NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has taken and received its first images of the Moon, kicking off the year-long mapping mission of Earth's nearest celestial neighbor.

Astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to a supermassive black hole at its core.

For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process.

Researchers have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism of the desert rhubarb, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water than otherwise expected for a plant in this desert region.

A team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers.

When aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's disease were given caffeine – the equivalent of five cups of coffee a day – their memory impairment was reversed.

Helix Nebula is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth.

Researchers are reporting that vigegar may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter. They are reporting new evidence that vinegar can help prevent accumulation of body fat and weight gain.

A new prostate cancer "homing device" could improve detection and allow for the first targeted treatment of the disease.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced on July 7 the discovery of a new monkey in a remote region of the Amazon in Brazil.