EGS8p7, an "unusually luminous" galaxy, is believed to have burst into existence approximately 13.2 billion years ago.
Earlier this year, more than 120,000 saiga antelopes dropped dead, wiping off nearly half of the species' global population.
Scientists believe that the "primordial soup" of high temperature quark-gluon plasma came into existence -- and vanished -- a few millionths of a second after the Big Bang.
After analyzing over a thousand studies in more than 1,500 locations worldwide, scientists discovered that the faster you add prey to an ecosystem, the slower predators’ numbers grow.
The disease has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed one in San Diego since July, according to health officials.
The former governor of the state complained that the president didn't visit members of the oil industry or address the growing influence of China and Russia.
Reports suggest that the U.S. and the EU have agreed to contentious provisions seeking to address weather-linked loss and damage in poor nations.
The map provides near real-time data on "the most damaging form of air pollution" in a country where 17 percent of all deaths can be linked to pollution.
The American tech giant announced a 10-year collaboration with two Dutch institutions.
Drug companies and industry regulators welcome patients' opinions more than ever before, but wading through the flood of information can be a challenge.
Weather agencies predict the evolving El Niño may turn into the strongest on record, bringing floods and drought to East Africa and devastating rural communities.
To date, only one city in the United States has an excise tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.
Scientists are now saying Earth's first mass extinction was caused by evolution itself, not one, catastrophic event.
A new study has revealed that the Higgs boson adheres to the predictions of the standard model of particle physics, which encapsulates our best understanding of how subatomic particles interact.
The heads of the top U.S. oil, gas and coal companies are financially motivated to extract more carbon reserves, despite dire climate change warnings.
This measurement will inform conservation efforts and climate policy for years to come.
“This is a very serious matter, and we are doing our absolute best to protect the athletes’ health,” the head of Rio's Olympic committee said.
The trip also marks the handover of the station's command to NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who, along with Mikhail Kornienko, will spend an entire year on the station.
The sea creatures do more than carry babies; they play a major role in providing nutriment to embryos, much like human mothers, researchers said.
More people are cycling these days, but the U.S. bike infrastructure is still lacking.
On Monday, President Barack Obama addressed an international conference in Alaska on climate change.
The blind spot is unavoidable, but generally goes unnoticed because the right eye compensates for the left, and vice versa.
Birds ingest the poisonous material at such high rates because they often confuse the plastic floating on surface waters with food, researchers found.
President Obama will land in Alaska Monday and speak at a major conference on climate change. His trip is to last three days.
Most teenagers say parents play a big role in deciding whether or not to drink.
To address a big problem with birds getting stuck in aircraft engines during flight, monkeys are responding to a call of duty.
After completing a historic flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto last month, the New Horizons spacecraft is now headed to the dark and icy Kuiper Belt.
The helicopter was flying from Fort Drum in upstate New York toward New York City for an air show.
Gusting winds were blamed for massive power outages affecting as many as 450,000 customers.
People around the world remember the late British author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks not only for his scholarship but also for his spirit.
