SCIENCE

A new study shows that wild geese may carry bird flu virus on their wings when they migrate. The study uses GPS tracking data of four species of Asian wild fowl and genetic analysis of the virus to suggest that the strain H5N1 travels along migratory flyways.

June 30, 2015 will have a total of 86,401 seconds, and this will be the 26th time that a leap second has been added since 1972.

John Bowler from England had made claims that the European Space Agency had gone wrong with its claims that the 67P was a comet.

Young Mexican inventors have designed a bamboo bicycle that could power up mobile devices while the rider pushes the pedals around.

The 2015 Comet Lovejoy will be giving sky watchers the best viewing experience on Wednesday night, Jan. 7. The new Comet Lovejoy, officially documented as C/2014 Q2, will make its closest approach to Earth with the remarkable night-sky display kicking off between the end of sundown and the time of moonrise.

Pope Francis has asked the Catholics to safeguard the creation or else it will destroy humans.

Environment Canada warned that extreme cold was expected all through the week.

Separate studies by scientists in the UK and America have found that unique genes from bowhead whales help resist cancer and increase longevity.

An animal called pika is said to be threatened by the Chinese government as it is considered to be damaging the grasslands.

Aerospace professionals worldwide will gather to exchange information on their latest research, technology and advancement.

A research by the University of Maryland and NICTA have made use of 88 YouTube videos to teach robots how to cook.

An American man with the rare medical condition called diphallia has just released a book sharing his experiences of having two working penises.

Voyage to Mars marks a new leap in space technology.

A crate carrying sea cucumbers also contained baby tortoises that were wrapped in sticky tape. It was found in an airport in Paris.

Osiris is known as the ancient Egyptian god of dead and just recently archaeologists discovered a tomb modeled after the mythical Tomb of Osiris.

Denee Mallon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, just made medical history by having Medicare cover the cost of her sex reassignment surgery and probably being the oldest who had undergone sex change at age 74.

A 58-year-old reptile handler was feeding a saltwater crocodile at Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo in Queensland, Australia when the reptile decided to include the man's thumb as part of its meal on Sunday.

Researchers at the University of Scranton published a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology that revealed that out of forty five percent of Americans that make new year's resolutions, only around eight percent of them actually succeed in keeping to the resolutions that they make.

January sky is set to host its first astronomical event on Jan. 3, 2015 and first full moon on Jan. 5, 2015. Head inside for details.

The CIA has explained in a report that the UFO sightings in the '50s were really just U-2 spy planes.

A recent study conducted in the University of Colorado Cancer Centre suggests that there is a way to curb cancerous cells from reproducing, by reprogramming the stem cells after radiation.

The study on plastic pollution in oceans is an eye opener as it unravelled many interesting facts about deep sea pollution.

Officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been reported to say that the recent decline noticed among the population of monarch butterflies, may necessitate the species to be included in the U.S. Endangered Species Act list.

Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, at the University of Manchester, Danielle George, is of the opinion that the younger generation, having grown up in a disposable world, are no longer able to fix technological devices by themselves.

A new study explored the possibility that people with diabetes, who have unreliable access to medical supplies and food, may have more trouble controlling their diabetes than people who don't seem to have the same issues.

An experimental programme conducted by the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam has come up with a new treatment procedure for people with arthritis.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, New Year's Eve festivities may get affected by the rain.

The wall brown butterflies (Lasiommata megera) is reported to have disappeared from its original habitat in southern England.

A recent study published in the Journal of Nature Conservation stated that a small population of reindeers in China may be under threat of extinction.