SCIENCE

A new study has discovered a specific gene that plays an important role in keeping a balance between food intake and energy use that could have an impact on the weight problems of many Americans.

Unlike previous global warming models, a new study suggests that high carbon dioxide levels may have less impact on the rate of global warming.

The world's largest marine reserve will soon be established by the Australia government in the Coral Sea. If approved, it will cover 989,842 sq km.

Efforts to communicate with the Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft suffered a setback after the European Space Agency tracking antenna in Australia failed to pick up any signals after Nov. 24. Attemtps to communicate with the spacecraft on November 25/26 (UTC) have not been successful.

Grain growers in Western Victoria are advised to be vigilant in fighting off the extent of snail contamination that could hamper grain harvests this season.

Floods triggered by heavy rains have isolated two towns in northern New South Wales and swept away a boy leading to his death.

NASA’s DC-8 airborne science laboratory has successful completed its 2011 Operation IceBridge science flights over the Antartica, collecting data over glaciers, including the discovery of a large crack that had began across the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf.

A new study has found that daily weather in many parts of the planet have become more erratic. The study, which is the first global climate study to focus on the variation in day-to-day weather, has found that in certain places, daily weather is increasingly changing between sunny and cloudy, and wet and dry days.

NASA has received a signal from its Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, which is now headed for Mars, shortly after the spacecraft separated from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Researchers have found evidence that the planet may have been a "Snowball Earth" at some points in pre-historic time, and the deep freeze could have spurred the explosive diversity of life forms.

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) physicists have raised the possibility that the Higgs boson, the particle that some believe gave the universe its form after the big bang 13.7 billion years ago, is a figment of the imagination.

Russian space officials said it has deciphered the telemetry data received from the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft but they have yet to find out how functional the data will be.

The turkey is more important than you think. There's more to the average turkey than being dinner chow. It's contributed to medical knowledge.

Physicists have determined that dark matter, the mysterious particles believed to make up almost a fourth of the universe, must have a mass greater than 40-giga-electron volts or it is not a dark matter.

NASA's future space missions may be delayed or cancelled to the scarcity of plutonium-238, which has been used by the space agency to fuel its manned spacecrafts for the past 50 years.

Climate change has always been the topic of heated debate with scientists and experts, even skeptics, persuading the other side of facts and data of what the future will be. But arguably, more often than not, climate change believes win the debate that the threat is here and can affect the future of the world. However, some scientists who believe in climate change found that the threat might not that be great.

California is one of the most recognized, if not popular, states in the world because of the glitz and glamour that the state has to offer. However, looking past all those bright lights reveals a California that is actually heavy on greenhouse gas emissions.

The European Space Agency (ESA), which was able to established a two-way communication with Russia’s Phobos-Grunt mission after its successful contact on Tuesday, said it is pursuing strategies to consolidate contact with the mission.

It is common knowledge that vitamin D is good for the body. But for most of the people, when they think about the vitamin, the only source they can think of is the sun. Now the sun is all good and well, and it's free, but researchers have found a better source - vitamin D fortified yoghurt.

The brain of Albert Einstein, widely regarded as the father of modern physics, is currently featured in an exhibit at the Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

One man in China thinks he can make a fortune by selling tea fertilized by one of the world's most cherished endangered species.

The holidays are fast approaching and along with the good cheer the season brings is the good food that will inevitably bloat your stomach past its bursting point. But can you really eat so much that your stomach bursts?

In the future you might not have to deal with rude drivers and speeding cars because cars will be completely autonomous.

What's the future of transportation? You would be tempted to think of flying cars and hover boards but simply put the technology isn't there yet for mass produced flying cars.

Animals especially dogs have different characteristics that can be scientifically modified to extend their lives and preserve their breeds or species. However, is it the best thing to do?

NASA’s Expedition 30 crew need not take shelter in their Soyuz spacecraft after flight controllers determined that the Fengyun 1C satellite debris poses no threat of the International Space Station crew.

Cyborg insects can possibly be the first to check and monitor hazardous places instead of man. Doing so, dangerous accidents can be prevented and at the same time, people will easily know the status of the area. These roboinsects will be able to check if there are trapped victims or potential explosion.

Dreaming has always been a mystical affair with people; letting them travel and experience things that may be foreign to them. But in addition to giving people a sense of exploration, new research found that dreams may also take away some of the hurt when it comes to emotionally painful experiences.

Companies are buying more certified sustainable palm oil than ever before - but urgent action is still needed to avoid the irreversible loss of tropical forests and species such as tigers, according to WWF's latest assessment of palm oil buyers.