NASA plans next month to launch a space telescope that will scan the heavens for the infrared glow of celestial objects never seen because they are too dim, dusty or distant, scientists said on Tuesday.

The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.

The United States lags far behind other nations in offering paid sick days, paid parental leave and other workplace benefits that proponents consider vital to public health and workers rights, according to research released on Tuesday.

Thousands of stargazers stayed awake overnight for what was forecast as an intense Leonid meteor shower over Asia this year, but the show fizzled rather than sizzled for many viewers — partly due to cloud cover.

Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight — at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has only a 50 percent chance of survival if global CO2 emissions are not reduced at least 25 percent by 2020, a coalition of Australia's top reef and climate scientists said on Tuesday.

Longer toes and shorter lower legs allow sprinters to run faster than others, a new study suggests. Researchers from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and Pennsylvania State University compared the muscle architecture of 12 sprinters' and 12 non-athletes' feet and ankles.

Children who don't show normal fear responses to loud, unpleasant sounds at the age of 3 may be more likely to commit crimes as adults, according to a new study.

NASA's Atlantis shuttle blasted off Monday with a haul of spare parts for the International Space Station (ISS) and some microscopic worms that could explain muscle loss in space.

Thousands of fish in Danshui River were found dead yesterday and the environment bureau was looking for the cause.