Sensors attached to the neck and chin can relay electrical signals to software that converts them into words that haven't been said out loud, NASA researchers report.

A study spanning seven years of emergency room reports from a Welsh hospital reveals that kicks deal more damage than punches or hits with weapons.

A dead star with an unusual ring of metal-rich gas could be a vision of the future for researchers wondering what our solar system will look like in several billion years.

Two female Komodo dragons have laid fertile eggs without mating, suggesting that virgin births may be more common in animals than previously thought.

The star-nosed mole and a type of water shrew can follow underwater scents by rapidly blowing and inhaling bubbles, according to new research.

Spurred on by new evidence of water, experts announced plans to use powerful cameras to seek rock-solid proof that the liquid hasn't stopped flowing on Mars.

See a roundup of the week's news and events, from a dictator's demise to a meteor's blaze of glory to a tiger "trapped" by a remote camera.

The first ever analyses of comet dust are in, and they stand to revolutionize our understanding of the early solar system, scientists say.

People born with an insensitivity to pain could help researchers understand how pain works and one day develop new painkillers with fewer side effects.

Even a limited nuclear exchange would cause global famine and destroy much of the ozone layer for years, a new study says.

Let's see David Blaine do this. Watch a slippery cephalopod show why its kind are among the great escape artists of the deep.

A recently launched layer on the popular desktop globe helps young adults explore Africa as part of a campaign to increase geographic knowledge.

Animal DNA is being used as hard evidence in a growing number of "CSI"-type cases to catch criminals of all stripes, from killers to cattle rustlers.

Space shuttle Discovery lit up the sky over Daytona Beach, Florida, this weekend in NASA's first night launch since 2002.

This week: New photos may show liquid water on Mars, NASA plans moon base, city birds sing faster, ancient "curse tablet" found, and more.