SCIENCE

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Google's map of the moon called Google moon has spotted an alien like figure on the surface of the moon, the figure seems to be erect with its shadow on the moon. It is however, not clear if the figure captured is a spaceship found or a secret moon base occupied by humans. The images show a triangular wedge-shaped 'craft' with a row of seven light dots along the edge and has created a lot of debates and controversies. People are baffled by the pictures and it has created several controv...

A benign tumour has been removed from the hip of 16-year-old Jack Campanile without surgery or radiation. The tumour was removed using a “cutting-edge heat procedure” that makes invasive surgery unnecessary.

A dead two headed dolphin was discovered on Turkey beach.

South Korea has found that its imported scrap metals from Japan bore traces of radiation. It has announced it will return the items to Japan immediately.

Find out more about these massive sea creatures that have scared and fascinated people for ages.

Youngsters in Australia, removing their tattoos through surgeries is on an alarming high, reveals a research conducted by the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia or CPSA.

2010 Chilean earthquake caused icequakes in Antarctica.

Tourists on Hawaii are now back to enjoying their vacation after back-to-back Tropical Storm Iselle and Hurricane Julio have passed the island.

Frank Maloney, a former boxing promoter in Britain, came out on Sunday at the age of 61 and introduced to the world his new identity - Kellie Maloney. He was behind the boxing career of former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

The boxed remains of a 6500 year old human skeleton were accidently found in the basement of the well known Penn Museum in Philadelphia. It was left unattended for 85 years in the basement. A project, Ur of the Chaldees: A Virtual Vision of Woolley's Excavations was undertaken to digitalize the museum when this astounding discovery came to light.

Myths and legends have tied the full moon with stories of lunacy and ominous events for centuries, and a supermoon often accentuates these fears. Learn more about the moon and the supermoon and the truth on their effect on earth and human behavior.

Japan got hit by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday afternoon. No damage, only briefly disrupted transportation in the region.

At least nine people were killed and over one million others were forced to evacuate their homes after powerful Typhoon Halong blasted Japan over the weekend. The system is now on its way to Russia's Far East, expected to make landfall by Monday evening.

Despite the first hurricane expected to hit Hawaii in 22 years weakening slightly, residents as well as tourists on the Big Island are leaving no stone unturned as they prepare for double whammy hurricanes Iselle and Julio.