Using the wings of an owl as a model, researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, have attempted to explore the dynamics behind its silent flight so that the same information could be used in aircraft design.
According to a new report by Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle most of the unfamiliar species are collecting dusts in museums. It takes more than 20 years on average before a newly collected species is described.
Health hazards tied to smoking can spill down generations. Children born to mothers who smoke more than one pack a day during pregnancy not only suffer health problems but struggle with reading comprehension too.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have come up with a novel technique to predict the biological age and life expectancy of an individual by measuring the DNA.
A new study attempts to co-relate youthful happiness to greater wealth in later life. The study says that a happy adolescence means people tend to earn more money as adults.
Mid-life crisis does not only hit humans but Chimps too. Human beings susceptible to mid-life crisis witness inconsistency in their behavior
Ever wondered what characteristics help a penguin survive the coldest and harshest climates on earth because being warm-blooded animals they can ill-afford to let their body temperature fall.
New research carried out by scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Aquarium helps determine the health status of whale sharks (Rhincodon Typus).
All the working parents who consider daycare as a fine option should reconsider sending their kids to daycare as a new study states that these young children are 50 percent more likely to be overweight.
Psychologists discovered that patients diagnosed with non cardiac chest pain have higher levels of anxiety and depression than patients diagnosed with normal turbulent blood flow.
Curing bulimia is no easy feat as till date there was no specific treatment available. But the good news is that, a new bulimia therapy has been discovered that can provide patients an alternative for treating this debilitating disorder.
Even if the climate holds steady some glaciers of the Himalayas will continue to shrink for many years,says Brigham Young University geology professor Summer Rupper.
