Two U.S. scientists and a U.S.-based Japanese researcher will share the 2008 honor for discovering and developing fluorescent proteins that are now ubiquitous tools in medical research.
Scientists have derived stem cells from adult, human testicles for the first time, which could allow therapies to be developed without destroying embryos.
The small space rock won't hit the planet, say astronomers, who note that this marks the first time they have been warned of an object approaching so close to Earth.
Researchers can now mass-produce the receptors humans use to detect odors, a discovery with implications for law enforcement, medicine, and the military.
The first of this year's Nobel Prizes, awarded for medicine, has been jointly won by scientists who identified the viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer.
The annual Ig Nobel Prizes are given to scientists whose work made readers both laugh and think. This year's honors went to research on everything from puzzling placebos to spermicidal soda.
The U.S. adventurer's plane "disintegrated" when it hit a California mountain, experts said. The presence of bears and other scavengers may help explain why so few remains have been found.
Periods of high solar activity create features that make the sun appear to have bigger "love handles," according to a new study of the star's true shape.
