Three new gases have been discovered by scientists to be present up there in the atmosphere that could exacerbate the rate of the world's global warming status.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 05, 2014
Residents in Latin America, especially Chile, Mexico and Guatemala, have been advised to brace for more rains even as weather bureau said tropical storm Boris has weakened.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 05, 2014
The National Research Council has released a long-awaited report penned by a group of experts on the United States' human spaceflight program. The report discusses the goal for humans to reach Mars and the critical concerns regarding funding such a momentous objective.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
Saudi Arabia has revealed that it has significantly more deaths caused by the fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus than earlier reported. According to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health, the new total cases of MERS stands at 282 since 2012, much higher than the previous official death toll pegged at 190.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
The little blue pill may have a powerful side effect aside from boosting sexual performance. A new study that appears in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that the use of sildenafil (or commonly "Viagra") is associated with melanoma. The authors reveal that the drug may increase the risk of melanoma or skin cancer by as high as 84 per cent.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
The Invasive Species Council was alarmed on the recent discovery of cane toad's cousin sitting in a dog's water bowl in the backyard of a resident in Sunbury, Melbourne.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Jun 05, 2014
Alaska's volcano - Pavlof- is one of the most active and currently showing lots of seismic activity and erupting which began late Friday, May 30th. Experts record the continuous stream and ash plume to have reached 24,000 feet above sea level with satellite imaging showing a plume extending more than 80 km southeast of the volcano, reports The USGS.
Silvana Peters
Jun 05, 2014
Take-up rates of condoms is still relatively low because many men find the rubber sheath that cover their penis affecting their sexual pleasure during intimate moments with their wives, girlfriends or partners.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 05, 2014
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, was recently bested by a robotic dinosaur.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of crippled Fukushima power plant, has started constructing a huge underground ice wall around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. This plan is seen to control and manage the production of toxic water at the complex devastated by a tsunami that was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake in March 2011.
Jun 04, 2014
It was announced earlier that the Abbott government will be doing some hefty investment into medical research, amounting to a $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (the Fund) to keep Australia at the forefront of medical research.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
Researchers at the Aarhus University in Denmark have found a way to use HIV to treat hereditary disorders, HIV infection itself and even make it as a transport like a nanoparticle.
Ryan Inoyori
Jun 04, 2014
The United Nations believes there is cause for concern with Papua New Guinea's high rate of HIV cases. According to Radio Australia, a UN agency has already labeled the country's HIV and AIDS public heath emergency as a pandemic.
Silvana Peters
Jun 04, 2014
The number of seismic activity or earthquakes above magnitude 4.0 have breached the records in Los Angeles, U.S., baffling scientists. Could the area be in for a major one soon similar to the 1994 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake that killed 57 and injured more than 8,700?
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 04, 2014
If there is "super-Earth," there is also "mega-Earth." In theory, this may be impossible, yet astronomers discovered a new kind of planet 17 times heavier and 2.3 times larger than our own planet dubbed as "mega-Earth."
Alyssa Ashley Lucas
Jun 03, 2014
There may be a correlation between the amount of light in one's room and one's weight, said the Institute of Cancer Research in London. Researchers believe that sleep disruption and circadian rhythms by exposure to light at night (LAN) may be linked to the rise in obesity.
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
The Obama administration on Monday has revealed a new plan which targets to slash its country's power plant carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 03, 2014
Tyrone Bowd, the 24-year-old Queensland resident who is suffering from a swollen scrotum would no longer need to fly to the United States for a life-saving surgery. The enlarged testicles are the size of a watermelon.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 03, 2014
The Sangeang Api Volcano in Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, continued to spew ashes on Tuesday since its initial eruption on Friday, causing the cancellation of more Bali flights as ash plume covers the regional sky.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 03, 2014
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
Silvana Peters
Jun 03, 2014
A study by the Met Office and Newcastle University published in the Nature and Climate Change journal has revealed how global warming and climate change will most definitely impact the occurrence of summer downpours and flash flooding in Britain.
Jun 03, 2014
A man in his 40s and a one-year-old boy died when the SUV they were riding collided into a Via Rail passenger train at a level crossing in Quebec. Police authorities suspect the collision was intentional on the part of the SUV driver.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 03, 2014
At least four people have died after a monster sandstorm and record winds struck Iran, overwhelming the capital of Iran in darkness on Monday.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 03, 2014
Rapes continue to be committed against females and males as well. Headlines over the weekend include the sexual assault of two teenage Indians who were gang raped by seven men and hanged from a tree and rape of a Malaysian teen by 38 men. To help fight sexual abuse, several devices had been made available in the market the past few years.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jun 03, 2014
Combining a cheap, decades-old chemotherapy drug with a standard hormone therapy treatment early may contribute in extending the life of prostate cancer patients for over a year, according to a study.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
WiFi is no longer soley available on Earth. Scientists from NASA along with MIT researchers have been working on establishing a WiFi connection on the Moon.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
Ash clouds that erupted from Indonesia's Sangeang Api volcano have dissipated to safe levels, enabling Australian airliners to resume flights to Bali on Monday.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jun 02, 2014
New findings have found exemestane (Aromasin) may reduce breast cancer recurrence among premenopausal women compared with tamoxifen when given along with ovarian suppression.
Silvana Peters
Jun 02, 2014
The most recent video, as captured by a passenger in a plane, may give chills to the spines of the believers.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Jun 02, 2014