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Consumers from the states of California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana, South Carolina and Missouri who may have bought the herb cilantro produced by California-based food provider Pacific International from Nov. 16 to Dec. 10 are advised to return or dispose the product as these are suspected to be contaminated of the bacteria salmonella.

Japan has successfully launched a radar reconnaissance satellite rode into orbit Monday boosting the country’s intelligence-gathering capacity. It was the second launch for the year, following a successful liftoff in September.

Animals exhibiting homosexual behavior have been raising the eye brows of some people nowadays. With the recent event of Canada's gay-penguin controversy and China's zoo giving a same-sex penguin couple a chance to raise their own child splashed across every newspaper, it seems like gay animals are making their own statement in the world today.

The increasing number of droughts estimated to occur within the next hundred years may result in massive food shortages and social unrest, experts suggest.

A recent study by Australian scientists showed that large parts of Mars could sustain terrestrial life, though most of it underground.

As tempting as it may be to eat raw cookie dough, scientists who investigated the 2009 outbreak of E.coli in the United States recommend baking the cookie dough before eating it.

Breast cancer survivors have a lot to contend with: recovering their health, dealing with the experience, and living life with a changed perspective. However, new research findings suggest that survivors of breast cancer have another thing to deal with - cognitive problems.

People go to bars to find someone; whether it is for a fling or a long-term relationship, people flock to these establishments to have a good time. Most of the time though, people who go to bars are looking for either alcohol or a hook up, or both. But a new study might change the minds of those who drink alcohol and look for sex.

Scientists are eagerly anticipating the report to be made public Tuesday on data from two main experiments using the Large Hadron Collider, that will finally resolve questions on whether or not the Higgs boson or “God particle” exists.

There was a time when going to the stars was backed by governments and only specially trained astronauts could ever see outer space. Governments around the world are still investing in space programs, China just launched its own unmanned spacecraft back in October, but private enterprise has steadily been building the beginning of an actual space industry.

Meet James and Rosie. If you're late for work they can whip you up a lovely breakfast of pancake and sausage. James and Rosie can also make you popcorn and sandwiches. James and Rosie are robots from the Technical University of Munich and they could be the future of robotic household help.

China and India have sworn they will cooperate with the world's more than 190 nations towards an international treaty that would include limiting the fossil fuel emissions of industrialized as well as emerging economies like them. Australia had earlier refused to commit if other countries are also not cooperating towards a new Kyoto Protocol.

It’s Christmas and you want to find the perfect gift for your loved one who is interested in astronomy or space exploration. Here's our top five Christmas gift ideas that any space enthusiast will surely love.

Hospitals are known to house not only patients in their institutions, but also some of the most stubborn, highly resistant bacteria that can be found anywhere. Thriving in places that should be sterile for recovering patients, antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been a constant thorn at the side of hospitals. But the numbers are up for these types of bacteria as there is a newly developed cleanser to wash them away.

A "milestone" in spaceflight is expected Feb. 7, when Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will launch its second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration flight, with NASA agreeing to fly SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Post-pregnancy for women is an extremely sensitive period for them. At risk to so many things like depression, their physical health is also a factor that must be considered more so now that research has discovered a new risk that postpartum presents to women.

It is a common fact that treating breast cancer is a difficult journey that women take to rid themselves of the disease. However, getting to the light at the end of the tunnel and kicking cancer to the curb can be even harder because of the medications that women take.

Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Google+ that allows members to automatically find their faces in photos posted in this social networking site, as it pursues its bid to create an online community that can rival other social networking giants.

NASA has rebutted various myths relating to the alleged apocalypse awaiting the Earth on Dec. 21, 2012, advising people to "sleep well" on that date.

NASA is targeting Jupiter’s moon Europa, considered by many scientists as the solar system’s best bet for harboring life beyond Earth, for “habitability” mission.

Admitting the failure of Phobos-Grunt mission, a Russian scientist apologized for the failed mission but said that new a mission to the Mars moon is still possible.

Has the world's first cold fusion plant finally been built? Andrea Rossi, an Italian physicist claims that he has built the world's first working cold fusion plant. He demonstrated his Energy Catalyzer or E-Cat machine at the University of Bologna in Italy on October 28. The machine, which fuses nickel and hydrogen to give off heat in the process, actually produced an average of 470 kilowatts for more than five hours.

European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the largest optical-infrared telescope ever to be built, is on its way to becoming a reality with the council of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)’s approval for initial work to be done on the project.

A bright vein of mineral deposited by water has been found by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in the surface of Mars , an evidence that water was present long time ago. The vein was informally named “Homestake.”

Russian has again asked the assistance of the European Space Agency (ESA) to contact the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft to avert the impending re-entry of the vehicle to the Earth’s atmosphere.

Inhibiting a brain molecule that protects against viral infections could lead the way for the development of memory- boosting drugs, according to new research.

Using MRI brain scans, researchers in Britain discovered that cab drivers had increased the grey matter in their posterior hippocampus after over three years of intensive training to memorize London's numerous street routes.

Humans are blessed with intelligence that surpasses that of other animals in the planet making us effectively, on top of the food chain, so to speak. But as with anything else, people look for more, and when it comes to intelligence, humans want to be smarter. But can humans transcend being normally smart and be super smart?

Is the image caught on camera by NASA spacecraft a cloaked UFO spaceship lurking near Mercury or just an after image of the planet itself?