Scientists say a jellyfish, colored bright purple, was discovered Wednesday in Australia's Coolum Beach on Wednesday may be a brand new species.
Scientists have warned about 30 national landmarks across the U.S. are vulnerable to the risks of climate change.
A study newly released by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has disclosed that a whopping 70 per cent of Americans have the human papillomavirus (HPV) which are typically transmitted through sexual contact.
China's very own glaciers off in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau have shrunk by 15 per cent in the last 30 years because of global warming.
A report published by the Washington-based Union of Concerned Scientists has highlighted the potential ill effects of climate change to at least 30 historical landmarks in the U.S. Should the human-induced climate change continue to escalate, there might be no other way for America's newest and oldest landmarks but to topple and bow down to rising sea levels, floods and wildfires.
With the threat of El Nino looming over different parts of the world, popular jeans maker Levi's wants to contribute its bit to the environment, particularly water conservation efforts, by advocating its jeans need not be washed at all.
A new medical produce offers a possible solution to a female problem that comes with age - sagging mammary glands.
NOAA's latest monthly climate has disclosed that April 2014 has tied with April 2010 as the warmest month on record.
Robert Mathis of the Indianapolis Colts has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season and fined $ 705,000 for testing positive for Clomid, a fertility drug which is banned by the NFL because of its properties that enhance athlete performance.
Billionaire Elon Musk announced that his private spaceflight company,
SpaceX, is making progress towards the establishment of a permanent colony on Mars. Elon and his company are targetting establishing a permanent colony in Mars by 2020 and seek to make commercial exploration of space possible.
The death toll in Tuesday's train derailment in Russia has been updated by the Health Ministry as six people dead and 29 injured.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has new guidelines that urge high-risk individuals to take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or anti-HIV medicines to decrease the chances of transmission.
Medical scientists are currently exploring innovative ways to prevent and combat HIV, the AIDS-causing virus.
A new study conducted by the researchers of the University College (UCL), published in the journal addiction, found that electronic cigarettes may boost quitting success among smokers.
After their homes and properties were washed away last week, victims of the Balkans floods now worry over the potential ill effects to their health of the drowned livestock found floating just about everywhere.
Google doodle pays tribute to the 215th birthday of the British fossil collector Mary Anning by treating visitors to the search engine home page with a photo of the late collector working on an archaeology site with the remnants of the creatures arranging the letters of the word Google.
Some 32 children and one adult were burned alive on Sunday after the bus they were riding erupted in flames. Twenty-four other kids were injured. Charges of aggravated manslaughter will be slapped against the driver and church leader.
It is without doubt that the "boy child" El Niño has definitely stirred the whole world. While most dread its potential impact, some however gladly await its arrival. El Niño induces droughts in some parts of the world, while it could drench other nations.
Organisers of two international sports events in Brazil are having huge headaches over the hosting of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016.
A research newly released on Monday has disclosed that the growing number of forest fires in the Northern Hemisphere not only boosted the world's temperatures but also aggravated the accelerated melting of the ice glaciers in Greenland.
The 2014 Camelopardalids meteor shower is set to offer viewers with a bright sky display when it peaks on May 23 and 24 as planet Earth moves through the Comet 209P/Linear debris. Residents of the United Arab Emirates are assured to witness the initial meteor shower display that can reach up to 1,000 meteors per hour.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a warning regarding El Niño 2014 that will be most likely similar to the 1997 phenomenon.
A new study in the science journal Nature Climate Change has found the warmer climate poses a threat to the sea turtle population.
There is a long-standing debate on the issue of vaccinations and the possibility of a link between childhood vaccinations and the development of autism.
Antarctica is reportedly thawing fast at a whopping 159 billion tons of melted ice annually, according to a new study.
Thousands of Australian sheep are becoming "suicidal" after exhibiting drug addiction-like symptoms, apparently triggered by being addicted to a poisonous plant.
The remains of a 12,000-year-old teenage girl has been found in an underwater cave in Mexico, which have have been described by the National Geographic Society as the "oldest, most complete" human skeleton.
In China, witnesses from the Heilongjiang province reported three unidentified objects falling from the sky and crashing on the village grounds at around 6 am last Friday, May 16. Some of the witnesses claimed they saw a “fireball” and heard a “loud, piercing noise” before the UFOs hit the ground, particularly a vegetable garden of one villager.
Argentinian paleontologists have discovered fossilized remains of a long-necked, herbivore dinosaur known as sauropod.
At least 25 people have been arrested in Turkey following the May 13 mining disaster in Soma that killed 301 people. Three people had been charged with manslaughter.
