SCIENCE

Shigella can cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and poses greater risks to those with weaker immune systems.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has spent more than 200 days in space.

El Niño is a climate change event caused by warm water in the Pacific Ocean.

Life on Earth may have begun close to the formation of the planet itself, research found.

Research into what has been dubbed an “alien megastructure” around KIC 8462852 has now begun in earnest, with SETI training the Allen Telescope Array to study the star.

"This blue planet is our only home and Tibet is its roof," the exiled Buddhist leader said Tuesday, urging leaders to frame a "meaningful” climate change agreement.

The results of the analysis indicated Central Asia, including Mongolia and Nepal, as the place “where all dogs alive today” originated.

The images of Earth are captured by a camera 1 million miles away.

The 14-year-old, who was arrested last month in Texas, was to be among 100 participants in an astronomy event Monday evening.

Sprout Pharmaceuticals' agreement with regulators will force it to focus on educating doctors and pharmacists, rather than placing ads about the drug.

A new report from NPR, published Sunday, explores the theory that Earthlings are, in fact, Martians.

It won't stick around for long -- Monday's temperatures were set to exceed 50 degrees.

U.S. researchers say they're close to developing a blood test that would allow physicians to spot early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took images during its Oct. 14 flyby when the spacecraft passed 1,142 miles above Enceladus’ surface.

The brain injuries, which have affected many NFL players, are treatable, experts agreed at a league-sponsored gathering.

A measles outbreak in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 428 people and infected some 30,000 others since the start of this year, the U.N. said Friday.

Space travel today is just too slow, so one rocket scientist is developing technology that could send humans to Mars in a matter of weeks.

About 20 provinces have been put on high alert.

An independent review found the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval process to be "lax" and "permissive" just as a new bill proposes boosting the agency's purview.

Facing death, Avi Yaron created a tiny device that would allow a surgeon to see inside his brain and remove a tumor.

The 47 teeth, discovered in a cave in southern China, suggest that modern humans arrived in Asia much earlier than previously believed.

Only 16 percent of Americans now ascribe to the view that global warming is not real, according to a survey from the University of Michigan.

The league will fly dozens of researchers to Pittsburgh to decide if all U.S. doctors should change the way they treat concussions.

The focus on climate change during Tuesday night's Democratic debate marked a clear departure from the last two presidential election seasons.

Lamar Odom is believed to have been taking large amounts of 'herbal Viagra" prior to being found unconscious.

The operator of MIT's biomedical lab holds 1,100 patents and has helped launch some 30 companies. He talks to IBT about nurturing startups.

A private Chinese firm plans to mass produce the Ebola vaccine, which was developed by a team of Chinese military scientists.

Images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal Jupiter's famous "Great Red Spot" in unprecedented detail, and the presence of a rare wave-like structure in the planet's northern hemisphere.

NASA and Israel have previously conducted several joint experiments in the field of climate and microgravity research.