Typhoon Washi, locally known as Sendong, struck the Philippines hard late last Friday and caused landslides and flash floods that killed over six hundred and fifty people.
Climate change will result to a massive shift in the Earth’s vegetation by 2100 when the world’s greenhouse gas emissions would have doubled, a new study revealed, based on a computer model to project how the world’s vegetation would shift in the next three centuries.
Embryonic cells and sperm collected from two species of coral that live in the Great Barrier Reef are being preserved in frozen repository that could someday restore some of the corals to the reef.
A new study has found that the hydrogen and helium gases that made Jupiter a gas giant is destroying the planet’s very core, leading astronomers to believe that most massive extrasolar planets have no cores at all, changing the view scientists have long held of these distant worlds.
Cancer has become a normal occurrence in the world nowadays. And as unfortunate as it is, cancer can occur in different parts of the body. However, one in four cancers being diagnosed around the world involves the lung, and is still one the contributors when it comes to the most common cancer-related cause of death among Americans.
Can second-hand coke be as dangerous as second-hand smoke? This will be a new area for research as a new study has found that regions with high level of cocaine and marijuana use have higher concentrations of cocaine in the atmosphere.
Forget the ordinary jetpack that just propels you the air, the future is water-powered jetpacks. French jet-ski champion Franky Zapata designed a water craft that has him leaping up from the water like a human-dolphin hybrid.
Traumatic experiences can change life in an instant. Whether it's a car crash, losing a loved one, or sexual abuse, these sorts of incidents can scar a person for life, but not without coming from it with a changed perspective and a tougher skin.
A newly discovered comet, categorized by astronomers as a “sungrazer, had survived a suicidal rendezvous with the sun’s more than 3.6. million degrees farenheit temperature. Astronomers had earlier predicted that the comet will be destroyed once it dives into the sun’s hellish atmosphere.
Astronomers have allayed fears of doomsday 2012 supernova explosion, saying that given the vastness of the universe the long times between supernovae, there is no threatening star close enough to hurt the Earth.
Researchers are now pursuing geochemical detective work to discover the mystery on the Christmas Island seamounts or underwater mounters, that dot the ocean floor of the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Russia’s doomed Phobos-Grunt mission is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere between Jan. 6 to Jan. 19, but space officials allayed fears that the toxic fuel and radioactive materials will be pose danger when the vehicle makes it fiery plunge.
From being regarded as a largely dead science, cold fusion has grabbed the attention of mainstream media and the scientific community when high-profile demonstrations in Italy allegedly showed a cold fusion device generating 470 watts for five hours. The device, called the E-Cat or Energy Catalyzer was developed by Andrea Rossi, Italian inventor and entrepreneur and Sergio Focardi, a physicist at the University of Bologna. The E-Cat reportedly fuses nickel and hydrogen at low temperatures to rel...
New developments in the field of Alzheimer's research could lead to finding a cure for the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer's patients and even distinguish which people are in the early stages of dementia.
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking has come under fire lately. The process involves fracturing rocks by pressurized fluids to release petroleum, natural gas, coal seam gas and other substances.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which has began a new phase in its mission called "low-altitude mapping orbit,” is in an excellent position to have a closer look yet at the asteroid Vesta as it zooms nearer to the giant space rock's surface.
A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way could swallow a gas cloud heading towards it which could generate flares of radiation, astronomers say.
It's tempting to just indulge this Christmas season. After all it only happens once a year and what's the harm in taking part in the celebration? Unfortunately with all the parties and dinners taking place around the holidays it's easy to fall of your diet. With so many sumptuous feasts laid out this holiday season, how can you resist another slice of pie or a piece of roast? Here are some traditional foods you need to avoid this Christmas season.
A report released by Roy Morgan showed that 63 per cent of New Zealanders are obese. The New Zealand State of the Nation Report 3 covers a decade and 120,000 interviews.
NASA has announced a new procurement strategy by will allow U. S. companies to transport astronauts into space instead of outsourcing this job to foreign government, providing momentum to America’s commercial space program.
Australian researchers have recently found more than 1,000 new species in the underground of the Australian Outback and estimate around 3,500 beneath.
Australia has joined the United States, New Zealand and the Netherlands in condemning Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctica which starts Friday.
The dread of those with weak lungs or those with asthma is allergens. Being almost everywhere, it can be found inside homes as well as out. And true enough, according to latest research, the combined force of diesel exhaust and a dusty house can aggravate the lungs that can worsen bronchial asthma.
DARPA, Pentagon’s research arm, has described its dream military space telescope that could gather intelligence anywhere in the world, doing away with the need for spy planes or drones.
The NASA Research and Technology Studies (RATS) team are gearing up for possible trips to near-Earth asteroids.
The independent Environmental Integrity Project, an environmental watchdog group, in a report released on Tuesday said some 20 sites in 10 US States risk toxic contamination from coal ash.
Experts have warned Australians of the proliferation of mosquitoes in summer and diseases carried by the insect. The mosquito population is forecast to hit their highest level in more than 10 years.
A new technique of sterilizing hospitals using gas could change the way hospitals are being cleaned.
The line when couples get married, "Till death do us part," is a famous line that most people tend to forget when they're filing for divorce. But for those who took their vows to heart, specifically men who truly did have death part them with their wife the line can be heart wrenching. But with time, moving on may not sound like a bad idea, especially when new research finds it can help prevent mental illness.
The Mackay Conservation Group warned of the danger of the new coal terminal being planned in Queensland a day after the state government announced the award of tracks of land to two companies which will develop the ports.
