Biology

The discovery opens the door for viruses to become infection fighters, perhaps one day joining antibiotics in the medical arsenal.

The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross that is at least 68 years old, has laid another egg.

Bubbly water purveyors say “a good seltzer should hurt.” The acidity in carbonated drinks lights up the pain receptors in nerve endings — in a way that pleases the tongue.

The Trump administration is authorizing the use of seismic air guns to find oil and gas formations deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean floor.

The cold snap around Thanksgiving that dropped ocean temperatures is putting migrating sea turtles at risk of washing ashore on New Jerse ...

Most of the women who seek abortions are married, poor and already have children.

He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, addressed hundreds of scientists gathered at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong.

For the first time, a scientist claims to have used a powerful new gene-editing technique to create genetically modified human babies.

Guests: Sigrid Veasey, Ilene Rosen, Lauren Hale Getting a bad night’s sleep feels awful. And in recent years we ...

SCOTT KELLY spent 340 days in space, setting the record for the longest space ...

Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...

Officials say they counted fewer numbers of monarch butterflies during their annual migration through Cape May in New Jersey this year.

Nerve-racking. Sickening. Facing your fear can be all of that — and sometimes a little thrilling, too.

Two DNA experts unconnected to the study said third and fourth cousins can both lead to identifications.