13 AM EST

The firms were selected under NASA's Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC ) initiative. read more

U.S. Allows Gay Men to Donate Blood but ...

Ana Verayo   | Dec 24, 2014 08:00 AM EST

This policy change aims to boost blood donation supplies. read more

Modern Humans Have Weaker Bones Compared to Hunter Gatherer Ancestors

Ana Verayo   | Dec 24, 2014 07:00 AM EST

New studies reveal human bones have become weaker because of farming and agriculture. read more

Worst Coral Bleaching in 20 Years Could Occur in 2015

Marco Foronda   | Dec 24, 2014 06:50 AM EST

Massive coral bleaching only happens during El Niño events. read more

Scientists Discover 300 Million Year-old Fossilized Fish Eye

Marco Foronda   | Dec 24, 2014 06:22 AM EST

It's also the very first time that fossilized photoreceptors from a vertebrate eye have ever been found. read more

Hubble Discovers New Dwarf Galaxy Neighbor

Marco Foronda   | Dec 24, 2014 04:22 AM EST

Meet the new neighbor galaxy of Milky Way. read more

WATCH: Amazing Time Lapse Video of Earth From Space Courtesy of ESA

Staff Reporter   | Dec 24, 2014 04:17 AM EST

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst released a six minute video of the Earth from space. read more

NASA's NuStar Takes its First X-Ray Portrait of the Sun

Marco Foronda   | Dec 24, 2014 04:12 AM EST

NASA said the first image covers the so-called west limb of the Sun. read more

After 40 Years, Armless Man Gets Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Limbs

Andrian Darylle Torralba   | Dec 23, 2014 01:33 PM EST

Leslie Baugh thought that he would never again be able to feel what it was like to have arms. But thanks to experts working hard in the field of modular prosthetic limb technology, Baugh now has use of both arms again. read more

The Sun Lights-up the Sky with Solar Flares

Ana Verayo   | Dec 23, 2014 06:55 AM EST

This stunning holiday flare was a potentially dangerous wave of solar activity. read more

Flu Virus Continues to Mutate, US CDC Issues Warning

Marcel Woo   | Dec 22, 2014 06:56 PM EST

With the height of the flu season approaching, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned American citizens that the flu virus continues to mutate and that flu shots are becoming less effective. read more

First Asteroid Impact Drills Organized by European Space Agency

Cory Doyle   | Dec 22, 2014 03:03 PM EST

The European Space Agency (ESA) began conducting its first ever mock asteroid drills in an effort to gain intelligence on potential problems and solutions in order to handle future asteroid impacts. read more

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