Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London have found fossilized bones that they believe belong to the oldest known dinosaur.
Second hand smoking is harmful especially for babies and children as it contains more than 7000 chemicals. Nearly 100 are toxic and about 70 can trigger cancer.
According to a new finding, lions that roam Africa’s savannahs have lost as much as 75 percent of their habitat in the last 50 years due to human encroachment and land development.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new region in deep space that gets one step closer to the interstellar space.
A new finding challenges the assertions that forests leaves rich in nitrogen may aid in reflecting infrared radiation. According to the new finding, it is not the leaves but the structure of tree canopies that is a more important factor in infrared reflection.
According to the UCLA School of Nursing, women suffering from sleep apnea are prone to higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder.
A new study suggests the use of probiotics that are often referred to as friendly bacteria can increase the success of raising rare ornamental fish to adulthood.
The size of a grain of rice, the 'pygmy mole cricket', which belongs to the family Tridactylidae, lives most of its life tunneling under the sand along the margins of water bodies. These insects are known to be exceptional jumpers.
Taking clues from the deceptive behavioral patterns of squirrels and birds, a team of researchers has incorporated their strategy in developing robots that could be used by the military in the future.
Food allergies are a growing public health concern. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 4 percent to 6 percent of U.S. children under 18 have food allergies.
The dreaded Mayan apocalypse that predicts the crashing of Earth Dec. 21 has generated widespread and gratuitous fear worldwide. The alleged destruction around the corner is causing emotional breakdowns and dread amongst those who truly believe that the world will end on Dec. 21.
According to a report released by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2011 the amount of heat trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had reached a record of 391 parts per million. But a new statistic has been produced from the Global Carbon Project which states, emissions are set to rise a...
