Science

The Northern Hemisphere just had its hottest summer on record since 1880, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data released Monday. NOAA found the average global surface temperature taken by thousands of thermometers, buoys and other sensors on land and sea tied with that of 2016 for the top spot, with a temperature anomaly of 2.03 degrees (1.13 Celsius) above the 20th-century average.

An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a year after death, in findings that could have implications for detectives and pathologists around the world.

A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely prospect that would make it the second such interstellar object observed in our planetary neighborhood.

Hair loss from chemotherapy happens to be one of the most distressing side effects of modern cancer therapy and while working towards finding a solution, researchers have discovered a new strategy to protect hair follicles.

The scientists predict that future garment will come with unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring heart rate and respiratory rhythm during sleep. They have for now developed a physiological-sensing textiles called "phyjamas".

A French court on Thursday handed a 10-month suspended sentence to a sister of the Saudi crown prince over the beating of a workman at a luxury residence in Paris in 2016.

Coming this Friday night: the spookiest full moon in 13 years. This Friday the 13th full moon is the first since January 2006. But this full moon, most commonly known as the harvest moon, will appear much smaller than most. That's because the moon will be at apogee, or the farthest point in its roughly four-week orbit.

Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed Wednesday.

When a recreational boater found a sea turtle named Splinter off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, on Saturday, it was in a bad way

A new species of Pterosaur, a flying reptile, has been identified in the vast, dry terrain of Canada's badlands. On Tuesday, it was anointed as "Cryodrakon boreas," Greek for "Frozen dragon of the north wind."

With the help of pioneering work of a 19th-century scientist, researchers have now discovered an unknown type of light wave.

Three species of animals -- the Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck, and the Great Indian Bustard -- have become extinct due to desertification in India, researchers said at the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the Moon mission Chandrayaan 2 and asserted that there will be a "new dawn".

The Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is healthy and safe in the lunar orbit, an ISRO official said after the Vikram lander lost contact with ground stations seconds before the touchdown on the Moon's surface early this morning.

Chandrayaan 2, India's second attempt to land on the moon's surface, is the most complex mission ever undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With this lunar exploration mission, India looks to create history reaching closest to the moon's south pole and unravel its mysteries. The lunar spacecraft, with an orbiter, lander Vikram and rover Pragyan, will take India's flag on the moon's surface.