SCIENCE

The unusually huge full moon called supermoon lighted up the night sky on Saturday night. It was the first of three supermoons of summer which are expected this year.

A 6.8-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's northern coast over the weekend has triggered a small tsunami near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Australia is on the brink of drying out due to carbon emissions. According to latest studies, South Australia is predicted to see a 40 per cent drop in its average annual rainfall drop compared to rainfall data in the middle of the 20th century.

A product called Monster Silk, which is spider silk, was made from genetically engineered silkworms by researchers in the United States.

Mineko Club are throwing tires wrapped with denim to lions, tigers and bears at the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi City in Japan to raise money for conservation.

Cycling does not cause infertility, contrary to age-old belief. However, it does raise risk of prostate cancer, say scientists at the University College London

Forty-year-old Willis Tepania, a father from Kaitaia, reportedly died of a cardiac arrest, five hours after participating in the ice challenge, which also included consuming nearly a liter of bourbon.

On Thursday evening, July 10, a fireball that was spotted over Australia was explained to be an ejected part of a Russian rocket used to launch a weather satellite. It has been initially claimed that the object could be a meteorite but it turns out to be the third stage of the Soyuz rocket that launched Russia’s second Meteor-M weather satellite on Tuesday, July 8.

Rotten Eggs and flatulence have hydrogen sulfide, which when used in the right dosage, can help in the treatment and cure of diabetes, arthritis, heart failure, dementia and aging, says scientists at the University of Exeter.

The strange fact revealed in the new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters reveal that the hydrogen tendrils suggest there is far more ultraviolet light around than is being emitted by galaxies and quasars. There seems to be 80% less light than what needs to be present.

A 410 million year old Arachnid's fossil was so well preserved, it was possible for scientists to see it's joints and they used this to recreate this in the virtual world. Known in the scientific world as trigonotarbid, the creature was the first predator to walk on the surface of the earth.

There won't be any fare price reductions even if the carbon tax surcharge gets scrapped, Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said this week.

Americans prefer to consume weight loss medications drugs and weight loss surgery in comparison to self-modification, which includes a healthy diet and exercise, reveals a study published in the Science Daily. However, previous studies have shown that weight loss medications drugs and weight loss surgery have extreme side effects and is not recommended by most doctors.

Saskatchewan health-care workers have been advised to wear mask or get influenza vaccination to avoid the spread of flu. The Ministry of Health announced the "immunize-or-mask" ultimatum after recommendation from the Saskatchewan's medical health officers and other professionals in the health industry.

A new study shows that tropical fish migrating due to ocean warming pose a threat to the kelp forest and seagrass meadows. They were found to be overgrazing the kelp forests.

Japan's capital of Tokyo is now on high alert in anticipation of Typhoon Neoguri which is expected to reach areas near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Friday.

Canadian students have invented a kind of ice cream that does not melt in room temperature.

The United States and China on Tuesday entered into a deal, vowing to reduce their respective greenhouse gas emissions, even as China reiterated it should not be subjected to the full implementation and extent of the rules.

The United States and China on Tuesday entered into a deal vowing to reduce their respective greenhouse gas emissions, even as China reiterated it should not be subjected to the full implementation and extent of the rules.

The Arctic Ocean will soon be seeing more and more liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping carriers plying its waters. Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. on Wednesday announced it targets to use the unchartered territory to move its LNG Russia to its clientele in Europe and Asia.

Junior athletes, as young as 12, are reportedly using performance-enhancing drugs.

Huu-ay-aht First Nations (HFN), a Canadian aboriginals group, has allowed the development of a $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project in Vancouver Island.

Researchers at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital have come up with a Black Box, to be used in operation theatres, similar to the one used in the airline industry. This, the researchers claim, will help identify the errors being made by the surgeons in the operation theatre (OT) and assist in teaching them how to avoid them.

Changes in winds blowing around Antarctica may help speed up the rise in global sea levels than previously predicted. According to a new research in Melbourne, projected changes in Antarctic winds may have a significant impact on rising ocean temperatures under the ice shelves along the coast of West and East Antarctic.

Scientists have found indicators that can help predict if a teenager is into binge drinking.

As Japan's southern islands battle it out with typhoon Neoguri on Tuesday, the country's northern islands have been stricken with a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on the same day. The whiplash of the double incidents is now creating fear among the residents of Japan.

New Zealand scientists blamed climate change for heart failure in fish. According to biologists from the University of Auckland, rising sea temperatures can kill fish that rely on their environment to maintain optimum body temperature.

A registered nurse, 46 years of age, has been charged with the murder of two elderly women at an aged care facility in New South Wales.

The Ebola virus in West Africa has claimed almost 500 lives and the United Nations is struggling to control the "out of control" virus.