Avaneesh Pandey

The observation would help scientists shed light on the universe's "reionization phase" when neutral material first began condensing.

The U.S. defense secretary arrived in the Iraqi capital early Thursday, marking his first visit to the Middle Eastern nation since taking office.

The fragments, consisting of two parchment leaves, are written with ink in an early form of Arabic script known as Hijazi.

Reduction in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions between 2007 and 2013 can be attributed to a drop in economic activity during that period, a new study finds.

Scientists and astronomers have long believed that before mankind can undertake a voyage to Mars, another trip to the moon is imperative.

Since 2008, an average of 26.4 million people have been displaced by disasters each year -- and, people in low- and middle-income countries are the most affected.

Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed speculation that signing of the nuclear deal indicated a shift in bilateral ties with “the arrogant U.S.”

During his 2014 gubernatorial reelection campaign, Walker said he favored a law that "leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor."

Russian billionaire and venture capitalist Yuri Milner on Monday pledged $100 million to fund the search for extraterrestrial life.

The incident, which took place early on Monday, is currently "under investigation," a U.S. army spokesperson said.

A 14-year-old Yazidi boy, who managed to flee an ISIS-run camp in Syria, revealed details of the training children were forced to undergo, Associated Press reported.

A team of researchers conducting experiments on Nao robots has detected the faintest glimmers of self-awareness in the machines.

The house, designed and built by experts frtom the Welsh School of Architecture, is capable of exporting more energy than it consumes.

The issue of debt relief for Greece is "uncontroversial," Mario Draghi, chief of the European Central bank, said on Thursday.

Countries in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia still lack adequate programs to ensure proper vaccination coverage.

The signatories to the interim accord, including the U.S. and Russia, agreed to prohibit commercial fishing in international waters in the Arctic.

Bandar Bin Sultan, a former Saudi spy chief, said that the deal provides further support to Iran, which is "a major player in the destabilization of the region."

The docking of NASA's Apollo capsule and the Soviet Union's Soyuz spacecraft marked a historic detente between the two adversaries.

"It even has a heart … unlike you," Colbert told Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, in an interview aired Wednesday.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several of these children were used as suicide bombers.

The existence of the pentaquark was first proposed in a 1964 model. However, until now, it had remained a purely theoretical particle.

Greece and its creditors have reached an agreement to potentially keep the country in the eurozone, but getting the deal approved by Greek lawmakers remains a challenge.

A new statement, said to be from the reclusive spiritual leader of the Taliban, includes a veiled barb at ISIS.

According to a new Pew survey, climate change doesn't worry most Americans, despite being a major concern globally.

"We explore because we are human," Stephen Hawking said in a congratulatory message to the New Horizons team.

President Obama, in an early morning address, sought to strike a cautiously optimistic note while stressing that the Iran nuclear deal is “not built on trust, it’s built on verification.”

The Scarborough Shoal -- located nearly 136 miles from the main Philippine island of Luzon -- has been under Chinese control since 2012.

Iran and six world powers arrived at a deal Tuesday morning to limit the former's nuclear program in exchange for the suspension of sanctions.

A new risk assessment report, commissioned by the British foreign office, paints a grim picture of the planet.