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In an important development, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved nasal spray medication for treatment of diabetes.

Scientists have programmed computers to help Facebook and other social media users predict which of their photos would be most memorable as posts.

Contradicting existing theories and new NASA research shows that the Earth’s temperature has decreased where heavy industrialisation has taken place.

Syrian refugees may be bringing the flesh-eating disease to the United States.

Brain science may have found why so many young Somali Americans with no religious affiliations are willing to kill and die for the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) levels can suddenly increase among veterans five years after leaving the battlefield, suggests a new study.

A new research suggests that ancient Egyptian documents are a mine of information on some of the major astronomical events of those times, such as the period of eclipsing binary Algol.

New findings by NASA show a history of glacial activity on Pluto over the past several years.

In the first such case in Europe, doctors asked a musician patient to play saxophone as they conducted a 12-hour surgery to remove his brain tumor.

Troubled by the large number of cases of skin cancer caused by skin tanning in the US every year, the FDA has proposed banning indoor tanning for minors.

There is scientific truth in the age-old belief that horror films are blood-curling, suggests a new study conducted by Dutch scientists.

The social class in the US determines genetic influence on intelligence but this is not the case in Australia and Western Europe.

The Arctic is now warmer than it has been since 1900, thanks to global warming.

Red wine, which has always been considered good for the health, but new research suggests that increases risk of some form of cancers.

There’s a direct link between the Earth’s tilt and climate change, suggests an international research based on data of 282,000 years.

Russia is reportedly using its next-generation satellites and mighty space power to attack the ISIS and other militants in Syria.

As many as 68 percent of New Zealanders who took a random assessment of their risk factors recently found that they have a high propensity for Type 2 diabetes.

In a fascinating cosmic event, a team of researchers at NASA has captured gamma rays older than Earth travelling across the universe.

Australian scientists have discovered the closest potentially habitable planet outside the Solar System.

The travel booking site, Kayak, has started offering space flights for travel in 2016 through XCOR Space Expeditions.

A new research shows elected heads of the government live fewer years than those who lose.

A New York University graduate student has designed a robot that can help Tinder dating app users find “guaranteed” true love.

Ireland will soon start testing drivers for cocaine, heroin and codeine in prescription drugs, in addition to cannabis.

The air quality in the United States and Europe has significantly improved, but they are still among the largest emitters of nitrogen dioxide, according to trends mapped by NASA scientists.

Jesus Christ does not look the way the world believes, say British scientists after recreating his image with the help of forensic science.

A physicist is using 3D technology to trace the evolution of the cosmos and the formation of galaxies in a bid to solve the mysteries of the universe.

A new research has shown that cancer rate has reached a plateau in the developed and affluent Western nations, while surging in the low and middle-income developing countries.

A new study suggests that swearing might be a sign of smartness as it indicates that the person has wide vocabulary.

It may be possible to develop more intelligent human beings some day with the help of gene tinkering.