Total eclipses offer scientists a way to see all the way down to the sun's surface. Read more

Data spanning 50 years shows that today, floods come days, weeks, even months earlier in some areas and later in others. Read more

Pigs engineered to lack infectious viruses may one day produce transplant organs. Read more

Archaea microbes spool their DNA much like plants and animals do. Read more

Today, scientists are still trying to improve steel. Read more

The moon's magnetic field could have lasted until about a billion years ago. Read more

Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders have risen in the United States, at a cost to society's health. Read more

Humans reached Indonesia not long after leaving Africa. Read more

Fossil comes from a lineage that had ties to the ancestor of modern apes and humans, researchers argue. Read more