Fluorescence, a poorly understood light phenomenon that is displayed by corals, is an effective tool in monitoring the coral's health. With the help of fluorescence, scientists test the coral stress that is triggered due its exposure to different temperatures.
According to a latest finding, teens who were depressed as children are more likely to be obese, smoke cigarettes and get trapped in a very sedentary life, even if they are out of the clutches of depression.
Latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that most drivers in the U.S. used their cellphones to make calls, or read and send text or emails while driving, when compared to their other counterparts in seven European countries.
The sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) today, March 15, 2013, at 2:54 a.m. EDT. It is a regular solar phenomenon that sends billions of tons of solar particles into space and, if it is aimed at Earth and strong enough, can reach our planet within one to three days later a...
After spending 25 years in solitary confinement, prisoner William R. Blake's essay appeared on Solitary Watch, a prisoner advocacy group, about the psychological aspects of what it was like to be shut off from human contact.
An unlicensed acupuncturist in Switzerland is being charged with allegedly infecting 16 people with HIV between 2001 and 2005.
Consuming full-fat dairy products after a diagnosis of breast cancer could worsen a patient's prognosis, according to a new study released Thursday.
Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require ongoing attention.
Fluoride in drinking water improves adults’ dental health, even for people who didn’t drink fluoridated water as children, a new study shows.
Studying the atmosphere of an alien exoplanet, astronomers are getting more clues about the origins of our own solar system.
The invasion of Iraq was supposed to cost "only" $60 billion by initial government estimates, and it is hard to fathom that this figure has exploded by a factor of 100 -- but in the end the direct costs for the invading U.S. alone will be $2.2 trillion, plus about $4 trillion in cumulative interest ...
A new study might shed some light on preventing or even reversing the addiction of cocaine addicts.
