SCIENCE

The world's top marine biologists and scientists have joined forces in calling for Western Australia to put an end to its shark cull policy.

Dementia sufferers and their care takers in Southland can now heave a sigh of relief as new dementia respite care has been set up in the city. People with dementia in New Zealand is 50, 000 and the number is expected to rise to 150,000 by the year 2050.

Omega-3 fatty acids are absolutely essential in one's diet.

Hurricane Arthur, the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, has forced the relocation of thousands in North Carolina as weather forecasters said it could reach Category 2 storm before it even makes landfall.

NASA is usually associated with fascinating jobs like that of astronauts, rocket ship engineers and scientists. A job, classified as weird, which joins this list of fascinating jobs is that of a staff sniffer.

Australian surgeons from Monash Children's Hospital have successfully carried out a complex procedure involving the removal of a huge growth from the face of a Filipino boy.

Nicole Scherzinger, ex-Pussycat doll and X-factor UK judge, has suffered from bulimia, an eating disorder, for eight years.

A Tucson-based start-up is planning to use a helium balloon to take passengers on a luxury space tour.

Whales are being sliced or cut open in Australia's waters because of passing ships. According to reports, images of graphically scarred whales surfaced which were taken by a whale tour operator and whale researchers.

People becoming affected by measles have reached an alarming 100 in the Waikato area of New Zealand. This, in turn, has led to a huge demand for measles vaccine in the Waikato and Auckland regions.

Coral reefs in the Caribbean are rapidly degrading because of pollution and overfishing, and not due to climate change.

Residents in the U.S.' North Carolina coast as well as Canada's Nova Scotia area have been advised to take necessary precautions as tropical storm Arthur continued to gain strength, potentially hitting hurricane level by Thursday.

A study in Biology Letters suggests that a walking kangaroo propels itself with its tail, essentially transforming the appendage into a fifth "leg".

High tech "reverse" vending machines have been installed in Sydney that lets people deposit recyclable waste like plastic bottles and cans in turn for rewards like bus tickets.

A new study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the frequency with which pain killers are prescribed varies from state to state whereas the medical conditions involving pain does not. The study shows that Alabama prescribes 143 pain killers for every 100 people, making it the top most state to prescribe painkillers.

One of the most extreme ecosystems but beautiful hot springs in the planet are in New Zealand.

Women's fertility starts to deteriorate when they hit their mid-thirties.

Environment Canada has warned about Storm Arthur which is likely to disrupt Atlantic Canada during the weekend.

The long-held belief in the athletic world that sportsmen should abstain from sex during completion appears to have been proven false, based on the performance of the teams that are participating in the ongoing World Cup 2014 games in Brazil.

A humongous 9 feet long white shark has reportedly been eaten by a much bigger mysterious sea monster in Western Australia.

A new study by St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto has found that a father's ethnic background can significantly influence a child's weight at birth, and in this case, babies born to Asian fathers were found to be underweight.

Patterns pointing to an El Niño weather phenomenon happening this year have started to emerge, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday. At present, ongoing surface temperatures at the Pacific Ocean point to levels of a weak El Niño.

In Texas, residents of Gainesville and Austin reported their UFO sighting experience. The witnesses in Gainesville claim they spotted a triangle-shaped object flying over their area while those in Austin reported a square-shaped UFO with four lights up in the sky.

Consuming low to moderate quantity of alcohol plays a substantial role in reducing the risk of heart attack in adults, two recent studies have revealed.

Is doomsday end of the world just lurking around? The current year 2014 is shaping up to be the year when the most number of strong earthquakes occurred, a new study found.

To help find a cure for hypertrophy, scientists from Abertay University in the United Kingdom have grown tiny beating hearts.

A project that screened scientific titles and papers on safety of vaccine concluded that vaccination for children is safe.

Australians will be proud of the national health report released in 2014. The report, title Australia's Health 2014, by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showed that Australians are living longer, healthier and happier lives.

Like every coin has two sides, e-cigarettes, too, have two sides to it, in which one side suggests that it helps smokers quit smoking, and the other suggests that these devices may be seen as a portal for nicotine addiction by teen smokers.