At the heart of alchemy was the quest to turn ordinary metals into gold. Despite the hopelessness of that goal, alchemists still made a lot of discoveries that formed the foundation of modern chemistry and medicine.

Forget lab rats — meet the Chinese or striped-back hamster, an unassuming little rodent whose role in research over the years has led to breakthroughs in genetics, pharmaceutics and more!

Are you obsessed with crime-based entertainment like CSI and Sherlock? How accurately is crime scene investigation depicted on such shows? What exactly is forensic science, and what are the scientific principles it utilizes? If you want...

CNN reports that it has worked with a news organization called Bellingcat to work out how the politician was poisoned.

Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Watch in for more details!

Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Watch in for more details!

Though toxicology reports can show THC in a driver's system, no test exists to check if its levels are affecting their ability to drive.

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VOICED: Thousands of criminal convictions - including for murder and rape - could be re-examined by police after suspicions that samples at a...

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The 25-year-old graduate student was reported missing Aug. 25 near Bloomington, Illinois.

University of Houston researchers say they've created a vaccine that appears to block synthetic fentanyl from entering the brain.