Scientists have cured a handful of people of HIV by piggybacking on treatments they received for blood cancer. But does that bring a widespread cure any closer? ByBenjamin Ryan Wednesday, October 5, ...

Is Earth the center of the universe? Is there a center of the universe at all? Physics relies on the idea that there isn’t – ...

Falling is more complicated than you might think. For centuries, scientists argued about how objects fall. The answer ...

Here’s why centrifugal force is considered a “fictitious” force. Centrifugal force feels completely real — but physicists ...

For centuries, scientists have been baffled by how cats land on their feet. Figuring it out took several theories, ...

Some 110 million U.S. households use a range–or cooktop and oven–for cooking. About two-thirds of those are powered by electricity, while one-third use natural gas or other fuels. But of the ...

Hallucinogenic drugs—popularly called psychedelics—have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances–both ...

Egyptologists often talk about pyramids as "complexes," especially at Giza. How do the Pyramids integrate with the Sphinx and ...

Major funding for Origins is provided by the National Science Foundation. Additional funding for Origins is provided by NASA's Office of Space Science and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

When it seemed likely that the Indians would achieve their goal under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ...

The official website for NOVA. NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average ...

The official website for NOVA. NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average ...