SCIENCE

Overpopulation is one of the issues that man has faced ever since we've learned to populate, and with it comes a number of other issues that need to be addressed.

It is the underlying hypertension of the mother, rather than the use of antihypertensive drugs in early pregnancy that increases the risk of birth defects, research findings show.

The 52nd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in Florida is showcasing a prototype of a personal submarine that can repeatedly take up to three people for a trip down into the deepest part of the Earth, the Mariana Trench.

Four million children undergo surgical procedures in the United States every year. And when it comes to postsurgical pain in pediatric patients, which may last weeks or months, it has been generally overlooked, unlike those of treated adults.

Finally, after a five-year delay, the $1.5 billion NASA Earth-observing satellite will be launched Oct. 28 from California. The satellite is aimed to test new technologies to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change.

Australia will share its food productive expertise with poor African nations through a new $36-million food security centre which Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth on Friday.

Trevor Prideaux, a 50 year old UK national, is the first man who has a built in smart phone dock on his prosthetic limb. Prideaux was born without his left arm and uses an artificial arm. But because of his prosthetic limb, he had some difficulties in using his smart phone, which is essential to him as a catering manager.

Persons who drink more than three cups of coffee a day has a lesser risk of getting a type of skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

The global population is set to reach the 7 billion mark on October 31 according to the United Nations Population Fund in a new report.

An international team of researchers have identified the mud volcanoes at Isua in southwest Greenland as a possible birthplace for life on Earth by studying 3.8 billion-year-old formations.

Keep out of the sun in the afternoons when exposure to ultraviolet radiation is more damaging.

Pacemakers are expensive and valued at £15,000 to £35,000. However, these are considered useful and some specialized versions can even help in rectifying heart failure, according to some doctors in the U.S.

Thailand's floods have washed over crocodile farms pens and swept the reptiles downstream to Bangkok's northern suburbs threatening to make a meal out of residents of townhouse subdivisions there.

Astronomers were finally able to catch a good look at Pluto's twin planet, the distant Eris and is one of the brightest objects in the solar system.

Virgin Active, a popular Health Club all over the world, opens its awesome campaign for RetroAerobics. And for their massive promotion, the club was able to convince Harry Langdon, a popular photographer, to use Jane Fonda’s Retro pictures. Fonda’s pictures were taken during the 80’s when she was about to release a book about health and fitness.

Ascariasis, an intestinal infection caused by a parasitic roundworm, has plagued man for the longest time, affecting over one billion people in China, South East Asia, South America, and in Africa.

When preparing to deliver a baby, physicians look at fetal heart rate patterns to guide them in deciding whether or not to perform a C-section. But without a standard to guide physicians during those critical hours, doctors and nurses often resort to guessing.

The massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey has opened the lines of communication between the governments of Turkey and Israel for humanitarian reasons. Turkish officials say the death toll from Sunday's earthquake now stands at 523. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management further reported 1,650 people were injured and a total of 185 were rescued from the rubble so far.

Rio Tinto plans to conduct a complex testing program in 2012 for its VK1 exploration technology.

Australia, a country largely recognized as the world's biggest coal exporter by volume and a major contributor to the rise of developing economies, has been found also a major contributor to the global environment's rapid deterioration.

Better management of data could substantially raise vaccination rates, U.S. public health researchers say. A group of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimated that the coverage of vaccination around the world could be significantly improved by combining administrative data with survey data.

Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music. University of Melbourne researcher Dr Katrina McFerran has found.

Elenin an "ex-comet," one that should soon be forgotten. on Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif gave this assessment of Comet Elenin which became an internet sensation when it was tagged as a “doomsday” comet that would bring disaster to Earth.

In an effort to reduce the effects of global warming - which raises the temperature of the planet due to carbon emissions - researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel have developed a way to grow a forest in the Aravah Desert.

China is making its presence felt in the space industry with the launching in November of its first spacecraft capable of docking with a module that was earlier put into the orbit.

Watch out! Consuming large amounts of soda may not be advantageous to the health because of four hazardous ingredients.

A group of college undergraduates from the Johns Hopkins University has developed yeast - an ingredient which helps bread rise - that has been tweaked to contain vitamins, called VitaYeast.

Who would have thought that just by having cataract surgery, patients with Alzheimer's would not only improve their vision, but also their lives?

A rare type of white wombat rescued in Ceduna, Australia was able to recover and regain its health back. The baby wombat was found a month ago near the town. He was alone and in a very poor condition – exhausted, dehydrated, and almost dying.