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Condoms
Feb 15, 2013 08:18 AM EST

Birth: 99 Percent of Sexually Active Women in U.S. Prefer Condoms as Birth Control Method

When choosing a birth control method, condoms still take the cake for number one usage in America according to reports.

Meteor streaks over Russian sky
Feb 15, 2013 06:50 AM EST

Meteor Shower Causes Havoc, Injures Hundreds of People

Russia has been hit by a meteor shower triggering sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, reports USA Today.

Dog
Feb 15, 2013 02:43 AM EST

Neutering Makes Dogs Vulnerable to Cancer and Joint Disease

According to a latest study by researchers at the University of Davis, the age at which the dog is neutered is important, as it may increase the risk of developing cancers and joint disease.

 Leo Space Telescope Planetary Resources Arkyd Series 100
Feb 15, 2013 01:36 AM EST

Asteroid Mining Company Will Help to Detect and Deflect Them

Nascent asteroid mining company Planetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) announced, on the eve of 2012 DA14's close pass of Earth, that it will provide the capability to aid the deflection of potentially hazardous objects near Earth. The company is currently testing prototypes of its Arkyd-100 space telescop...

Asteroid
Feb 15, 2013 12:03 AM EST

Asteroid to Come Within Record Distance From Earth Friday

The asteroid 2012 DA14 is set to pass Earth Friday at a recording-breaking distance of roughly 17 miles – lower than most communication and television satellites.

CERN Data centre
Feb 14, 2013 04:43 PM EST

LHC Collider Recorded Over 75 Petabyte Until Today's Shutdown

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has generated the enormous amount of 75 petabytes of physics data during the past three years, until today's February 14 maintenance shutdown. Computer engineers at CERN, the location of the world's very first web server, today announced that the CERN Data Centre has ...

Skull
Feb 14, 2013 04:29 PM EST

Animal Provides Genetic Clue to Recent Human Evolution

A clue for the incidence of recent human evolution has been discovered by researchers.

Heart
Feb 14, 2013 04:12 PM EST

Broken Heart Syndrome: Stress Cardiomyopathy Can Cause Death

On Valentine's Day, the last thing you want to be doing is suffering from the loss of a loved one or a recent break up.

Tuberculosis Vaccine a New Drug to Fight Type 1 Diabetes
Feb 14, 2013 03:46 PM EST

Cure for Type 1 Diabetes With Gene Therapy Demonstrated

With a single session of gene therapy, researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have completely cured type 1 diabetes in dogs, involving the introduction of a “glucose sensor” into a muscle. Gene therapies seems to be on track to be the cure that didn't exist before for comple...

Cancer
Feb 14, 2013 03:22 PM EST

Counterfeit Avastin: FDA Warns Of New Batch Of Fake Cancer Drug

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors about another counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin distributed in the U.S., the third case involving the best-selling Roche drug in the past year.

Supernova Remnant
Feb 14, 2013 03:20 PM EST

Mysterious Origin of Cosmic Rays Discovered: Supernovas (Video)

Cosmic rays are produced by the aftermath of exploding stars, according to new research.

Perch
Feb 14, 2013 02:43 PM EST

Anxiety Drug in Waterways May Drastically Affect Fish Behavior

An anti-anxiety medication has been found in local waterways and is altering fish behavior, according to a new study.

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