SCIENCE

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operator of stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, will be unable to comply with a deadline of clearing out radioactive water around the facility.

NASA's Curiosity Rover approaches its first close up of the layered mountain in the middle of Mars's Gale Crater a part of Mount Sharp.The mission that was launched a year ago is nearing its second anniversary of the landing on Mars. Curiosity found important evidence of ancient lakes and river environments. In its second year it has been driving towards the lower slopes of Mount Sharp as a long term science destination, an area 2 miles southwest of its current location. But the outcro...

A breast cancer-survivor died while riding a horse in the beach in South Wales.

Abigail Allwood is the first Australian woman who will lead a National Aeronautics and Space Administration team that will be searching for life on Mars.

Ice creams are a world favourite, the different lip smacking flavours are irresistible. Spanish physicists have added a little more magic into ice creams as they have developed a new ice cream that magically changes colour after every lick. This new form of ice cream is called Xamaleon.

Pregnant women who experience morning sickness are likely to have healthy, and intelligent babies, with a lower chance of miscarriage, says a study conducted by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Canada. The findings were published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology.

As the reality of climate change is felt across the globe with warmer weather, rising sea levels, and stronger weather disturbances, many communities in the U.S. are working together to create a "green community."

With many products nearing patent expiration, prescription drug sales are expected to surpass the $1 trillion mark by 2020, EvaluatePharma reported in its 7th edition World Preview report.

Thirty-three-year-old Tani Jex Blake, mother of five, from Alberta, Canada, has written an open letter on Facebook, intended for the two men and a woman who mocked her for the stretch marks on her belly. The letter has gone viral, and has also made it to the headlines of all leading newspapers in Canada, and around the world.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has produced something(fuel) out of nothing(empty space), paving a way to the stars in the process.

An Australian couple abandoned their new born baby boy (Gammy) with his surrogate Thai mother when they discovered that the child has Down Syndrome. However, they took home his twin sister, who was born healthy.

42-year-old Claudine Michelle Herewini, from Raetihi, was jailed for four years and eleven months after her son Antony Christensen was killed with a lethal dose of methadone that she had given him to cure his sore stomach.

A recent study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz published in the journal Nature explained how the moon got its shape. The researchers examined the early effects of the earthly tidal forces on the satellite. According to the lead author Ian Garrick-Bethell, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, the study provided insights into the early history of the moon, the evolution of its orbit, and its current orientation in the sky.

Over 381 people have died after a fatally strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in south-west China at 08:30:13.50 UTC on Sunday.

Celebrities Who Switched to E-Cigarettes to Reduce Smoking: A Great Decision as Latest Study Confirms E-Cigarettes are Safer Than Conventional Ones. It can be your turn too.

Over-consumption of alcohol in middle age can lead to memory loss and dementia in later life, said researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School in England. The study was published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

The instruments of Mars 2020 mission will be announced live on July 31 at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration's(NASA) television studio at the agency's headquarters at 300 E Street SW in Washington and on the organization's website.

Early Earth was most likely hit by giant asteroids, suggests a research through a computer simulation model based on a moon crater by an international team of researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The changes in global vegetation will be tracked with two new instruments, whose proposals have been selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It will be done from the International Space Station.

The 2014 Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 12 to 13 but the viewing experience of the sky display is suggested to be done before the meteor shower peak schedule. A Supermoon is also set to take place on the Perseid meteor shower peak schedule where the full moon’s brightness will get in the way of the observers’ viewing experience.

People with increased brown fat or brown adipose tissue, are at a reduced risk of becoming obese and acquiring diabetes, according to a new study published in the journal Diabetes.

Do not judge a book by its cover, they say but most often we all judge people by their looks. A novel computer model can now determine how a person would judge another's character or personality by their face. With the help of this individuals' can now create an appealing avatar of themselves on online dating sites to give a good impression about themselves to the viewer.

People who are hair conscious can look forward to instant hair colour without using hair dye. Thanks to the futuristic alternative of the US engineers, hair colours can one day change from brunette, to orange, or blond with just one brush of the hair iron.

CubeSats, new satellite technology, will be used to test new weather-monitoring technology which could possible unlock secrets of climate change.

Tests looking for possible Fukushima radiation contamination on the waters along the U.S. coast continued to yield negative results, a group of scientists said on Tuesday. However, they warned low levels of radiation from the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan are still expected to reach the US shore.

First Ever Man-Made Leaf That Could Provide Oxygen During Space Travel: A Breathtaking Leap.

Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of death in the United States. While new treatments are being developed, the challenge lies in making more people aware that they are abusing alcohol and may need professional help.

Richard Norris, the accidental gunshot victim who had a very successful face transplant thanks to Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, is now on the cover of GQ magazine. The 39-year-old Norris accidentally shot himself on the face in 1997, when he was just 22 years old. While he survived the ordeal, it ruined his face beyond recognition. He had to spend his life hiding from the world. But now, he is showing off his face to everyone.

Industrial pollution had reached the South Pole 20 years before man had set foot on to it, confirmed a study on lead pollution over the southernmost continent in Earth.