Returning home after a highly successful 64-day test flight, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken blazed through Earth's atmosphere and parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, a final major step before NASA formally certifies the crew capsule for operational missions to the International Space Station.

Billionaire Richard Branson will fly into space on a Virgin Galactic rocketship early next year, the space tourism company he founded said on Monday, adding that it would raise new funds with a share offering.

Science News: WASHINGTON: Mindfulness could help trainee general practitioners (GPs) to build their resilience and reduce burnout, helping to reduce the number of n.

A beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts was closed to swimmers over the weekend after two great white sharks were spotted near the shore.

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2020? See the Moon posing with various planets throughout the month, plus catch the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. News Article Type: Homepage Articles Published: Monday, August 3, 2020 - 11:14

Studies of patients with severe cases of Covid-19 show the immune system lacks its usual coordinated response.

Hundreds of thousands of essential workers have kept their kids in child care during the pandemic and, so far, these centers haven't been big disease spreaders.

Older male monkeys sire fewer offspring, a new study shows. The finding could have implications for human infertility, researchers report.