Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier.

The Vatican keeps close tabs on the latest science—and integrates new research into its modern theology.

Born 500 years too early to put her photo on an online dating site, this young woman tried a different matchmaking approach — a portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci.

For decades, educators and employers have worried that too few Americans are preparing for careers in science. But there's evidence to support a new, broader concern in this election year: Ordinary Americans may not know enough about science to make informed decisions on key questions.

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of machines are uncannily similar to Chinese originals and were undoubtedly derived from them, a British amateur historian says in a newly-published book.

From mildly eccentric to downright wacky, these 10 hyper-intelligent characters didn't just march to a different beat, they each played their own tune altogether

FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder return to the big screen in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second cinematic offshoot of the sci-fi TV series. Here are six “X-Files” that skeptics and believers have debated in real life.

Until recently, the impact of Title IX, the law forbidding sexual discrimination in education, has been limited mostly to sports. But now, under pressure from Congress, some federal agencies have quietly picked a new target: science.

Should apes be treated like people? Which apes? Which people?

When Sunday Rose Kidman Urban was born this week, news of her distinctive name created only a small stir.

Legislation bans nationals from courses and facilities.

When self-confessed "nature nerd" Janine Benyus coined the term "biomimicry" in a book she published a decade ago, little did she know it would make her a household name, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars.

Thanks to last-minute funding from Congress, U.S. particle physics lab avoids staff cuts

Albert Clark Reed, airplane designer and test pilot, left his family and job in 1952. He was found working under an assumed name as a stable hand at Hollywood Park. He never could explain why.

Hundreds of people believe that having their bodies dissected, preserved and displayed will serve a greater purpose than burial or cremation.