On Wednesday, the planet Mercury will cross in front of the sun - a far rarer occurrence than a solar eclipse. But the average person probably won't even notice. Mercury will pass in front of the sun beginning...

For the past 16 years, scientists around the world have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to research the history of the universe. University astronomy professor Evan Skillman, who came to campus in 1989,...

Imagine pulling up to a gas station and filling the tank up with fuel made from sugar. This possibility might be closer to a reality because of a new technology developed by University researchers, whose...

The risk of an influenza pandemic is not likely to decrease in the future, according to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organization. Currently, the greatest threat for a possible pandemic...