SCIENCE

There does not seem to be a strong link between genes and asthma, a new study indicates.

To reset your body clock, all you might need are pills.

A study by Danish scientists found that boys who were circumcised below the age of 5 had double the chance of being affected by autistic spectrum disorder.

Plant ecologists have figured out a sustainable and economical method in weed control that guarantees high crop yields.

Time to rethink your dependence on energy drinks

A five-metre shark attacked two Newcastle fishermen’s tinny on Saturday.

US scientists conduct more studies on Greenland’s meltwater runoffs to further understand how it contributes to rise in sea levels.

NASA has developed a robot called VolcanoBot which can enter crevices that humans cannot enter.

Stem cells that could help to repair fractures in people, have been discovered.

A new surgical implant Maestro for treating obesity has been approved by the FDA.

A sedentary lifestyle is far worse for health than obesity, new research has found.

Swiss drugmaker Roche has signed a spate of deals to further its genome analysis program.

The National Abortion Federation Canada is advocating the legalisation of abortion pills in the country as statistics reveal that one out of three Canadian women is likely to have an abortion in her lifetime. The problem, the agency says, is that these women will not have access to safe and effectual abortion pills. The medical group is now working to urge Health Canada to approve the use of abortion pills, particularly the drug mifepristone, which has been used legally since the year 2000 in se...

According to a new study, the water level in the world's oceans is rising at an unprecedented rate. Based on the research, the sea level was inaccurately measured until around the year 1990, when it was actually less than what scientists reported it was. However, based on recent data, it has been determined that the rate of the rise of water levels has multiplied exponentially since then.

An article about a video called "What Is Life? Is Death real?", an educational video that explains why life is perhaps no different from death.

With an astounding death toll and thousands still being affected on a daily basis, there is an evident and urgent need for a vaccine against the lethal Ebola virus that is sweeping West Africa. Experts from global health agencies are saying that hundreds of thousands of doses of the potential vaccine is required to provide protection just to the health workers that are working on the front lines during Vegas global health crisis. At least 12 million more are needed to vaccinate the people within...

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there is a possible correlation between an increased risk of contracting HIV and the use of a specific type of injectable birth control for females. Depo-Provera is a type of hormonal contraception that is said to increase a female subject’s susceptibility to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), increasing her potential to transmit and contract the virus by up to 30 percent.

Way over the 10 to 15 percent cesarean section figure recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of Brazilian women undergoing elective cesarean sections as a birthing method is now reportedly up to 52 percent. These figures have been statistically confirmed due to the fact that an increasing number of Brazilian women choose the said procedure in order to preserve their sex lives after giving birth.

American doctor, Dr. Richard Sacra, was cured of the deadly Ebola virus after he contracted the lethal disease while on a medical mission in West Africa in August of last year. Now, Dr. Sacra is reportedly returning to Liberia in order to lend a hand to his exhausted colleagues in that region.

Female smokers are susceptible to emphysema, a disease that causes shortening of breath.

People tend to conform, even if this means conforming to a computer that is wrong.

Ecstasy and similar party drugs spike in the rivers near a music festival, causing concerns to ecologists.

The phenomenon of internal tides or underwater waves has drawn scientists from Australia and the U.S. to uncover the mysteries of oceanography.

The LSST camera project reached another milestone with the funding appropriation of $168 million by the U.S. Department of Energy.

A butterfly with a rare condition has been discovered in a museum in Philadelphia.

This will be the sixth day swimmers will be kept out of the Newcastle water.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) appealed for donations from other countries of kangaroo pouches after the wildfire caused joeys to be orphaned.

A new analysis suggests that if current practices are kept up, Ebola can be eliminated from Liberia by June.

Facebook may know you better than your friends, a new study has found.