Benita Matilda : Science World Report

Sep 27, 2013 10:27 AM EDT

Livestock Steroid ‘Trenbolone’ Regenerates in Aquatic Ecosystems: Study

Anabolic steroids, given to livestock to boost their growth and increase their feeding efficiency, are capable of regenerating in aquatic ecosystem, shows a new study.

Sep 27, 2013 08:30 AM EDT

Debt Takes a Toll on the Mental Health of People

debt + mental illness

Sep 27, 2013 06:51 AM EDT

NASA's New Radar Technology Detects Heartbeats of Victims Trapped in Debris [VIDEO]

NASA along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are working on creating a radar device that is capable of detecting heartbeats and breathing patterns of the people buried under large piles of rubble causes from a disaster.

Sep 27, 2013 06:37 AM EDT

NASA’s Curiosity Detects Water Molecules in Martian Soil Particles

NASA's Curiosity rover never disappoints space lovers. Curiosity has finally detected surprising quantity of water in the Martian soil particles. This finding comes days after the latest announcement was made by NASA stating the Martian environment lacks methane.

Sep 27, 2013 06:16 AM EDT

Social Media Users Find It Easy to Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking is difficult but that doesn't mean it is impossible. A latest finding reveals that smoking that is a hardest addiction to kick, is much easier for social media users. People who engage in health specific social networking sites have an edge over quitting smoking.

Sep 26, 2013 08:14 AM EDT

Study Ties Commonly Prescribed Statin to Memory Impairment

The new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Bristol analysed the affect of the commonly prescribed statin medicines, which are used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol in the blood levels, on the cognitive functions.

Sep 26, 2013 07:51 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover a 'Transformer' Pulsar After Decades [VIDEO]

In the history of science such a millisecond pulsar with dual identity has never been observed earlier and it was done using a collection of orbiting X-ray telescopes that also includes NASA's Swift and Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Sep 26, 2013 06:59 AM EDT

Ancient fish Fossil With Human Like Face Discovered in China

The prehistoric fish Entelognathus primordialis which existed some 419-million year ago was found in an ancient seabed Kuanti Formation that is located in the Quijing prefecture in eastern Yunnan province of Southwest China.

Sep 26, 2013 06:22 AM EDT

Sonar Mapping Blamed For Mass Stranding of Melon-Headed Whales in Madagascar

The latest scientific review that focused on the 2008 stranding event in Madagascar confirmed that the whales mass stranding was caused by high frequency mapping sonar system.

Sep 26, 2013 06:02 AM EDT

Basic Computer Built Using Carbon Nanotubes by Stanford University

A team of Stanford engineers has developed a basic computer using carbon nanotubes, paving the way for the next generation of energy-efficient electronics.

Sep 26, 2013 04:41 AM EDT

Ancient Soils Reveal Earth’s Oxygen Appeared 700 Million Years Earlier Than Believed

In a new finding, a team of researchers examined the chemical composition of ancient soils from South Africa and claim that oxygen appeared in the atmosphere nearly 700 million years earlier than previously thought.

Sep 25, 2013 09:15 AM EDT

Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Improve Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women

The new study claims that Vitamin D supplements are not as beneficial for Postmenopausal women as believed earlier. The researchers reveal that when compared to calcium supplements, Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the bone turnover in post menopausal women.