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Professional tasters as well as scientists endorsed that the “poop” sausages were equally tasty even though they were much healthier.

A Canadian hospital created history when it displayed live tweets with videos of an on-going heart surgery on Thursday, Feb 20.

Due to the recent heavy rainfall in the UK, sinkholes have opened up and swallowed buildings and caused roads to collapse. A portion of the M2 road in Kent was closed after sinkhole measuring 15 feet was found in the central reservation. On Feb 2, a deeper sinkhole measuring 30-feet deep had opened up on a family's driveway and swallowed the car of a teenager in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The controversial anti-HIV pill is going to be tested in Toronto to figure out how much it is effective in reality.

Taronga Zoo is saddened to announce that Casey the Leopard Seal had to be put down due to health condition

Australia's Perth is expected to experience more days and nights of scorching heat as the second longest dry spell continues. Weather reports predict temperatures as high as 37C will be reached in Perth. The Australian city is already feeling the heat as the dry spell drags and expected to peak again in February 23, Sunday. Records in Perth revealed that the city had only 0.2mm of rainfall. The current dry spell in Perth reached another new record as Feb 19 marked the third longest stretch wi...

Flight plans of hundreds of travelers were again disrupted on Thursday as poor visibility surrounded New Zealand's Wellington airport for a second night due to fog.

There might be a massive death scenario among starfishes along the Pacific shores of North America, but scientists said this was hardly a fault of the Fukushima radiation spill.

A new set of researchers are locking on two drugs which can kill HIV on infected host cells by inducing cell death. Both drugs are also approved for human use in Europe and the United States which makes further developments faster and cost-effective.

The capital city of New South Wales will hold on Sunday its second Sydney Skinny, a nude ocean swim, at Cobblers Beach. However, to ensure that the noble intention of the organisers to gather more support for conservation rather than be an eye candy feast for the curious and those with carnal intentions, it would be a private ticket-only event.

The early animals on Earth did not require much oxygen in the past. According to study conducted by Daniel Mills of the University of Southern Denmark, the most primitive creatures in the planet may have survived in water with barely little oxygen.

The NASA doughnut rock mystery has certainly reached a level of controversy that even led to court cases due to its need to being properly identified. But now, it seems the US Space Agency has already got things resolved.

Extreme heat levels expected in 2030 are already being experienced in Australia's capital cities of Adelaide, Canberra and Melbourne. According to the report "Heatwaves, Hotter, Longer, More Often," the number of days with above 35 degrees Celsius temperatures have already reached levels previously predicted for 2030.

The fisheries organization at Fukushima Prefecture in February launched a Web site that will contain information concerning the radiation levels of fishes caught in waters surrounding the crippled nuclear power plant.

The transport chaos and the number of deaths following the unprecedented snowfall that dumped on Japan is now being blamed on the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency decided against issuing a Heavy Snow Emergency Warning because it claimed the snowfall did not meet the standards for such a warning.

Wives or girlfriends, if you had just given birth for the first time and you notice the lack of interest or sex drive from your husband or boyfriend in the next couple of months, fret not.

Australian scientists believe that wearing striped wetsuits is better than baited drum lines in reducing shark attacks in Western Australia. Researchers from Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS) together with the University of Australia, has developed a wetsuit designed with to repel sharks.The recommendation to wear striped wetsuits to deter shark attacks came after the controversial shark cull policy in Western Australia which remains in the international spotlight.

Study reveals that crocodiles can climb trees too

Canadians living on the country's eastern provinces have been warned to take necessary precautions against extreme cold weather temperatures following Sunday's heavy snow and high winds.

Sex for Botox: Patient Made “whinnying” sound for Sex by Surgeon

The Australian government collected $4.1 billion carbon tax in 2012/13, $1.2 billion less than the original projection of $7.7 billion.

Scientists have discovered two DNA stretches linked to homosexuality in men. The confirmation of a "gay gene" is expected to support the argument that homosexuality is biological and not by environmental influences. The results of the controversial study by researchers from the Chicago University could also pave the way for discrimination against homosexuals. Insurance companies could require genetic tests to determine if their clients are gay. Genetic tests could also be used by pregnant ...

Marine biologists are baffled by the mysterious deaths of nine orca whales stranded on New Zealand's Southland beach on Feb 12. New Zealand experts continue to investigate and conduct scientific testing to determine the cause.Nine orca whales including a calf had died while beached on Te WaeWae Bay overnight. The deaths of the orca whales were described as a tragedy for the entire species in New Zealand. According to reports, the population of orca whales in New Zealand waters is estima.....

Intense marine heatwaves have destroyed some 400-year-old ancient corals off the Pilbara coastline of Western Australia.

The oldest accepted star in the universe is called the ancient star. It is around 6,000 light years away from Earth. It was formed 13.7 billion years ago soon after the Big Bang. This was discovered by The Australian National University group of astronomers.

Many may be wondering what's that thing in the sky that shines brightly in the east right before the sunrise. It is called the "morning star." This is planet Venus.

After its emotional farewell piece on late January, China's Jade Rabbit moon rover it seems isn't prepared yet to really let go. After a 14-day stretch lunar night, Jade Rabbit has awoken and is still alive.

Three new marine reserves will be up and about around the remote islands south of New Zealand effective March 2, as Parliament has recently passed the Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Act.

UFO enthusiasts are invited to take part in Open Minds Production’s largest annual UFO conference, the 2014 International UFO Congress, in Fountain Hills. The Science Channel joins the event dedicated to UFOs and paranormal studies where it will premiere new UFO shows to promote its “Are We Alone?” month.