SCIENCE

Researchers have made a revolutionary discovery of a particle that could play a major role in off-setting climate change.

The International Space Station will be firing up its engines briefly Friday to avoid a piece of debris from the private U.S. satellite Iridium.

Australian and American researchers have discovered a protein that inhibits the lungs from repairing itself from smoke related diseases, in a breakthrough that could lead to a potential new treatment for patients.

Russia's Mars moon prober, the unmanned Phobos-Grunt, is expected to fall in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar between Jan. 14 and 16, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

Google tools and its Android software, which is now commonly used in tablet computers and smartphones, will continue to enhance lifestyles.

Feeling stressed out means you probably can’t sleep or your head aches. But do you know that stress may be causing your brain to shrink?

Physicists said the next big thing in the world of particle physics will be the extension of the standard model of particle physics known as supersymmetry or SUSY.

Russia’s space agency said its doomed Phobos-Grunt mission will fall out of Earth’s orbit Sunday or Monday, over the Indian Ocean, but poses no big risks.

Australia is teaming up with several other countries to design and develop a $2 billion telescope which is aimed at looking back at the universe and study it in detail.

Residents at the coastal and island communities between Pardoo and Whim Creek, including the communities of Pardoo, Port Hedland, South Hedland and Whim Creek in Western Australia are forewarned of the intensity of the coming Cyclone Heidi, which is expected to hit tonight.

The fantasy over Spiderman is over: fans of the fictional hero are surprised after hearing about the making of real mega-strong spider silk that makes Spiderman swing off from building to building.

Sabotage by foreign forces may have caused the recent “unexplained” failures of Russian satellites, according to Russia’s space chief Vladimir Popovkin, even as the countdown for the predicted Jan. 15 re-entry of the failed Phobos-Grunt mission begins.

Climate change is changing the financial landscape of Australian insurance companies. The Insurance Australia Group (IAG), whose profit margin is expected to be hit anew by natural catastrophes, warned that the changing and less-predictable climate has the potential to reduce insurers' capacity to calculate, price and spread the weather-related risk.

Nicotine patches don't help smokers kick the habit and remain cigarette-free over the long haul, but it has positive effects on the brains of older people who are suffering from mild memory loss, new studies show.

Taking aspirin every day to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer mortality is not beneficial to individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease as it increases nontrivial bleeding events.

Celebrities having a baby are as much awaited as having a family member give birth to their own – awe inspiring and a story that should be told to everyone. The only difference is with family members we get to see the baby immediately, but when it comes to celebs, we stay tuned to the TV screens and computer monitors.

Researchers have discovered a way to outfit robobugs with electronic sensors which can give these cyborg insects a reliable power source.

Online retailers seems to be shopping from a "question of touch" which results from a higher return rate last year. So, here's a survey of the technology available right now that can help shoppers augment their online shopping experience to approximate physically interacting with the product.

Amidst the great news of celebrity power couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z having successfully conceived their first baby, Blue Ivy, Beyonce’s hubby comes out with his newest song “Glory,” which revealed shocking news of a miscarriage. With this latest bombshell making noise, people are left to wonder: “Could they have done something to prevent the miscarriage?”

A team of astronomers is on a search for moons, particularly the size of Earth moon, around extrasolar planets using available Kepler data.

Researchers have discovered genetic traces of a giant tortoise species believed extinct for 150 years in living hybrids on the Galapagos island of Isabela.

Astronomers have released a map showing dark matter and galaxies billions of light years across.

XPAL Power, the company behind Energizer and PowerSkin, has a solution to your phone's battery life with SpareOne, a super-cheap phone that runs on one AA battery

A new study has found that Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of marijuana and amphetamine use in the world, while Asia boasted the lowest.

Scientists in search for extraterrestrial intelligence have narrowed their search by using data from newly discovered exoplanets.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) killed last week about 300 Asian honey bees found on a cargo ship in Townsville, which came from Port Moresby. The operation was made after DAFF biosecurity officers inspected shipping containers and the vessel which subsequently led to the extermination of the bees.

Scary Spice Mel B. bids bye-bye to baby weight after passing her halfway mark to her goal and losing eight kilos after two months of Jenny Craig Program. But can dear, reliable Jenny really help those who are overweight or obese in eating off some pounds?

The Simplified Pathophysiology of Migraine Headaches. Patho what? Not interested, next page please! I understand that not a lot of people would really care about or rock their brains over technical and scientific mambo jumbo stuff such as the Pathophysiology of a disease or illness. These things are for the medical people go to school for to understand, give us a prescription on how to get rid of the pain, and get paid for.

The three anti-whaling activists, Geoffrey Tuxworth, Simon Peterffy and Glen Pendlebury, who were held onboard a Japanese whaling ship will not be charged and will be turned over to Australian authorities, reports said.