SCIENCE

Siberian Tiger Hani, one of the two sisters in the Greater Vancouver Zoo, was found dead.

Just hours after President Xi Jinping wrapped up a four-day visit in the far-west minority region of Xinjiang, a set of explosives planted at Urumqi South Railway Station blasted off on Wednesday killing three people and injuring 79 others.

The cure or vaccine for the MERS-CoV virus (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) currently sweeping across the Middle East may already be near.

Another meteor shower display is set to grace the night skies following the 2014 Lyrids meteor shower last April. The 2014 Eta Aquarids meteor shower that comes out of the Aquarius constellation is already visible but the peak display is set to take play on Monday night, May 5.

New discovery has revealed how HIV spreads throughout the human body in relation to the levels cholesterol which may help experts in monitoring some patients.

Several cosmic threats surround the Earth in the solar system.

After witnessing a rare solar eclipse, we are now again going to see a real celestial rock of celestial views.

Popular Science Web site has previously published an article on developing addiction-proof painkillers.

The albacore tuna caught off the shores of Oregon and Washington have been found to have radiation levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. But scientists said they are still safe to eat.

An unidentified witness captured images and a video of a UFO sighting over London, England last Monday afternoon, April 28. The object spotted has been described as weird and rotating as it flew over Islington, north London and the witness decided to share the images on Facebook under the name Mixtris UFO-images.

Australia and parts of Indonesia had a partial eclipse of the sun on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Naturally not everyone was able to see it. Still good news for those who weren't able to see it, they can now be viewed in videos online.

Research suggests a miniscule arachnid native to southern California is the fastest land animal in the world based on body size. The predatory mite can move faster than the Australian tiger beetle and can overthrow the cheetah as the fastest animal on land.

On April 28, 2014 a massive tornado slammed the state of Arkansas. Mayflower and Vilonia were among the cities badly damaged.

From time to time, the International Space Station (ISS) becomes noticeable in the night sky.

U.S. federal health regulators have cleared a genetic test from Roche as a standalone screening option for cervical cancer.

The Queensland Government led by Environment Minister Andrew Powell has called for a boycott of all Ben and Jerry's ice cream products after the latter expressed support to the World Wildlife Fun for Nature (WWF's) campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef.

On Tuesday afternoon, April 29, the 2014 Solar Eclipse will be visible as a partial eclipse to the observers in Australia where they can see the Moon covering about 65% of the Sun’s disk without weather disturbances. Viewers who opt to experience the solar eclipse via live Webcasts will be able to do so with the two online sky watching groups.

Food markets around the world are being strongly advised to conduct the necessary preparations as the "boy child' weather phenomenon El Niño has been predicted to highly likely occur this year.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has recently announced the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has "entered a new phase," focusing on larger area of the ocean floor.

A new health-threatening virus has been spreading in the Middle East. In a recent report from the Huffington Post, the virus has already claimed 100 lives since its first occurrence in Egypt last week. Health experts say it could be far from being a worldwide epidemic, but the virus' alarming increase tells otherwise.

A day after tornadoes killed 14 and ripped up homes in Arkansas and other states, the U.S., particularly the state of Mississippi and the U.S. Southeast, have been barraged anew with fresh storms that further damaged hundreds of homes, downed power lines and toppled trees.

A junior miner deployed at the Lake Cowan region in Western Australia had discovered an unknown mineral. It has been named putnisite after minearologists Andrew and Christine Putnis.

B612 Foundation, along with three former NASA astronauts, has presented the data collected on the actual asteroid that hit the Earth since 2000 up to the present.

The 2014 Solar Eclipse is set to put on a sky show on Tuesday, April 29, where the “Ring of Fire” effect of the Moon outlined by the Sun can be observed. Australia will be able to partially view the upcoming annular solar eclipse while those in the farther south location can have a look at the event’s “Ring of Fire” effect like a small part of Antarctica.

A breakaway iceberg from Antartica which is six times larger than Manhattan, has the NASA's Earth Observatory worried. Scientists believed the rogue iceberg could drift to populated shipping lanes which could disrupt the industry.

It's always a wonder how male celebrities quickly transform into better shape in a matter of months. For most guys who do hard exercise and strict diet, they don't seem to get as much results in the same amount of time celebrities do. Though supplements that celebrities use aren't a big surprise, knowing the right ones are key to achieving desired results.

The world will have its first solar eclipse of the year on Tuesday, April 29. And Australia will have the best view of the event.

A new research claimed that looking after horses and horseback riding can help lessen stress and anxiety among teenagers.

Perhaps motorists could now equate the famous reminder "Don't drink and drive" to "Don't take selfies and drive." A woman from North Carolina died in a head-on collision on a US highway, ironically just seconds after posting a selfie and 'happy' status on Facebook.