Researchers at Oxford University have found that the traditional method of calculating body mass index is inaccurate.
Betelgeuse is the nearest red supergiant star to Earth, and is probably going to die in a supernova. The European Space Agency's Herschel space observatory captured this far-infrared view that shows how the star's winds are crashing against the surrounding interstellar medium, creating a bow shock a...
According to a new report, a star named Betelgeuse will slam into a wall of space dust.
A new study found that nearly 20 percent of patients that had been discharged returned within 30 days.
Researchers have figured out how to use a brain-imaging tool to identify CTE before it becomes too serious.
New research has shown that having a drink before bed could leave you with less deep sleep and leave you dependent on the alcoholic substance to get to bed.
Government scientists have agreed that all but 50 of the primates currently being used for federally funded researched should be retired from labs and sent to a sanctuary.
An international team of researchers conducted an investigation at the Cayman turtle farm located in the Cayman Islands and concluded that the turtle farm should be closed down, as it lacks the amenities to fulfill the welfare needs of the animals.
Nearly six orangutans at the Smithsonian's National Zoo are being introduced to iPad apps that will offer them a different form of stimuli.
A record number of hedgehogs were rescued last year by the Scottish SPCA. They witnessed an increase in the number of hedgehogs rescued over the period of time.
A large population of lowland tapirs, Latin America's largest terrestrial mammal, is thriving in a series of connected national parks along southeastern Peru and northwest Bolivia border.
Falling into the clutches of climate change is the glaciers of the Andes Mountains. A latest comprehensive review of the Andean glacier observations by an international team of scientists states that the glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating at an increasing rate since the 1970s.
