Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

After conventional wisdom seemed to make peanut allergies worse, a 15-year scientific journey led to “landmark” recommendations that now appear to be reducing their incidence.

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

The Trump administration is delaying the release of new national dietary guidelines after the government shutdown disrupted ...

Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.

A fresh analysis of a site in New Mexico provides a glimpse into the final days of the dinosaurs, showing their diversity before going extinct.

The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it is taking action to restrict the use of prescription fluoride supplements, following a directive from the government’s Make American Healthy ...

Paranormal tourists are not content with taking a two-hour ghost tour when they visit a city, but instead plan entire vacations, spending not-insignificant amounts of money, for a chance to encounter ...

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now ...

The finding may allow archaeologists to determine whether a woman was pregnant or had recently given birth at the time of her death.

Our coverage of the government shutdown and the Trump administration has ended for the day. Explore more stories here or scroll through the posts below. President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday ...

Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171 days after the procedure, and 38 of those days were with the pig organ in place – a first ...