SCIENCE

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.

The influenza virus is widespread around the world. And even with the last influenza 2011 reports of Australia's Department of Health and Ageing suggesting that the incidence of the virus has decreased, there is still the fear of death related to it. But new research done may ease those fears as statins may be used to prevent deaths from influenza.

Japanese scientists will measure the radiation level in the forest near the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant using wild monkeys.

Whenever the holiday season approaches and the cold weather sets in, people try and find ways to take advantage of the climate. Whether it is skiing, hiking, or even knitting by the fire, people find different activities to do when the temperature drops. But some people may not enjoy the cold weather, and may in fact, prevent them from doing anything - arthritis.

The Google team has fulfilled their promise to digitally archive images of areas in major and coastal cities in Japan that were damaged due to the earthquake and tsunami that struck in March 11, 2011.

Now you can have your own personal smell. A team from Keio University in Tokyo and the National University of Singapore have developed a pair of glasses that have speakers and scent emitters to give users their own unique calling card.

Some 4,000 duck-like migratory birds crash-landed in the parking lot of a Cedar City Wal-Mart store and other snow-covered grounds in southern Utah on Monday night.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has started work even before it reaches Mars by monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars to determine the environment that an astronaut would encounter on a future human mission to the Red Planet.

Technological gadgets like mobile phones and computers are not to blame for sleep decline, according to a study published in The Medical Journal of Australia.

The prospect of an energy source that is environmentally clean and free has also been considered a Utopian ideal, something that won't happen in real life. Andrea Rossi's Energy Catalyzer or E-Cat for short is now promising to bring about that Utopia as the dream of cheap energy could suddenly become real.