SCIENCE

Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is currently in a 299 kilometer orbit and is slowly descending towards the Earth’s atmosphere.

Astronomers have reported that they have found and measured one of the largest black holes found in the universe as of late.

A crocodile is the suspect in the death of a 49-year-old Cairns fisherman and barge skipper. Queensland police said on Wednesday that they suspect a reptile after they recovered the body of David Fordson with signs of injury caused by a marine animal.

Aside from basic movement, what experts need to understand now is how difficulty in movement brought about by stroke occurs and how the brain processes it. That is why researchers at Queen's University studied how the brain corrects movement after being hit or bumped, in the hopes of understanding the difficulties in movement.

Cancer is a serious matter that must be dealt with. And unfortunately, treatment for such a lethal disease - chemotherapy - not only kills cancer cells thus preventing them from dividing, but also harms other cells that are normal in the body. It is common knowledge that chemotherapy, though very effective at treating cancer, can leave its weary patients with some side effects.

A Japanese whale hunting vessel set off Tuesday for the Antarctic seas beefed up by Coast Guard patrol boats in anticipation of another fierce interference from Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling ships and activists.

Working is an essential part of life. Almost everyone is expected to work sooner or later to earn a living. However, a dream job could end up a nightmare what with all the different factors such as long work hours, traffic and commuting, and the lack of time for self. That is why flexible workplaces were introduced - making even a bad job, great.

Avid Aussie stargazers should set their sights on the night sky this Saturday, December 10 as a red moon will rise.

Some stars in the Milky Way could be harboring giant terrestrial planets containing up to 50 percent diamonds, a new study suggests.

Several hundred million light years away from Earth in the heart of a pair of galaxies are two super massive black holes that can swallow planets, stars and gases.

ESO’s Very Large Telescope has spotted the fastest rotating star known to date, rotating at more than two million kilometers per hour, more than three hundred times faster than the Sun.

A new study has revealed that 120,000 years ago, during the Eemian, the Dead Sea dried down, demonstrating how dry the Middle East can become during warm phases. The Eemian is a stage in Earth history when global temperatures were as warm, if not warmer than at present.

Its Christmas time again which means it's also the season for countless office Christmas parties, family get-togethers and year-end parties that will test anyone's liver.

A report released at the United Nation’s annual climate summit in Durban, South Africa confirmed that the Himalayan glaciers are fast receding due to climate change.

Spacewatchers are looking forward to China’s next space mission after Shenzhou 8’s successful docking mission to Tiangong 1 space laboratory.

A massive collection of artifacts, around 3,000 years old, were recently recovered from the Cambridgeshire Fens in eastern England, including containers of food that have been analyzed as nettle stew.

When parents discover that their child is one of the thousands out there who have attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, their first reaction is to find something to blame. Whether it is their playmates, their school, or even themselves, unnecessary stress goes into blaming. But new research puts things into perspective, and the culprit? A person's DNA.

A study showed that global carbon emission reached 10 billion tons in 2010 and that the average yearly fossil fuel emissions increased by an average of 3.1 percent starting 2000 up to 2010, and expected to continue to increase by 3.1 percent in 2011.

More often than not, when agriculture and farming is talked about, the discussion will lead to the farmers, the end users, or the environment. Never will people hear anything about animals and wildlife when comes to the topic of agriculture. And with this neglect with animal and wildlife survival, the threat of extinction is upon them.

Panic struck residents and an airport was forced to shut down when a volcano erupted and blew ash 2,000 meters into the air in the eastern Indonesian island of North Maluku on Sunday.

From biodegradable coffins to tree-sprouting urns, eco-friendly burials offer a way for those who live green to also die green.

Tesla Coils are amazing. Two ten-story Tesla Coils are out of this world.

A crack in the concrete catchment of a desalination facility of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has leaked 45 tons of highly radioactive water, according to TEPCO, operator of the plant.

A new study by the International Energy Agency predicts that solar energy from solar photovoltaics, concentrating solar power and solar hot water will account for one-third of overall global energy consumption by 2060.

A novel way to harness the sun’s energy that mimics Earth’s greenhouse effect has been discovered by researchers from MIT.

The 9/11 incident that brought down the World Trade Center will be forever remembered as an attack that left people in fear, panic, and turmoil. But what most people don't know is that for those who responded in ground zero are also left with a disease - asthma.

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has broken the closest-approach mark to Pluto set by NASA’s Voyager 1 in January 1986.

New evidence from the Large Hadron Collider will soon finally resolve questions on whether or not the Higgs boson or “God particle” exists.

For a taste of what this conference will bring, NASA has released their finding of a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a star 352 light years away. The planet was named Kepler-21b and the star it is orbiting named HD 179070. The planet and star is just one of the hundreds of planets and stars found by the satellite orbiting Earth.