SCIENCE

Particular parasites Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), found in cat’s intestines can help cure cancer, say scientists. The parasite, according to researchers causes a person’s immune system to react in a particular manner that parallels how the immune system attacks a tumor.

A study found that underwater excavation activities near coral reefs can impact light and food needed for their survival, doubling chances of frequency of diseases in them.

New Zealand had the warmest winter on record in 2013. According to the State of the Climate 2013 report released by the American Meteorological Society, some of the countries in the Southern Hemisphere including New Zealand had 2013 as the one of their warmest years.

A list of what could be the first batch of identities of people who perished aboard the downed Malaysia Airlines MH17 had started to emerge.

Researchers have found that electric bacteria, like Shewanella and Geobacter, feast on electricity. They are on a hunt to find more species that 'eat' electricity.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Curiosity Rover spotted a shiny rock, mostly consisting of iron which belongs to space.

A giant 80-metre crater enough to fit several MI-8 helicopters has been discovered in north Siberia's Yamal Peninsula, which when translated meant "end of the world."

There was an earthquake in Canada on Thursday, July 17.

Meteorologists from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology announced on Wednesday that the tropical Pacific Ocean has cooled off, enough to surmise that the anticipated weather event El Niño is unlikely to be strong after all.

A new species of bears have been found near the Antarctic coast. This new species of tardigrade, Mopsechiniscus franciscae is said to be the toughest on the planet and can survive in any condition. It is also nick named water bear or moss piglets because it is extremely small and can be viewed only through a microscope.

Canola oil, along with low- glycemic-load (low-GL) food (legumes, temperature-climate fruit, and barley), help lower blood sugar levels in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes, reveals a study published in the journal Diabetes Care.

Typhoon Rammasun, now on its way to strike southern China and northern Vietnam, forced over 400,000 people in the Philippines to evacuate and seek higher and safer grounds on Tuesday till Wednesday.

Wales has put a ban on people smoking in cars carrying children. By banning smoking in cars carrying children, the government of Wales intends to protect kids from passive smoking, which leads to chronic illnesses.

Tracey Ann Ridley, 30, from Hastings, reportedly ended her life after her several calls to the helpline went unanswered. In order to make the 108 helplines (spread across the nation) more accessible and organised, the Ministry of Health, on the recommendation of Coroner Garry Evans, will be implementing a single, integrated telephone helpline.

A man, only known as Peter, claimed that he found a piece of junk which comes from a Russian rocket and entered the atmosphere over Australia, listed it for sale on Gumtree for a whooping $100,000.

An Australian professor from Southern Cross University, Philip Hayward, said that people should start eating cane toads, sea urchins and camel meat for future sustainability and that it would become regular options in supermarket freezers.

New findings suggest that vampire bat venom can help cure stroke and high blood pressure.

A new technology makes it possible for long distance lovers to hold hands. Though not in reality, the device allows you to touch your partner's hand virtually. Scientists have created a wireless technology called Frebble that lets you hold your partners hand with the use of haptic technology which mimics the sensation of someone holding your hand.

China's southern coastal regions are now bracing for Typhoon Rammasun as it left 20 dead in the Philippines, alongside a massive electrical knockdown affecting millions of people.

Sass Mahuika, a grandmother from Gisborne, New Zealand, has set an example to thousands of 57-year-olds by losing 120 Kg’s and starting to walk, even though the doctors had told her that she would never walk again.

A new study shows that babies, until they are eight months, can differentiate between speech sounds in languages more than one and that babies' brains practise speech even before they begin to talk.

Tessa Evans was born without nose, a very rare facial anomaly called ‘arhinia’. The little girl, who is now 18-months-old, has helped in spreading awareness about her condition across the globe.

Running, in place of ‘recreational drugs,’ brings in an endorphin rush, which in turn gives rise to a feel good factor, reveals a study. The ‘high’ that one can experience during a race, or a training session, is being referred to as ‘flow’ by psychologists.

Four-year-old Madison Merrick, who was born with a bowel outside of her body, has been waiting for a bowel donor at the Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK, for the past one year.

Men, after 39, lose their sex appeal and begin looking like father figures to younger ladies, reveal a study conducted by Crown Clinic in Manchester. According to a new study, men after the age of 39 become sexually invisible to younger women

An Australian forever-drought could be created due to the fall in rainfall levels in Southern Australia by 40 per cent, said a report conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Scientists have claimed that to fight the obesity crisis in Britain and to reduce type II diabetes, 'food capsules' can be used.

Regular eye tests can help diagnose onset of Alzheimer’s disease, even before the symptoms appear, revealed studies. Two different techniques were used and both showed there was an indication of probable Alzheimer's disease in retina and lens of the eyes of individuals tested.

The weather is not responsible for back pain, said researchers at the George Institute for Global Health at the University of Sydney, Australia. According to the study, published this week in the journal ‘Arthritis Care & Research’, there is no connection between the weather and chronic pain conditions, which include severe back ache as well.