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Feb 15, 2014 04:17 AM EST

Researchers Find Infectious Cat Parasite in Western Arctic Beluga, Public Health Warning Issued [VIDEO]

An extremely infectious cat parasite, known to cause blindness in humans and harm growing fetuses, has been found for the first time in the western Arctic Belgua, prompting health advisories to caution people who consume whale meat.

Feb 15, 2014 03:57 AM EST

NASA Solves Mystery of 'Jelly Doughnut' Martian Rock

The space agency NASA finally solves the mystery of the jelly doughnut rock discovered on the Martian surface, claiming it to be rock rolled over by the rover’s wheel.

Feb 15, 2014 03:02 AM EST

FDA Clears BioMarin’s Vimizim to Treat Rare Congenital Enzyme Disorder

The California based BioMarin Pharmaceutical off lately announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared its new drug Vimizim to treat a rare genetic disorder ‘Mroquio A syndrome’.

Feb 14, 2014 08:06 AM EST

New Beetle Species Collected by Darwin 180-years ago Identified on His Birthday

A rare beetle species that was collected over two centuries ago by Charles Darwin has been successfully identified on Darwin’s birthday.

Feb 14, 2014 05:44 AM EST

Living Close to Fast Food Outlets Leads to Weight Gain, Study Claims

A study reveals kids residing in areas surrounded by fast food outlets are more likely to be overweight.

Feb 14, 2014 05:23 AM EST

Termite Inspired Robots Build Complex Structures

Drawing inspiration from termites, a team of scientists has developed an autonomous robotic construction crew 'TERMES' that functions without communication and supervision.

Feb 14, 2014 03:25 AM EST

Crazy Ants Dominate Fire Ants by Detoxifying their Venom [VIDEO]

the invasive crazy ants displace the fire ants by secreting a compound that neutralizes the venom injected by the fire ants intensely painful stings. This is one the early first known case of an insect with a super ability to detoxify the venom injected by another insect.

Feb 14, 2014 02:32 AM EST

Ancient Marine Reptile Live Birth Discovered in 248-Million-Year Old Fossil

Paleontologists in China have uncovered the earliest evidence of live birth from an ancient Mesozoic marine reptile, well preserved in a 248-million-year old fossil.

Feb 13, 2014 10:01 AM EST

ESA's Solar Probe to be Protected Using Prehistoric Cave Pigment

European Space Agency’s engineers will use burnt bone charcoal, a prehistoric cave pigment, to protect the solar probe from the harsh glare of the Sun.

Feb 13, 2014 09:09 AM EST

Ancient Fish 'Romundina' Solves Mystery of Facial Evolution in Vertebrates

In order to solve the mystery of facial evolution in vertebrates including humans, experts turned to study the evolution on an ancient fish, Romundina.

Feb 13, 2014 08:50 AM EST

Accurate Whale Watching From Space Via Satellites: BAS

Scientists at British Antarctic Survey demonstrated how novel satellite technology can be adapted to get an accurate count of whales and using it to estimate their population size.

Feb 13, 2014 07:52 AM EST

Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, Geological mapped for the First Time

Scientists along with geologists at the Brown University have completed the first global geological map of Ganymede using images taken during NASA’s Voyager Mission in 1979 and the Orbital Galileo Mission in 1995.