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Parents of sick babies need more paternity and maternity leave, a neonatal charity says.

WASHINGTON - Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly's immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared with his Earth-bound identical twin, researchers say.

A green comet darted past our planet earlier this week in what was described as its closest approach in more than a millennium. The comet was only discovered a few months ago, at the end of 2018.

Designed to last just 90 days and travel 1,000 metres on Martian landscape, NASA's Opportunity rover outlived its mission lifetime by more than 14 years to become the longest lasting robot sent from Earth and the first wheeled vehicle off Earth to log ...

Megalodon, the giant predatory shark, which has starred in our nightmares thanks to the many documentaries and fantasy movies, may have gone extinct at least one million years more than previously thought, and the great white sharks may have had ...

Experts say a fireball streaking across the night sky over central Florida this week was a large meteor. Feb. 16, 2019. Feb. 16, 2019, at 11:47 a.m.. More. U.S. News & World Report. Experts: Fireball Streaking Over Florida Was a Large Meteor. More.

Killer robots are coming for us all. But rather than a T-1000 spewing one-liners, autonomous weapon systems like drones could end up replacing human soldiers on the battlefield entirely, given enough time.

Stargazers have a wonderful celestial show to look forward to next week. The February full moon is about to rise in just a few short days and will grace the sky with a dazzling appearance right at the beginning of the week.

WHETHER OR NOT... there are national parks in other reaches of the universe, or winter nights, or months called March, or even things called months, is up to fanciful conjecture, wilder daydreams, and sci-fi novels.

(Web Desk) - The United States (U.S) space agency NASA on Friday asserted that its lunar orbiter has captured the landing site of China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe for the third time, and this time with higher resolution.

After identifying almost 400 species on plastic retrieved from US waters, experts say the alien invaders may have diseases harmful to humans or threaten existing animals.

SpaceX has filed a protest challenging a nearly $150 million NASA contract awarded to United Launch Alliance last month to send a robotic asteroid probe into space.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can substantially improve our understanding of the climate and the Earth system, according to a study.

New results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory may have helped solve the Universe's “missing mass” problem. Astronomers cannot account for about a third of the normal matter - that is, hydrogen, helium, and other elements - that were created in ...

Medicinal cannabis was legalised in November 2018.

Researchers in Gibraltar have discovered the footprints of what they believe may have been one of the last Neanderthals to roam the world.

Researchers suggest bursts of high intensity workouts, like sprinting, are more effective for weight loss.

Kenyan friends Julie Asuju and Wangui Njee talk about their experiences of living with Vitiligo.

Skywatchers will get a special treat Tuesday when the biggest, brightest supermoon of 2019 lights up the night sky. This will be the second in this year's trio of back-to-back supermoons.

No media source currently available. 0:00 0:04:43 0:00. Direct link. 128 kbps | MP3 · 64 kbps | MP3. Pop-out player. The American space agency NASA had expected its rover called Opportunity to operate on Mars for just 90 days.