SCIENCE

"Google" Smart Contact Lens project has finally secured 2 patents last week for its new in-eye wearable sensors technologies. The patents acquired provide precise details on how the contact lenses will help future wearers with diabetes.

The lucrative Mt Everest climbing season about to start in mid-May has been cast into doubt as sherpa guides united on Tuesday to abandon 2014's climbing activity following the death of 16 comrades by an avalanche on Friday.

The rising new Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, promises not just to be an architectural landmark with its unique UFO-shaped design, but also a showcase of green technology.

What oddities have you heard the congressmen in your country want to pass in Congress? Apparently, there's a bill that pushes for a historic national park to be built on the moon in the U.S.

Timothy Ray Brown's HIV "cured" status lead to more talks regarding an effective cure against the virus. However, a leading scientist say that HIV cure can look differently as it may only be "temporary" eradication of the virus.

A herpetologist and Wildlife Outreach Specialist for the Department of Zoology and Michigan State University (MSU) Museum confirmed the authenticity of the 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by a nine-year old boy in their backyard.

The animal kingdom has its own unique way of ensuring survival of the fittest. When two tribes of large hippos meet with the fearsome crocodiles, the result is a huge battle of the beasts.

The 2014 Lyrids meteor shower kicked off last Wednesday, April 16, and the celestial display is expected to run until April 25, Friday with the peak happening on Tuesday night, April 22. Sky watchers will be able to observe the meteor shower from anywhere but online viewing can also be their other option in experiencing the extraordinary sky display.

News broke out recently about the controversial white light captured by NASA's Curiosity rover in planet Mars. NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Scientists and others were quick to debunk the latest "alien" sighting in the red planet. But the idea of a possible intelligent life existing in Mars is still believed by some enthusiasts.

Crocodiles and snakes versus other wild animals have been popular lately, and they have become viral videos. The final results of the battle reveal who is the stronger between two wild animals.

It's a Peggy! Saturn is "pregnant" once again with another moon as revealed from the tiny, icy satellite images captured from NASA's Cassini-Huygens space satellite.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane launched a $13 million instrument to aid Au in its exploration of the Milky Way

The “blood moon” which graced the skies early morning of April 15 had drawn astronomers, enthusiasts and a lot of people from all over the world. While the news about it had been repeatedly played on the television and were becoming viral on the internet, some people who may have failed to witness the spectacular red coloured moon may be able to see it again once this year and twice in 2015.

A 16-foot great white shark detected skimming in the southwest coast of Australia lead popular beaches in the country to close down and residents near the area to avoid entering the water.

For countries about to construct nuclear power plants, or even those that had, a floating facility built offshore would serve best against tsunami and earthquake threats.

A miscalculation by government officials had turned a supposed successful rescue operation of a sinking South Korean ferry into a major disaster. At least six have died and 300, mostly high school students, remain missing.

Young men, beware of the consequences of teen pranks such as squeezing your pal's testicles. In the case of a 17-year-old Irish student, the joke gone bad led to the doctors treating him to place the youth in a state of induced coma.

A new scientific study has cited 99.9 percent of the effects of climate change are a result of human activity.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is parents' worst nightmare. But researchers from Adelaide University might have identified the leading cause of this deceitful syndrome.

It is snowing in Canada. Yes, it is April in Canada as well.

Australian sky watchers will be able to witness the total lunar eclipse provided that there are no weather disturbances and unobstructed views this Tuesday evening, April 15. The Sydney Observatory provided the details as to what time the 2014 Lunar Eclipse will start, end and where.

A technical malfunction at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has triggered the release of some 240 tonnes of radioactive groundwater into a wrong part of the facility.

A popular televangelist linked the April 15 Blood Moon event to the Iranian nuclear threat

While sky gazers eagerly wait to witness the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, many superstitious people are also busy preparing to counter the bad omens and dangers that this celestial event may bring.

A woman who became pregnant after IVF has been found to be carrying the twins of another couple. The clinic in Rome had caused a mix-up with the embryos. According to Italian Health Ministry, it will start an investigation into the rare IVF error. The wrong embryos were only discovered when the woman three months into the pregnancy. The error was made on December 4 when four couples were receiving fertility treatment at the same time in the fertility unit at Rome's Sandro Pertini Hospital.

Chilean President Michelle Bachalet has declared a state of emergency in Valparaiso as a 2-day-old fire continued to ravage the city, killing at least 12 people. Some 2,000 homes have been gutted to the ground. The fires have forced at least 10,000 to flee and evacuate.

After successfully annexing Crimea, Russia is now setting its sights on the moon. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced that the Eurasian nation is planning to expand their territory to the moon.

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found global carbon emissions have increased faster between the years 2000 and 2010 compared to the last 30 years. The IPCC said attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions continue to fail. One of the authors of the IPCC report said New Zealand is not doing its part to reduce the effects of climate change. According to the country's Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions had increased...

CSIRO is gearing up for a serious budget cut. Australia’s science research agency is already bracing for a likely scenario in which its budget would lose up to $150 million, or more than 20 per cent of its total funding from the government.