SCIENCE

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.

Living forever has been a pipe dream for many scientists. Now some scientists are researching ways to extend the human lifespan and they think immortality is possible for people living today.

Newt Gingrich is surging in polls ahead of the 2012 GOP presidential primaries, making the former House speaker a household name again after years on the sidelines. And as he returns to the limelight, many are quickly rediscovering his independent streak.

Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen announced Tuesday that he and aerospace engineer Burt Rutan are building the largest aircraft that can launch a satellite or spacecraft into orbit.

Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission controllers have one last chance to establish communication with the doomed spacecraft starting Tuesday at 17:00 UTC through Wednesday at 23:00, when conditions will make the odds even grimmer.

Asthma has afflicted millions of people around the world, leaving them literally breathless. In fact, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's figures show that more than 20 million Americans, which is around 1 out of 15, suffer from the disease accounting for nearly half a million hospitalizations in the United States yearly. However, these asthma attacks can be prevented, researchers found.

China will definitely raise the bar for natural gas importation as it gets more aware of the impacts of its fuel emission contributions to the environment over the last decade.

Canada is withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol, according to its Environment Minister Peter Kent.

The world’s smallest frogs, measuring only 8 to 9 mm in length, have recently been discovered by researcher Fred Kraus in southeastern New Guinea. The newly discovered frog species are also now the world’s smallest tetrapods or non-fish vertebrates.

Modern technologies like the everyday laptop and the widely available Wi-Fi routers make life more convenient for everyone. However, what could be technologically convenient could be sexually inconvenient as laptops and Wi-Fi connection hurt what men prize the most - their fertility.

A new study suggests that Mercury’s strange spin may have been caused by collision with a giant asteroid, which may have also caused Caloris Basin, Mercury's largest impact crater.

A new study has confirmed that climate change caused the dying of trees in a region in Africa.

Dutch scientists have developed a mutant version of the deadly bird flu virus that could spread to humans.