Surgeons pack donated organs on ice while racing them to transplant patients but it may be time for a warmer approach.

Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday.

NASA's Tess spacecraft embarked Wednesday on a quest to find new worlds around neighboring stars that could support life.

So you want to have a baby. Scientists have shown that in mice, they can turn ordinary cells into sperm and eggs.

Scientists working on ways to fight coastal land loss in Louisiana are using a $4 million model replica of the lower Mississippi River - to isolate the best areas to divert nutrient-rich river water and sediment into rapidly eroding marshes.

U.S. health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.

Deep within President Donald Trump's plan to combat opioid abuse, overshadowed by his call for the death penalty for some drug traffickers, is a push to expand the use of medication to treat addiction.

Archaeologists on the German Baltic island of Ruegen have uncovered hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets that are linked to the era of the Danish King Harald Gormsson.

The Tess spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars. These newfound worlds eventually will become prime targets for future telescopes looking to tease out any signs of life.

Global warming is likely slowing the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, which has plunged to its weakest level on record, according to a new study.

Since the Boston Marathon bombing, medical science has made promising advances in amputations and artificial limbs, in part because of lessons learned from the victims and research dollars made available as a result of the attack.

The European Space Agency plans to remotely update the software on its Mars Express probe to ensure the aging spacecraft remains stable.

New research reveals that ninety-seven percent of women are concerned about the environment, yet 85 percent choose an environmentally harmful method of tampon disposal.

A proposal would bar employers from requiring employees to respond to non-emergency emails, texts and other digital communications outside regular work hours.

Despite eight decades of conservation efforts, North Atlantic right whales are facing a new crisis. The threat of extinction within a generation looms, and the movement to preserve the whales is trying to come up with new solutions.