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Sep 13, 2016 04:40 AM EDT

Exoplanets: How Do Scientists Actually Make Us See These Worlds Beyond Ours

Earlier the scientists didn't actually know what the exoplanets looked like but thanks to a new technique based on adaptive optics system, we may now be able to spot planets much farther from our solar system.

Jan 29, 2016 04:00 PM EST

Here's Why Breastfeeding Is Important For Health And The Economy

New findings published in The Lancet examine the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding.

Jan 28, 2016 10:50 AM EST

Toxic Pollutants Found In Fish Across The World's Oceans

Researchers found that fish populations across the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, which are known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Dec 22, 2015 02:04 AM EST

4 Genes Linked To Hernia Susceptibility

New findings published in Nature Communications show that four genes may contribute to the risk of abdominal hernias.

Dec 12, 2015 04:37 PM EST

World's First Dengue Vaccine Approved For Use In Mexico

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease that results in a flu-like illness, now has a vaccine.

Nov 12, 2015 10:15 AM EST

Oort Cloud Holds Most Distant World Yet Discovered in Our Solar System

Astronomers have spotted the most distant object yet in our solar system.

Oct 15, 2015 04:25 PM EDT

Pluto Stuns Scientists with Startling Complexity with New Horizons Data

The New Horizons spacecraft's historic flyby of Pluto has given scientists a lot of information about the icy world.

Sep 15, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

Rocky Exoplanet's Winds May Allow Worlds to Host Alien Life

When it comes to finding habitable planets, it may depend on a rocky planet's "air conditioning system." Scientists have found that some exoplanets that permanently face their sun with the same side could, potentially, be habitable.

Sep 07, 2015 10:15 PM EDT

World's Oldest Fossilized Sea Turtle Discovered

A team of researchers at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt examined the completely preserved skeleton of a 120-million-year-old reptile, making it 25 million years older than the previously known oldest specimen.

Aug 27, 2015 03:16 PM EDT