Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the latest observations from the Hinode satellite.

With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize U.S. space superiority for the last 30 years is coming to an end, with no replacement on the near horizon.

Under a tent on the grounds of the future SugarHouse Casino, archaeologists sift through buckets of debris, picking out and bagging the choicest broken bits.

The ability of dogs to tune in to needs of psychiatric patients, turn on lights for trauma victims afraid of the dark, remind owners to take medication and interrupt suicide attempts and self-mutilation, has lately attracted the attention of researchers.

A team of scientists is calling for improvements to a plan to protect the endangered Florida panther in eastern Collier County. In an 80-page report -- chock full of number-crunching tables, aerial images and detailed maps -- the scientists issue a

Scientists have uncovered the first-known example of human bacteria infecting an animal species. Researchers at Edinburgh University have traced a serious infection in poultry back to a single human-to-animal jump. It occurred about 38 years ago,

Forensic science has been one field that is notoriously known for both its 'gory' field of science, as well as its ability to capture the curiosity of the nation.

If a new twist on a decades-old theory is right, conditions in the early solar system suggest the moon formed inside Mercury's orbit and migrated out until it was roped into orbit around Earth.

Nasa needs to rethink plans to return astronauts to the Moon, a special independent panel has told the White House.

USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is voting on whether nanotechnology should be banned from use in Organic products. Thanks to your overwhelming outcry