SCIENCE

Written in a plain, everyday Italian, the new encyclical represents Francis’ attempt to shift how the church addresses its flock.

American families welcomed nearly 4 million babies in 2014 – the most of any year since the recession began in 2007.

The problem, the SpaceX CEO said, is that people would prefer to remain ignorant rather than admit they don't know something.

With hundreds of period-tracking apps on Apple's App Store, finding the right one can be hard. Clue thinks it can win your vote.

In a much awaited encyclical, Pope Francis called for a "new and universal solidarity" to tackle climate change.

Until now, the existence of the so-called Population III stars, which provided the first heavy elements for future stars to be born, was purely theoretical.

Constant impacts of comet particles on the lunar surface cause a permanent dust cloud around the moon, according to a new study.

A study by British researchers shows that consumption of breast milk sold online poses serious health problems such as cancer, hepatitis B and C, HIV and syphilis.

NASA's ambitious mission to look for alien life on the Jovian moon has now officially moved from the concept stage to the development phase.

According to a CDC report accessed by USA Today, the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah lacked effective irradiation procedures to kill the deadly bacteria.

Migraine headaches affect about 12 percent of Americans, and women are more likely to suffer from this neurological disease than men.

Scientists at Italy's National Institute for Nuclear Physics have found the first direct proof of oscillation between two of the three known types of neutrinos.

Two new studies have shed light on the precarious condition of the planet's largest aquifers.

The storm weakened to a depression late Tuesday night as it moved north and continued to dump rain in central Texas.

Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute have developed a drug that can help treat osteoporosis.

A spike in funding came in response to the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals, which emphasize health as a priority for economic progress and an improved standard of living.

The deal comes just months after Russia purportedly reached a similar collaborative agreement with Iran.

With a drought looming, a spokesman for rice farmers says they will ignore government instructions and begin planting.

Two teens each lost an arm in North Carolina over the weekend in attacks separated by just 90 minutes.

You can now see a "space cheeseburger" in high-definition and other life adventures from astronauts in space.

For about 30 million years since they first appeared on the planet, gigantic, plant-eating dinosaurs avoided the region around the equator. Now, scientists believe they know why.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and science popularizer, warned about lawmakers' ignorance of scientific knowledge on climate change.

Saturn's poles experience massive, long-lived cyclones that are caused by small, short-lived thunderstorms across the planet, according to a new study.

The OneWeb project is currently competing with a similar attempt from SpaceX to provide high-speed Internet coverage to billions of people.

The storm system comes as Texas recovers from record rainfall in May that triggered floods and killed at least 23 people.

The FDA will use data from 350,000 members of a website called PatientsLikeMe to detect harmful side effects or rare reactions to medicines.

Monday is the first World Meat Free Day and it comes as meat consumption is expected to increase dramatically around the world.

The deal will expand CVS Health’s retail presence in new markets, such as Seattle, Denver, Portland and Salt Lake City.

A public health lawyer criticizes the American Society for Nutrition for its ties to companies such as PepsiCo.