The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy ...

After completing a second “wet dress rehearsal” of its upcoming moon mission, NASA said it is targeting a March 6 launch date ...

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Researchers have rediscovered a 77-year-old recording of a haunting song that now has been determined to have come from a ...

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

The president on Thursday ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist ...

Mercury pollution from coal plants has been tied to serious neurological problems, especially in children and babies ...

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NASA leadership on Thursday outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the ...

The future of renewable energy might be in the sky. Researchers in China have reportedly tested a new, gravity-defying wind ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation ...