Imaging Advance May Soon Show Unborn Babies in 3D
Someday, a mother-to-be may be able to put on a virtual reality headset and get a clear, 360-degree look at her own fetus in the womb.
Someday, a mother-to-be may be able to put on a virtual reality headset and get a clear, 360-degree look at her own fetus in the womb.
An uncommon drug caused a "zombie" outbreak in a New York City neighborhood this past summer, and now a new report identifies the exact compound that the affected people took.
The answer is not so simple, as several inventors came up with different designs around the same time.
It turns out that it's not whether kids are naughty or nice that determines if Santa pays them a visit on Christmas. Nor is it the distance that Santa needs to travel from the North Pole.
A swirling mass of cold air usually stays parked at the poles, but sometimes that system can weaken, sending an Arctic blast southward into the U.S.
It's all just one morbid optical illusion.
The Atacama Desert, the world's driest place outside of the poles, may have once harbored wetlands and lakes that allowed America's first settlers to colonize the continent.
About one-quarter of the world's population lives in coastal areas that will be unlivable by the year 2100 because of rising sea levels, researchers say.
There may be a way to tap into people's brain activity to boost their confidence, a new study suggests.
A bound copy of Sir Isaac Newton's seminal book on mathematics and science was sold for $3.7 million, making it the most expensive printed scientific book ever sold at auction, according to Christie's.
Water ice exists on the surface of Ceres, new observations have confirmed. The water ice is harbored in regions on the surface of this massive asteroid that are permanently cloaked in shadow.
Assuming Rick Perry is confirmed as the new Secretary of Energy, he will face a paradox, as the DOE doesn't spend most of its resources on energy production. Here's what the department really does.
Last year's eruption of one of the most active submarine volcanoes is offering clues about these explosive processes, which could help scientists better understand volcanoes on land, including those that pose serious threats to humans.
Abortions don't harm women's mental health, but being denied access to one might, a new study finds.
Scientists have found a way to turn back the clock on cells, and mice given the treatment looked younger and had a longer lifespan.
Glowworms create dazzling threads to trap unsuspecting insects. And now, researchers think they may have found the secret ingredient in the worms' traps: urea from their guts.
The world's largest, most valuable diamonds may be born in pockets of liquid metal located deep within the Earth, a new study finds.