The earthquake that struck the coast of Japan in early March shifted Earth's rotation to the point where it actually shortened days -- by a microscopic amount.

KOI 326.01, the planet scientists believed to be a candidate for "Earth-like" planetary status, now appears to not be so much "Earth-like" thanks to a calculation error.

A NASA scientist claims that the Orgueil meteorite, which landed in France back in 1864, could hold proof of intergalactic bacterial lifeforms.

Newly discovered caves on our moon could very well lead to the future moon outpost that is vital towards our hopes of exploring our solar system.

NASA's launch of their 'Glory' climate change observation satellite went badly, sending the satellite (and $420M) down in flames.

Researchers from Penn State University have discovered several new species of a particular fungi that is known for being able to possess, kill and reanimate dead insects.

NASA believes they have discovered the cause of the extended "solar minimum" that saw record low sunspots and the weakest magnetic field in over a century during 2008 and 2009.

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have a devised a theory, which claims that a strong desire to urinate could lead to wiser decision making.

After two years, the curious and tragic death of a University of Chicago professor is explained in a manner worthy of an episode of 'House.'

There have been an inordinate number of earthquakes in Arkansas as of late, and one possible cause could be our efforts to extract natural gas from the ground.