SCIENCE

For the first time ever, scientists have witnessed the rare event, which occurs when a star falls into a black hole’s gravitational well.

Adolescents are the only age group for which the mortality figures are not decreasing, according to a new report from Unicef.

The world's largest particle accelerator was successful in colliding lead ions at 1,045 teraelectronvolts (TeV) -- twice as high as that achieved in any previous experiment. 

Japan, one of the world’s top 10 emitters of greenhouse gases, has pledged to assist emerging economies to the tune of $10.6 billion a year by 2020.

The continent requires $5 billion to $10 billion of investment per year to adapt to a 2-degree Celsius increase in temperatures, the World Bank said.

The facility, being touted as the world's largest animal cloning factory, will commence operations in the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin in the first half of 2016.

Storms and other disasters have been linked to 600,000 deaths and more than $1,9 trillion in economic losses in recent years, the United Nations says.

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Mars' largest moon is being torn apart by the planet's gravitational pull. And soon, its debris could form a ring around the red planet.

As dignitaries around the world debate the best way to confront climate change, Guatemalan farmers already struggle to adapt to frequent droughts and brutal cold snaps.

The 41-year-old female rhino, Nola, who had been a popular attraction at the San Diego zoo since 1989, was euthanized Sunday.

The New Horizons spacecraft conducted a flyby in July of the dwarf planet.

Scientists hope that colliding lead ions would help them recreate conditions that existed in the primordial universe and yield exotic particles like pions, kaons, antiprotons and antineutrons.

Astronomers have spotted a dwarf galaxy, named Triangulum II, that is seemingly filled to the brim with the elusive dark matter.

NASA has signed commercial contracts with three companies to support the International Space Station.

Several genetics experts voiced support for the FDA's action, but some groups opposed to genetically modified foods voiced concern.

For the first time ever, scientists have not only directly observed the formation of a planet, but also captured a photograph of the process taking place around an alien star.

In China, researchers have discovered a new gene mutation that renders bacteria resistant to a class of last-resort antibiotics known as polymyxins.

A year of growth for the publicly-traded space contractor paves the way for December's launch.

On Tuesday, NASA announced that two university research groups will receive the humanoid robot to test and develop for future space missions.

The Supreme Court of Hawaii, in a unanimous ruling delivered Tuesday, temporarily suspended the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop the Mauna Kea summit.

President Barack Obama is expected to sign the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act into law this week.

Plants are tricking honey bees into pollinating their flowers by producing caffeine, successfully fooling the insects into repeatedly returning, even if their nectar is of poor quality. Jim Drury reports.

The astronomical event is known for producing the occasional meteor storm.

Sheen says he is HIV-free now. Commentators tweeted about his "tiger blood" and former NBA star Magic Johnson, who also was diagnosed as HIV positive but has an "undetectable" viral load.

With terrorism a more urgent concern ahead of the Paris climate conference, global leaders may have more resolve than ever to agree on aggressive action.

"Public diplomacy and cooperation in space go together like peanut butter and jelly," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said.

Antibiotic resistance has been described as "one of the biggest threats to global health today."

Among other ingredients, an explosive called TATP (triacetone triperoxide) uses hydrogen peroxide and is very unstable. It can backfire on those using it.