The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg officially confirmed on Monday that probes from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic contained an "unclassified" species of bacteria.
Five species of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection by delegates at an international wildlife conference on Monday.
The spiral galaxy IC 5052 is shown in this image captured by the Hubble space telescope, speckled with blue, white and yellow light that reveal something about its otherwise concealed structure.
Humans have Google and Wikipedia, now robots have Raptuya, an online database of information that helps robots "cope" in the world of humans, according to BBC News.
Eighty children were attacked by a group of bees at a park in Johannesburg on Friday, according to reports, with four critically injured.
Several companies have recently made strides in showcasing the power of the private sector in space exploration. One of them, DIYROCKETS which describes itself as a "global space company helping humanity establish a civilization in space by building a very low-cost open space frontier through open s...
A study at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit shows that a class of medications commonly prescribed to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients also appear to protect them from developing heart failure.
The medication Merck & Co long-acting niacin poses some unexpected serious side effects that could affect heart health according to a recent study released Saturday. The drug is targeted at raising good HDL cholesterol.
One of the brightest comets in years, which will be only surpassed by ISON in November this year, is now visible from the Northern Hemisphere of our planet. The comet Pan-STARRS will be crossing the sky over the coming week.
Reverse evolution is possible, a new study on house mites – of all things – has revealed.
The world's most famous prehistoric monument, Stonehenge, may have started as a giant burial ground for elite families around 3,000 B.C., British researchers said Saturday.
The latest study suggests that those women who consumed supplements of folic acid during pregnancy were less likely to give birth to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
