Florida has a long list of problematic invasive species, from the vervet monkey to the lionfish, but the Burmese python might be the state's public enemy No. 1 — so much so that residents will hop out of their cars at night to catch one double the normal size. More »Nearly 19 Feet! Longest Burmese Python Captured in Florida
Babies who sleep in bed with a parent are more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome compared with babies sleeping separately, even when parents follow other recommendations that lower the death risk, a new review of studies finds. More »Co-Sleeping with Baby Raises SIDS Risk
The public has no shortage of enthusiasm for fictional spacefarers, as this weekend's box-office win by the newest "Star Trek" film proves. Yet the real-life U.S. space agency finds itself strapped for cash these days. With federal budgets tightening and NASA feeling the pinch, some space advocates are asking, "Can humans afford to reach the stars?" More »Boldly Go? Can Humanity Afford ‘Star Trek’-Like Space Exploration?
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has broken out its trusty drill again, pulling samples from deep within a Red Planet rock for the second time ever. More »NASA's Curiosity Rover Drills Into 2nd Mars Rock
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Mr. Spock may think space is the final frontier, but Earth's deep oceans are just as mysterious and unknown. Now, one scientist says thousands of people could explore the oceans using cheap, remotely controlled robots. More »Army of Underwater Vehicles to Unravel Ocean Mysteries
WASHINGTON — If an extreme solar storm aimed at the Earth hits in just the right way, it could put interconnected electrical grids around the world at serious risk, experts say. More »Extreme Solar Storm Could Cause Widespread Disruptions on Earth
NEW YORK (AP) — Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. More »Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado
Besides being beautiful, Costa Rica's beaches are the nesting sites of four endangered sea turtle species, which return each year to lay their eggs. But there is trouble in paradise for these reptiles, namely, from egg thieves. More »Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem
Many parents are not aware that their teenage children abuse "study drugs," a new poll suggests. More »Not My Kid: Most Parents Unaware Teen Is Using Study Drugs
A Navy dolphin training to look for mines off the coast of San Diego found a museum-worthy 19th-century torpedo on the seafloor, military officials said. More »Navy Dolphin Finds Rare 130-Year-Old Torpedo
The cost of 3D printing has long kept the technology in a select few hands, but all that is changing as 3D printing blossoms into a full-fledged trend. More »The 7 Weirdest Things Made By 3D Printing
Tornado season has been relatively quiet this year. There were only 72 tornadoes nationwide in April, 70 percent below the 10 year average, according to the Weather Channel. But within in the last week, tornado outbreaks have been erupting from North Texas to Minnesota. More »What Explains the Recent Outbreak of Tornadoes?
Salamanders can regrow entire limbs and regenerate parts of major organs, an ability that relies on their immune systems, research now shows. More »Missing Parts? Salamander Regeneration Secret Revealed
The historic NASA launch pad from where astronauts blasted off for the moon and space shuttles departed for Earth orbit is now in need of a new rocket to launch. More »NASA to Lease Historic Launch Pad for Commercial Rocket Missions
Voters in Portland, Ore., will decide tomorrow (May 21) whether the city will begin fluoridating its water. For weeks, residents have been contentiously debating water fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to public water supplies for the purpose of reducing cavities and tooth decay. More »Portland Fluoridation Vote Reignites Debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government report details 87 shipwrecks that could pollute U.S. waters with oil. Most were sunk during World War II. More »Report: Sunken WWII ships may pollute US waters
See Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in Tightest Night Sky Cluster until 2026 More »See Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in Tightest Night Sky Cluster until 2026
The joystick controller used to steer the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon, the original recording of Neil Armstrong's heartbeat when he took humankind's first "small step" onto the lunar surface, and the complete tool kit carried on NASA's final manned moon mission won't be auctioned later this month, despite international headlines that heralded the rare space artifacts' sale. More »Neil Armstrong's 'Heartbeat,' Apollo Joystick Pulled from Auction
Angelina Jolie and the One Percent More »Angelina Jolie and the One Percent
Infinity down, only 69,999,997 to go. More »Famous Prime Number Conjecture One Step Closer to Proof