SCIENCE

A man who was fishing in the Adelaide River was taken by a crocodile, and the man's wife witnessed the shocking assault, Northern Territory Police confirmed.

Arlene Paredes Aug 19, 2014

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ( GBRMPA) conducted an assessment after 2009. It has brought up some serious concerns regarding the future of coral reef.

Pooja Bhagat Aug 18, 2014

Scientists say seven microscopic grains of interstellar dust brought to Earth by NASA’s spacecraft Stardust appear to have originated from outside our solar system, the report was published in journal Science.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 18, 2014

In the early 1900s, black holes were considered the celebrities of astronomy.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 18, 2014

Astrophysicists said that following radio wave emissions may lead to discovery of hidden exomoons in future.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 18, 2014

Two food bloggers, Ella Woodward and Saskia, shared health recipes specially packed with super green powder to help you loose weight.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 18, 2014

The Moon was visible in the night sky closest to the Earth, and this happens once in 20 years. It is called the "Super Moon". The phenomenon which was the biggest of its kind took place in the month of July 2014. Stargazers were busy witnessing this rare sight, many taking photos and recording the spectacle. An amateur videographer captured the "Super Moon"; shockingly the footage also captured an object crossing the path of the Moon.

Sarah Thomas Aug 18, 2014

Researchers at the University of Tennessee had been studying Asteroid 1950 DA that could destroy the planet if it hits Earth. The chances of the space rock's collision with earth is one in 300, which is frightening. The scientists predict that the asteroid that is travelling at 14.5km (9 miles) per second may hit earth and wipe out human life on March 16, 2880

Sarah Thomas Aug 18, 2014

Motherhood is a great blessing but there are lot of risk factors associated with pregnancy. One such recent study concluded that women who lived close to the World Trade Center during 9/11 mostly gave birth of premature babies with low birth weight. But at the same time being a mother is something to celebrate. many celebrities posed nude during pregnancy on magazine covers to keep their memories alive forever.

Aug 18, 2014

Many Gmail and Facebook users have experienced problems logging on to their accounts over the weekend, probably caused by high Internet traffic on Saturdays and Sunday. However, one other possible cause behind the connectivity problems that netizens may have experienced are sharks biting underwater Internet cables, Google Product Manager Dan Belcher told Network World, a technology news site in the US. Google has footage showing the sharks chewing on the cables. A small bite by the deadly creat...

Vittorio Hernandez Aug 18, 2014

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber not only won't get back his pet monkey, Mally. He also has to pay the German government €8,000 for the care of the animal now living at a zoo in North Germany.

Vittorio Hernandez Aug 16, 2014

The death of 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams, who allegedly committed suicide in his California home Monday, has raised several questions on mental health and well being. Debates and theories about dealing with depression are being discussed since that is being cited as the main reason for Robin Williams’ suicide.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 15, 2014

UFO watchers have gone in a state of frenzy over three latest videos filmed near ISS.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 15, 2014

Digital literacy, which includes activities such as internet or web browsing, and emailing, can improve memory, revealed a study conducted by researchers at the Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina in Brazil.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 15, 2014

Scientists at the University of Southampton have created a molecule that causes cancer cells to self-destruct and die by injecting salt into them.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 15, 2014

A review of local authorities' strategies to improve health and wellbeing in their local population has been found to be inadequate to fully address the impact of alcohol abuse in their community.

Vittorio Hernandez Aug 15, 2014

It has been observed that there is alarming rise in Mercury due to pollution which is affecting ocean water considerably.

Pooja Bhagat Aug 15, 2014

A male and female crocodile pair that the Darwin Zoo imported from the Philippines had to be placed in separated cages after they had mated to prevent the two from tearing each other apart.

Vittorio Hernandez Aug 15, 2014

Soft drinks, fruit juice and other sports beverages with high levels of acid can lead to permanent tooth decay or tooth erosion, revealed a study conducted by the Craniofacial Biology Research Group at the University of Adelaide in Australia.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 14, 2014

Cecilia Heyder, a housewife from Chile with breast cancer and lupus is the first person to be legally prescribed medical marijuana in Latin America.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 14, 2014

Damages from the two hailstorms that hit north of Calgary could reach over $25 million, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said, with the agency describing the event as catastrophic.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 14, 2014

Seven-month-old baby Gammy's Australian parents, David and Wendy Farnell, who are accused of abandoning him after discovering that he had Down syndrome, face the possibility of human trafficking charges in Thailand. Gammy was born through a Thai surrogacy deal to Thai mother Pattaramon Chanbua.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 14, 2014

New study published by Temple University School of Medicine revealed an interesting method which permanently removes the HIV-1 genes for good in infected cells.

Ryan Inoyori Aug 13, 2014

Cheap airline ticket prices, it seems, is what's keeping the global aviation industry to reduce its carbon emissions, a new research published by the University of Southampton said in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 13, 2014

You can use Potato and other simple household products to have a cleaner home.

Indrani Bhattacharyya Aug 13, 2014

The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has asked people around the world to do more to protect the threatened oceans; otherwise, it will cause risk of life.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 13, 2014

Brain cancer or brain tumour is the most common type of disease found in children across the globe. It kills approximately 30 children ever year in Australia, according to a recent study.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 13, 2014

Playing computer or video games for not more than an hour per day is beneficial to children and results in children being emotionally happier. They are also able to better adjust in their social environment, reveals a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 13, 2014

While the treatment and survival rate of patients with cancer have dramatically improved since the past 40 years, pancreatic cancer survival has shown very little improvement in four decades. It has the lowest survival rate in 40 years with only three per cent of pancreatic cancer patients surviving for a maximum of five years after the diagnosis.

Smitha Nambiar Aug 13, 2014