SCIENCE

Nicole Polizzi, popularly known as Snooki, will be debuting her now slim body in the latest season of Jersey Shore this January thanks to exercise, and apparently, a commitment to cut down on drinking. With some saying that alcohol is only empty calories, is there any truth to cutting weight by cutting down the drinks?

Insurance Australia Group (IAG), the country's largest vehicle and home insurer, forecast that it would pay up to $720 million in 2012 for catastrophe reinsurance because of disasters such as floods, cyclones and bushfires that hit the country in 2011.

An American surgeon, known for removing big tumors, will operate on a Vietnamese man Thursday to remove a one metre long, 90 kilogramme tumour in his right leg.

American scientists have cracked the mystery of honeybees moving like zombies before dying. The behavior and deaths are now linked to the collapse of honeybee colonies in the U.S. since 2006 that is threatening crop production.

Mischa Barton, actress that took off with the hit series The O.C., was able to stay fit and tone even through the holidays thanks to running and a healthy diet – vegan. But could following a vegan diet really give someone a body like Barton’s?

As cancer research advances more cancer treatments are being offered to patients. Unfortunately for hopeful cancer patients these treatments are far from affordable and some of them may not be as safe and effective as conventional radiation treatment.

With evidence mounting linking the U.S. energy industry's use of the process of hydraulic fracturing also called fracking to the hundreds of small earthquakes from Oklahoma to Ohio, how safe is fracking in Australia?

Yet at the height of its power the city was eventually abandoned. The reasons for this mass exodus of nearly 750,000 people from the city remained a mystery to archeologists with many theories being proposed to explain the decline of Angkor. Now one team of researchers has suggested the citizens abandoned the city because of a prolonged drought and the state's inability to cope with climate change.

Russia’s stranded Phobos Grunt spacecraft could fall to Earth on January 15, according to the spokesman of Russia’s military space forces.

Residents and business owners in Hunter Valley reiterated its call for the New South Wales (NSW) government to ring fence the region from coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and production.

With Kobe Bryant scoring only 16 points in their last encounter against Denver, the injection the team doctor game him to numb the pain did little to help him, and has got people wondering what really happens when an athlete injures his wrist.

Carnie Wilson, star of the hit film “Bridesmaids” and former Wilson Philips-singer, amidst her weight problems has expressed her fears that her daughter might suffer from the same genetic disposition to gain weight. But should she be worried about her daughter’s genetics when it comes to gaining weight?

New research* shows that Australians are largely uninspired at work, and with new year's day behind us, those feeling least motivated are likely on the lookout for a new job already.

The Department of Environment and Resource Management is investigating a police officer who allegedly slaughtered 20 kangaroos on a Fraser Coast property at Booral in Queensland.

Lady Gaga, the famed singer-song writer known for her unique taste, is reported to be so in love with Indian food, more specifically curry, so much so that she could go into an Indian food coma. But could that much Indian food really be all that good for one's health?

About 25 million tons of Japanese tsunami debris – boats, pieces of smashed buildings, appliances, and plastic, metal, and rubber objects of all shapes and sizes – may end in the U. S. shores, NOAA scientists said.

By 2016, China could be a force to reckon with as far as space exploration is concerned. The country’s five year space program, which was revealed Thursday, includes the launching of space laboratories, manned spaceships and ship freighters, while making preparations for the construction of space stations.

The technology would pack a lot of energy into a small space and allow laptops and iPhones to run for weeks without refueling.

What do Mandy Moore, Cindy Crawford, Eva Mendes, and Marilyn Monroe have in common? They all have beauty marks that have accompanied them to stardom. A beauty mark is what makes some celebrities and some people in day to day lives more memorable and more attractive. But is having a beauty mark a blessing or a curse?

Russian officials have given up any hope to save the Phobos Grunt mission and have instead shifted their attention to the re-entry of the vehicle sometime next week.

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the state health departments, are continuing their investigation of the four cases of Cronobacter infection among infants in the states of Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

After two failed predictions on the end of the world, “doomsday” minister Harold Camping is “not predicting any new dates for the end of the world,” according to Family Radio spokesperson.

Himalaya USA, a family owned company that manufactures personal healthcare products since 1930, has voluntarily recalled Organique by Himalaya Nourishing Night Cream due to the presence of staphylococcus aureus and fungus.

A massive volcano located in Germany is showing signs that it's ready to blow, at least according to a report from The Daily Mail. The Laacher See Volcano situated under a lake near Bonn could spew enough ash to cover all over Europe.

Duke University's Carbon Offsets Initiative has helped a North Carolina farm solve a waste problem without making a stink.

Researchers are working on a technique that could help ease depression in patients for at least two years.

There's been a rash of reported UFO sightings in the days leading to New Years and even during the New Year's Eve celebrations with alien ships being spotted all over the world.

For more than twenty years, researchers and doctors have been feverishly working at developing anti-cancer vaccines that use the body's own defenses to fight the disease. Soon patients can expect cancer treatments to include therapeutic vaccines aside from the traditional radiation and chemotherapy.

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