A right whale found dead in waters near Cape Cod this week has been identified as a frequent visitor to the area that was first spotted off the Cape in 1992...

A founder of modern neuroscience who studied Einstein's brain has died...

People who get DNA test results about their risk of disease often don't change their health habits...

Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or something else can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to catch the disease early _ using a "signature" of molecules in patients' blood...

Marine conservation groups say accidental deaths this year among the endangered North Atlantic right whales threaten the species' survival...

Five researchers will share a $500,000 medical prize for their roles in developing a ground-breaking gene-editing tool that lets scientists alter the DNA of living cells...

Authorities say an Oxford University financial officer accused in the fatal stabbing of a Chicago man is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Friday...

Federal researchers in the Bering Sea have made contact with one of the rarest whales on earth...

General Electric says it will close its manufacturing facility in Rochester next year and move the work to China...

A marine mammal used in groundbreaking research on whale hearing and military sonar is again drawing attention - this time with her latest move to a Hawaii amusement park....