A total solar eclipse that darkened much of Asia on July 22 was the 21st century’s longest and gave scientists and sky-watchers an observational bonanza

Although the Uighur cause, which she has spent a lifetime championing, is finally drawing the global attention she believes it has always deserved, Rebiya Kadeer has yet to see any gains.

Merging galaxies that forcefully eject supermassive black holes have theoretically created a class of “rogue” objects—and now scientists think they know how to find them.

The Mississippi River Delta is drowning, according to new research that predicts the surrounding coastline will be significantly reshaped in coming decades.

“There’s just not enough sediment to sustain the delta plain,” said the study’s author.

As Kodak retires Kodachrome, the medium is living out its golden years in some developing countries.

Why would Jon Huntsman Jr give up his governorship and a potential 2012 presidential bid to be Obama’s ambassador to China?

Data from eastern Taiwan show a strong link between the storms and so-called slow earthquakes, which could be relieving pressure and so preventing larger temblors, researchers say.

After five successful spacewalks that have left the Hubble Space Telescope more capable than ever, astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis hold a space-based press conference.

Property agents in Washington, DC say young buyers seeking to become first-time homeowners with the help of government tax breaks and other incentives are getting outbid by investors and even each other. A host of factors has ignited home sales in the area, according to buyers and sellers, whose anecdotal experiences would not show up in the official statistics for several months

Finding the source of a faint “shh” sound could help scientists better predict space weather, which can bombard satellites, spacecraft, and spacewalking astronauts with dangerous radiation.