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Terrified of an asteroid hitting Earth and wiping us all out? Fret not: NASA has a plan.

It really does sound like something from a horror movie: a giant spider larger than a man’s hand, which makes loud hissing sounds and has powerful long venomous fangs.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have genetically engineered mosquitoes that are resistant to the malaria parasite by deleting a gene that helps malaria to survive in the mosquito's gut.

The next time a hazardous asteroid lines Earth up in its crosshairs, we may be ready for the threat.

The MasSpec pen, developed by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, is capable of detecting cancerous tissue in real time with over 96 percent accuracy. Medical experts hope it will revolutionize the way cancer is detected during surgery.

Thanks, in all likelihood, to a tuberculosis-infected badger, a zoo in England has had to put 60 mammal species on birth control via injections, implants, tablets, and IUDs, the BBC reports.

SpaceX's Elon Musk is getting ready to launch one of the biggest – and most powerful – spacecrafts the world has ever seen: the Falcon Heavy rocket.

A flip in Earth's magnetic field may be brewing.

Some of the most monstrous black holes in the universe are growing faster than their host galaxies, new research suggests.

A schist in the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a geologist's best friend.

In just 15 years, the U.S. will be producing unlimited amounts of nearly free, completely green energy. Not only would such an energy holy grail mean the end of humanity’s dependence on expensive fossil fuels, it would also be a panacea for climate change.

Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, once said, "Mars is there, waiting to be reached." If Elon Musk has his way, he'll be the one to reach it, even if it's likely to be a difficult and dangerous journey that good result in the loss of human life.

Dave, a kangaroo that lives at the Bronx Zoo, is getting cryotherapy treatment for his arthritis, the New York Daily News reports.

Newly-released video of a mysterious object streaking over the Atlantic Ocean shows the Pentagon needs to take UFOs seriously, a researcher says.

Look out for—falling space debris?

A bizarre medieval grave containing the remains of a porpoise is still baffling experts months after its discovery.

Shocking video shows a terrifying leopard attack that left four people injured in India Friday.

After the Pearl Harbor attack, Anthony Acevedo was determined to defend his homeland—which meant returning to it.

Enormous disks of stars or debris can operate under the same rules as subatomic particles, changing based on the Schrodinger equation, which physicists use to model quantum-mechanical systems.

The superdense corpse of a once-massive star roared back to life, briefly, by feasting on its dying companion, a new study suggests.