The deep ocean covers most of the planet. Gerard Barron wants his company to be the first to mine it. That's been his dream since 2001, when Barron's then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a first ...

People who have lost the ability to move or speak may soon have a new option: surgically implanted devices that link the brain to a computer. More than two decades after researchers first demonstrated ...

Jack Moran was born in Superior, Wisconsin, in 1925. Andrew Roth was born on the other side of the world, in Penészlek, Hungary, in 1927. Earlier this month, the two men met in Los Angeles. It was not ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 1990, when Karen de Boer was a ...

This year, more than 2 million Americans will hear the scary words: "You have cancer." Let's say it's someone you know. You may be wondering, What's the best thing to do or say? … Or not say? All too ...

The number of homicides is falling dramatically nationwide. In Detroit, for instance, city officials say the number of homicides is at its lowest since 1965, and Police Chief Todd Bettison says that ...

Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at ...

It is hurricane season, and this week brings the chance for tropical formation near Florida. This is what we currently know.

Authorities said a fire was reported Sunday afternoon in Coeur d'Alene and that firefighters began taking gunfire shortly ...

In New York City, large throngs of people celebrated as the parade went down Fifth Avenue to downtown. Many of them also ...