SCIENCE

A study found that even light to moderate drinking can substantially increase the risk of breast cancer in women and all kinds of cancer in men.

Brazilian Olympic officials have fallen far short on efforts to clean up waterways that will host the 2016 summer events in Rio de Janeiro despite promises and ballooning budgets.

“Basically, Russia trades accuracy for throwing a mother-loving hell of a lot of shells in the general director of the enemy,” wrote one analyst.

Although the idea of an elevator to space has been around since the late nineteenth century, technological hurdles have made the construction of such a structure impossible.

A team of Japanese researchers found that meteorite impacts in ancient oceans may have been responsible for creating the basic components of DNA.

The ancient language, which sounds like a bird tweet, is still spoken by about 10,000 people in a northeastern mountainous region of Turkey.

Under sunlight, grime-coated surfaces release nitrogen oxides, which combine with other air pollutants to form smog.

The experiment builds on the existing evidence suggesting that matter and antimatter are mirror images.

For 10 years, the study looked at more than 1,000 patients with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition that carries a risk of colon cancer. 

In a journal, a medical student recounts an obstetrician verging on sexually assaulting an unconscious, bleeding new mother.

A new drug that promises to boost women's libido has inflamed controversy over whether it helps or hurts women. IBTimes interviewed seven women about what it's like to live with a low sex drive — and got their thoughts on a little pink pill called Addyi.

Researchers said that current methods for detecting blood clots were a "shot in the dark" that could cost valuable time.

The footage was captured from the International Space Station on Kelly's 141st day of what will be a record-breaking year-long mission.

An eruption might pose a significant risk to operations at Sendai nuclear power plant, which was restarted earlier this week after more than four years.

Researchers found that subjecting simulated robots to repeated mass extinction events leads to the appearance of wide-ranging features through "self-adaptive mutation."

Participants were monitored for the intensity of their cravings and asked to play Tetris at random intervals throughout the day.

It was a static fire test mimicking an actual launch, firing 512,000 pounds of thrust for 535 seconds.

The young exoplanet -- first to be discovered using the Gemini Planet Imager -- is the most "Jupiter-like" planet ever seen.

Conservation researchers who use the aerial devices in fieldwork may disturb the animals they hope to protect.

Critics say teaching hospitals should be more transparent in how they spend taxpayers' money.

Several surfers returned to the waves after an hour of waiting.

A new experiment conducted by scientists at CERN has shown -- with unparalleled precision -- that a proton and antiproton are perfect mirror images.

Researchers said they were surprised to find a large network of genes that govern neural systems believed to be missing in invertebrates.

The black hole, located at the heart of the dwarf galaxy RGG 118, could help scientists understand how supermassive black holes form.

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that points toward the healing powers of music.

A $300 million undersea cable project aims to speed data between the New York and London financial hubs.

Without human intervention, such as a groundbreaking effort in the United Arab Emirates, the species may survive just three more decades.

Contract considerations come after the current fleet of B-2 stealth bombers were deployed to Britain to conduct war games over Europe.

The U.S. spent $34 billion in 2013 treating seniors injured in falls. A handful of programs aim to curb those calamities and cut the costs.