Take-up rates of condoms is still relatively low because many men find the rubber sheath that cover their penis affecting their sexual pleasure during intimate moments with their wives, girlfriends or partners.
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, was recently bested by a robotic dinosaur.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of crippled Fukushima power plant, has started constructing a huge underground ice wall around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. This plan is seen to control and manage the production of toxic water at the complex devastated by a tsunami that was triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake in March 2011.
It was announced earlier that the Abbott government will be doing some hefty investment into medical research, amounting to a $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (the Fund) to keep Australia at the forefront of medical research.
Researchers at the Aarhus University in Denmark have found a way to use HIV to treat hereditary disorders, HIV infection itself and even make it as a transport like a nanoparticle.
The United Nations believes there is cause for concern with Papua New Guinea's high rate of HIV cases. According to Radio Australia, a UN agency has already labeled the country's HIV and AIDS public heath emergency as a pandemic.
The number of seismic activity or earthquakes above magnitude 4.0 have breached the records in Los Angeles, U.S., baffling scientists. Could the area be in for a major one soon similar to the 1994 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake that killed 57 and injured more than 8,700?
If there is "super-Earth," there is also "mega-Earth." In theory, this may be impossible, yet astronomers discovered a new kind of planet 17 times heavier and 2.3 times larger than our own planet dubbed as "mega-Earth."
There may be a correlation between the amount of light in one's room and one's weight, said the Institute of Cancer Research in London. Researchers believe that sleep disruption and circadian rhythms by exposure to light at night (LAN) may be linked to the rise in obesity.
The Obama administration on Monday has revealed a new plan which targets to slash its country's power plant carbon dioxide emissions by 30 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.
Tyrone Bowd, the 24-year-old Queensland resident who is suffering from a swollen scrotum would no longer need to fly to the United States for a life-saving surgery. The enlarged testicles are the size of a watermelon.
The Sangeang Api Volcano in Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, continued to spew ashes on Tuesday since its initial eruption on Friday, causing the cancellation of more Bali flights as ash plume covers the regional sky.
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
Sleepless nights may be attributed to long-term marijuana consumption, according to a recent study from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Individuals who use marijuana are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. ua
A study by the Met Office and Newcastle University published in the Nature and Climate Change journal has revealed how global warming and climate change will most definitely impact the occurrence of summer downpours and flash flooding in Britain.
A man in his 40s and a one-year-old boy died when the SUV they were riding collided into a Via Rail passenger train at a level crossing in Quebec. Police authorities suspect the collision was intentional on the part of the SUV driver.
At least four people have died after a monster sandstorm and record winds struck Iran, overwhelming the capital of Iran in darkness on Monday.
Rapes continue to be committed against females and males as well. Headlines over the weekend include the sexual assault of two teenage Indians who were gang raped by seven men and hanged from a tree and rape of a Malaysian teen by 38 men. To help fight sexual abuse, several devices had been made available in the market the past few years.
Combining a cheap, decades-old chemotherapy drug with a standard hormone therapy treatment early may contribute in extending the life of prostate cancer patients for over a year, according to a study.
WiFi is no longer soley available on Earth. Scientists from NASA along with MIT researchers have been working on establishing a WiFi connection on the Moon.
Ash clouds that erupted from Indonesia's Sangeang Api volcano have dissipated to safe levels, enabling Australian airliners to resume flights to Bali on Monday.
New findings have found exemestane (Aromasin) may reduce breast cancer recurrence among premenopausal women compared with tamoxifen when given along with ovarian suppression.
The most recent video, as captured by a passenger in a plane, may give chills to the spines of the believers.
Mount Sangeang Api in Indonesia erupted on Friday, spewing ashes in the air between 20,000 and 50,000 feet in the air and up to 15 kilometres across. The ash plume swept towards Alice Springs in Australia. The eruption caused Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia to cancel all flights between Australia and Bali. Among the cancelled route were Bali-bound planes from Melbourne, Darwin, Adelaide and East Kimberley. Also cancelled were Jetstar Asia trips between Bali and Singapore.
Tyrone Bowd, a 24-year-old Australian, has a big problem that needs immediate surgery. Otherwise, his life could be endangered. Bowd is suffering from scrotal lymphedema, diagnosed a year ago, which caused his scrotum to swell as big as a watermelon and keeps on growing that it is already down to his knees.
Between the period Jan 1 to May 23, there have been a total of 288 confirmed cases of measles in the United States, the highest number since its elimination from the country in 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.
Canada's Athabasca Glacier, the most visited glacier in North America, is losing five metres (16 feet) of ice per year that scientists forecast the immediate next generation of Canadians and tourists won't be able to see and enjoy them anymore.
NASA has been vocal regarding its plans to be able to send people to Mars by 2035, and that goal remains one of NASA's top priorities.
A new study has linked porn or sexualized media watching to motivation.
A microscopic sea animal thought to be extinct for 4 million years has been discovered in New Zealand to be alive and well, according to researchers. The marine creature known as protulophila is a polyp with tentacles and forms colonies inside sea worms.
