Science

An experiment is helping scientists better understand the effects of space radiation on astronauts and space shuttles that are constantly bombarded by radiation.

A team of 20 scientists and engineers wanted to see just how well their collie-sized, four-legged robot could handle various terrains, including terrains found in space.

Aaron Beck was 19 years old, depressed, and almost out of hope when he decided to try therapy for the first time."I was skeptical," he said. "It was kind…

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, promised to give away their $45 billion fortune during their lifetime. This is one of the biggest investments so far.

Last weekend at an event in Denmark called "Animals Inside Out," a college biology student publicly dissected a lion. Attendees — including young children — were given a close-up, gory view.

Technology experts are predicting that by the year 2020, tens of billions of devices will be connected to the Internet—not just smartphones, but sensors…

Washington state students rank in the top 10 for math and science when compared with their counterparts in other countries, according to a new batch of…

Arctic sea ice is melting at record rates, and the loss of that ice could drive significant degradation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, according to…

A new study from the University of Melbourne claims that when you don't understand music, you don't even really hear it. And the more you hear it — and understand it — the more you might love it.

Where's the bus? It's supposed to be here by now, but it isn't. You crane your neck. Nothing. And then — miraculously — there's a solution. The bus still isn't here. But something else is.