In a new study, scientists described the use of an “intelligent trial and error” algorithm that allows robots to adapt to situations instinctively.
A new study points toward a potential breakthrough in the treatment of retrograde amnesia -- a condition that results in an inability to recall established memories.
The lead author called for the study's retraction after a co-author was found to have made false claims in the report.
A volcano on the remote southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabujima erupted suddenly on Friday, blasting plumes of black smoke high into the sky and prompting authorities to order the evacuation of the island's residents.
GoPro's announcement that it will enter the drone race catapults the camera company into an already crowded industry.
For the first time, scientists have applied current technology to centuries-old mummification practices.
Hobbyists are four for four when it comes to finding military aircraft floating among the stars.
Weeks after Liberia declared itself Ebola-free, the virus pops up nearby.
Newly unearthed jawbone fossils found in the Afar region of Ethiopia add another member to the list of our long-dead ancestors.
The skull had two fractures that were likely inflicted by two separate impacts using the same object, scientists said.
Researchers have found that a drug used to treat bone disorders like osteoporosis could be employed to stop the spread of breast cancer.
The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, U.S. officials said.
Local and state governments aim to offer options outside of the criminal justice system for the newly convicted.
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30.
The EPA has finalized a sweeping rule meant to protect U.S. waterways and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Residents downstream from the dam, which is at Padera Lake in Midlothian, in northeast Texas, have been told to evacuate.
The SIRV2 virus can survive “extremely unusual” conditions where temperatures top 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
Earlier, less rigorous studies have shown that consumption of MDMA -- the active ingredient in the party drug -- can boost confidence, heighten bonding and increase understanding of social cues.
Health officials in New Jersey are working to contact people who may have been exposed to a patient who died Monday of Lassa fever.
Global warming is raising the risk of damaging floods, like the ones ravaging Texas and Oklahoma this week.
Chagas disease inflicts lifelong harm on 300,000 U.S. victims, but few American doctors are prepared to diagnose it.
Hundreds of health professionals support controversial changes to the nation’s official dietary policy.
BRETT's software, developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, uses a branch of artificial intelligence known as “deep learning.”
While Houston canceled its metro services, Austin residents threatened by rising water levels were being evacuated.
Patients endure higher bills and longer hospital stays when they undergo surgery on Saturdays or Sundays.
Only one-quarter of the countries around the world have national strategies to deal with antibiotic resistance.
Storms are threatening to bring more flash floods to rain-soaked parts of the southern United States.
Construction workers, the elderly and the homeless make up the majority of the 539 fatalities reported so far.
Kansas State University scientists have developed a vaccine for two strains of avian flu.
"You wouldn't want to drink something you thought was a pinot grigio and find out later it was 151 proof rum."