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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) - A 7-ton meteor that sped across the Cleveland sky at 45,000 miles (72,420 kilometers) per hour on Tuesday before breaking apart in a thunderous boom startled residents who feared an explosion.

There's a huge amount of clean energy locked away in ocean waves, if only we could find a way to harness more of it.

Dick Van Dyke, the legendary American actor and comedian who starred in classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, turned 100 on December 13.

A brief blaze of gamma and X-ray light that lit up Earth telescopes in November 2024 may have come from an unexpected source.

Worldwide peanut production results in more than 10 million tons of waste piling up each year in the form of discarded shells - but now scientists have discovered a method of turning this biomass into graphene-like carbon materials.

A new analysis suggests that people who stop taking Ozempic-like medications keep off about 25 percent of the weight they lost, up to a year later.

The vivid hue of the lush green hills of Ireland may not have arisen from the mechanism many textbooks have touted for decades.

Research suggests you can keep your brain sharp into old age by learning languages and creating art - and it seems birdwatching may have similar effects.

Getting a tattoo can be a thrilling, albeit painful, experience.

When 12-year-olds receive a letter from the school nurse about the HPV vaccine, their reactions are often mixed.