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.
Smitha Nambiar
Aug 01, 2014
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.
Sarah Thomas
Aug 01, 2014
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.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Jul 31, 2014
CubeSats, new satellite technology, will be used to test new weather-monitoring technology which could possible unlock secrets of climate change.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 31, 2014
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.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 31, 2014
First Ever Man-Made Leaf That Could Provide Oxygen During Space Travel: A Breathtaking Leap.
Indrani Bhattacharyya
Jul 31, 2014
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.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
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.
Janice Somosot
Jul 30, 2014
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.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 30, 2014
At last one person has died when a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Mexico on Tuesday.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 30, 2014
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started targeting companies now that the carbon tax has been scrapped. It has specifically ordered airline companies Qantas and Virgin to explain why they cannot pass on to travelers the supposed savings they generated from implementing the said tax.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Jul 30, 2014
Astronomers at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unearthed a mystery signal which further confirmed the fact that the Universe is such a huge place which is full of the unknown.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Jul 30, 2014
A new study suggests that green sea turtles have created a scientific record by swimming the longest distance when considering marine animal migration.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 30, 2014
Crystal Cruises, a luxury cruise operator, announced that it will offer an opportunity to take a trip to view the environmental devastation at the Arctic region and would set sail from Aug 16, 2016 to Sept 17, 2016.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 30, 2014
The quest for alien life has been traditionally relegated to the discovery of electromagnetic radiation from alien civilizations. But a new study suggested that industrial pollution from alien factories may now help search for alien life.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Jul 30, 2014
Hanwha Eagles, a struggling Korean baseball team who are being called the Buddhist Saints, has over the last five years lost four hundred matches.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 30, 2014
Global warming has led to the "dramatic" loss of ice on New Zealand's Southern Alps. According to a new study, the mountain range has lost 34 per cent of its permanent ice and snow since 1977.
Reissa Su
Jul 30, 2014
In what could be considered an irony, Juma, a tiger at the Queensland zoo bit the hand of its handler on Tuesday, which is International Tiger Day.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 30, 2014
Dogs exhibit streaks of jealousy when their owners showered more affection or attention to another dog or human, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
Smitha Nambiar
Jul 29, 2014
On Saturday, July 26, puzzled North York witnesses took to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube their UFO sighting experience. Mysterious bright lights were spotted flashing over the Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. neighborhood in Toronto, Canada.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Jul 29, 2014
New Technology to Build Invisible Material Using Light .
Indrani Bhattacharyya
Jul 29, 2014
Health officials in New Zealand have pleaded for action from the Ministry of Health to ensure that there is no epidemic of skin cancer. According to experts, thousands could be affected with non-melanoma skin cancers.
Smitha Nambiar
Jul 29, 2014
The north Toronto city on Saturday night had a UFO experience with the social media abuzz with speculations by people spotting strange, flashing lights over the city, reported Guardian LV. North York residents tweeted that they saw colourful lights moving in sky at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue. The Toronto Police also confirmed having got calls from the public informing of pink, green and white lights in a single diagonal line.
Kalyan Kumar
Jul 29, 2014
The United Kingdom is giving green and renewable energy a bigger push by converting three former coal mining land into solar farms in the East Midlands.
Vittorio Hernandez
Jul 29, 2014
The 2014 Delta Aquarids meteor shower, which is set to peak on July 28-29, promises a good viewing experience for the interested observers due to the absence of a bright Moon in the night sky. As the Delta Aquarids peak, the Perseid meteor shower begins after the NASA cameras in New Mexico spotted a couple of Perseid fireballs on Sunday, July 27, after Earth entered the stream of debris that the Comet Swift-Tuttle left behind.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Jul 28, 2014
Russian Foton-M4, launched on July 19, suddenly lost contact with a satellite that was carrying a pack of geckos and a webcam a week after its launch.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 28, 2014
Timber Wolf, a male koala, being considered Australia's luckiest koala, was hit by a car on the Bruce Highway on July 25 and then hung on to the car grille for a span of 80 kilometres and survived.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima
Jul 28, 2014
The largest living animal that walks the earth has also overtaken the dogs in the animal kingdom when it comes to olfactory capabilities. Elephants have been found to have 10,000 genes devoted to recognising odour, which is the largest ever to be discovered in the animal kingdom. That amount of genes that they posses with regard to smell is twice as that of dogs and five times more than that of humans.
Sarah Thomas
Jul 25, 2014
A new tablet Truvada, made by Pharmaceutical Company Gilead Sciences, can prevent transmission of HIV virus, according to a study published in Lancet, a medical journal. The participants in 2014’s International AIDS Conference rejoiced and welcomed the new pill that is said to prevent transmission of HIV Virus.
Smitha Nambiar
Jul 25, 2014
American senior citizens are found to be suffering lesser strokes, irrespective of their sex or race, reveals a study conducted by Dr. Josef Coresh from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore.
Smitha Nambiar
Jul 25, 2014
