Rachel K Wentz
New research out of University College London shows that rats may preplan while resting, which means that the ability to imagine future events may not be restricted to humans.
New research indicates that lows scores on memory tests given to healthy patients may serve as warning signs for future development of Alzheimer's disease, perhaps up to 18 years in advance.
The members of the International Space Station will have to wait a bit longer for their supplies to arrive, following the latest SpaceX mission failure. The rocket tasked with transporting the cargo exploded less than 3 minutes into flight on Sunday.
A new survey shows that nearly four out of ten children and teens in the United States have been exposed to violence within the last year.
Atlanta residences who were up in the wee hours of the morning on Monday caught a glimpse of a strange fiery object, sailing across the Georgia skies. But NASA says not to worry. It was probably just a piece of space junk, hurtling back to Earth.
For anyone who has ever suffered from Lyme disease, you know how debilitating the condition can be. Now, singer Avril Lavigne is speaking out about her battle against the disease. And her experience is hardly unique.
Hopeful news from the frontlines of the Ebola fight. Researchers from Harvard Medical School have published research on a new diagnostic tool that may make identification of those infected with Ebola as simple and fast as a pregnancy test.
With summer upon us, kids will be heading to the pools. But just because your children exit the water safely, doesn't mean that the threat of drowning has passed.
Astronomers have discovered a bizarre entity about 30 light-years from Earth. The Neptune-sized planet, which has been labeled Gliese 436b, is being trailed by a comet-like tail that extends over 9 million miles. But it's the contents of this strange tail that may provide clues to other atmospheres within the cosmos.
As if honey bees weren't already in trouble, an accident involving a tractor trailer resulted in the release of over 20 million bees near Idaho Falls, Idaho on Thursday.
For years, scientists have been baffled by a small fossilized creature that lived over 500 million years ago. But a new find has finally brought their investigations to a head - literally.
Every five years, the U.S government releases dietary guidelines that are meant to direct the public, as well as industry, toward better eating habits. But this latest round of recommendations has caused a stir among politicians, who claim the current guidelines have crossed the line.
Leave it to a trio of teenage boys to come up with an intriguing concept for condoms. But these cutting-edge condoms would not only protect against STDs, they would also alert users to their presence.
Protestors atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea Mountain proclaimed a small victory yesterday, when they were able to turn back construction crews tasked with installing a fence around the area chosen to house what will be the world's most advanced ground-based telescope.
Samsung has just come out with technology that may make passing large semis on the road easier and safer, by making the truck virtually disappear.
