A new study suggests that lifespan might be 50% heritable — although for now, it's hard to know if the finding applies across diverse populations.

Attention marathon runners, triathletes and other endurance athletes: If you’re after a high-end sports watch, minus the upkeep and fancy smartwatch tech, the Garmin Enduro 3 is for you.

Many objects in space rotate. Earth completes a spin in roughly 24 hours, while Venus takes a whopping 243 Earth days. The moon's rotational period is about 27 days. The sun, it turns out, also ...

The ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina has reached a staggering 789 cases, making it the largest outbreak of the disease since the U.S. eliminated measles in 2000.

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an ...

If you’re a night owl, the 79.5% moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter in the early hours of Feb. 27 (around 01:30 AM ET).

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

AI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of ...

Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.

February's full "Snow Moon" will be at its fullest on Sunday, Feb. 1, and will be best seen at moonrise. It will appear just ...