Soaking vegetables in water for an extended time might do more harm than good.

Lower-than-feared sea temperatures this summer gave a break to fragile coral reefs across the Caribbean and the central Gulf of Mexico that were damaged in recent years, scientists said Thursday.

Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as US$1,700.

Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.

Great Whites may be loners, but the ocean's most feared predators also hang out together between Mexico and Hawaii at a deep sea watering hole known as the “White Shark Cafe,” a study released Wednesday reveals.

A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a US$2 million competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.

Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study.

Wild animal rescue organizations in major East Asian and Southeast Asian countries will jointly form a network to better protect endangered fauna species, academic sources said Thursday.

Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the “cosmic web” of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light years from Earth.

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.