As many as 1 in 5 Americans believe they have a penicillin allergy, but just a tiny fraction actually do. In recent years, it's gotten a lot easier to find out.

Archaeologists found the body of a medieval knight underneath a tombstone that depicted him in full military regalia.

Scientists have captured a video showing the implantation of a human embryo for the first time, using a laboratory model of a ...

Hundreds of stone tools discovered in Kenya have revealed that human relatives traveled long distances to find raw material.

Researchers have combined 15 years' worth of radio data to peer through the cone of a high-energy jet and unravel the magnetic mysteries of a "blazar" billions of light-years from Earth. The new ...

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.

A study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before.

Evidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than ...

From pocket-sized laser projectors to educational toys for budding astronomers, these are our favorite star projectors on a ...

Floating offshore wind turbines open a whole new playing field for energy companies, which have so far had to stick to ...

The ghostly light, which was triggered by a rocket reentry, sailed across the night sky as skywatchers across the U.S. looked ...

Three Whale Rock is a geological formation and tourist attraction in Thailand's Phu Sing Forest Park that looks remarkably ...