Scientists have developed a new way to estimate the risk of extremely rare weather events, including heat waves that might occur only once in...

Some of the world's oldest trees are revealing a surprising warning about the sun: our star is capable of producing solar storms far more...

Breathing polluted air may affect more than the lungs and heart. A new study suggests that common outdoor air pollutants are also linked to...

An ancient Egyptian tomb containing mummies, valuable burial objects and even a mummified dog is giving archaeologists a rare look at how burial traditions...

An expired credit card may look useless, but researchers have discovered a security loophole that could allow some old cards to come back to...

Ingredient labels may not tell consumers everything that is inside their shampoo, sunscreen or baby lotion. A new laboratory study found that almost every personal...

Drought might seem like bad news for diseases that depend on water. After all, if lakes, ponds and wetlands shrink or disappear, parasites that need...

More than 10 million years ago, parts of South America looked very different from today. During the Miocene epoch, a huge system of lakes, rivers...

From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms...

A tiny spinning device that can keep rotating for more than 10 hours without being powered could eventually help vehicles navigate in places where...

Discarded phones, computers and other electronics contain valuable metals, including gold. Recovering those metals, however, often requires large amounts of chemicals that can create waste...

The world's oceans contain enormous amounts of magnesium, and scientists have developed a new method that could make it cheaper and more sustainable to...