SCIENCE

Returning to a familiar world and characters can be a way for people to replenish the reservoir of will in their psyche, a new study argues.

San Francisco State University biologists have tagged bees infected with parasitic fly larvae using tiny radio trackers.

Even if some complications such as bleeding happen less frequently with robotic surgery, it's possible men who get that procedure may have more sexual or urinary problems further down the road.

Researchers found that cranberry juice made with high concentrations of proanthocyanidins (PACs) cut kids' risk of repeat urinary tract infections by two-thirds, versus a comparison juice.

Hurricane Michael is losing strength in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as it was downgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday night.

Instead of following recommended procedures, many professional football teams in the UK are failing to assess their players before and after concussions and are using outdated fixed periods of rest after head injuries.

After five years, taking ginkgo extract twice a day appeared to offer no added benefit for people that had complained of memory problems.

Last week, Punjab became the tenth of 28 states to ban the sale of gutka after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India reclassified it as a foodstuff, prohibiting the use of tobacco and nicotine as "ingredients in any food product".

A young girl in Colorado is recovering from a bout with the bubonic plague. It's the third reported case in America this year.

Lake inversion is the most likely killer of tens of thousands of dead fish that washed up on the shores of Lake Erie over Labor Day weekend as Canadian officials believe no chemical or toxic spill was responsible.

Some parents seem to immunize their children because of the potential benefits to others, but whether or not this is a common motivator is largely unknown, researchers wrote.

Tropical Storm Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, currently sitting east of Florida and the Bahamas, is not expected to make landfall in the United States, and no hurricane watches have been issues along the Atlantic coast.

Scientists found that the air that passes over large rainforests produces twice as much rain or more as air that passes over deforested areas.

While potentially dangerous organisms are destroyed by stomach acids if you drink tap water, forcing it into your sinuses is another story, since your nose doesn't have anything in the way of an acidic defense.

Only 30 percent of Asian women surveyed, all aged 25-40, recognized that obesity could reduce fertility and only 36 percent knew that chances of getting pregnant declined with age.

Of the 10,000 people thought to be at risk of contracting hantavirus pulmonary syndrome from their stays in Yosemite between June and August, some 2,500 live outside the United States.

One scientist says a new kind of way to detect Down syndrome, which looks for traces of the baby's DNA in the mother's blood sample as early as the first trimester, will pick up nearly all cases of the genetic disorder in the womb.

Now there may be hope the the olfactorily challenged, thanks to scientists that have restored smelling function in mice that were genetically destined to have no sense of smell.

Researchers found that individuals who received a steroid treatment for asthma as children were a little more than a centimeter (half an inch) shorter, on average, than those who had taken placebo in a previous study,

Spanish researchers found that people who showed signs of having a Type A personality -- the multitasking, driven workaholics - had double the risk of suffering a stroke as compared to their more laid-back neighbors.

Researchers found there was no difference in the amount of vitamins in plant or animal products produced organically and conventionally - and the only nutrient difference was slightly more phosphorous in the organic products.

Chimeric and mosaic animals have starkly different kinds of cells in their bodies, sometimes resulting in breathtaking displays.

In many child pornography cases, prosecutors are basing their cases against people who have downloaded images, yet don't have a way to confirm the subjects' ages.

Organic foods are as good as conventionally grown foods except for the lower level of pesticides in food items. However, pesticide levels in conventional foods are within permissible limits, according to a new study conducted by the Stanford University.

Friends, relatives and fellow astronauts attended a private memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati Friday.

Scientists have released spectacular photos of the ringed planet Saturn and its largest moon Titan, captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Even as the Hurricane Isaac weakens to a tropical depression bringing heavy rain and flash floods in Mississippi and lower Ohio River valley, Hurricane Kirk, the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season advances toward north east at 26 KM per hour, a National Weather Service Bulletin said.

A series of great white shark sightings have caused the closure of several beaches on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Reports indicate at least three sharks were sighted along Cape Cod beaches, with the sharks measuring between 14 and 18 feet.

The Slooh Space Camera is offering a free live stream of the month's second blue moon. You can check out the second full moon in the month of August, courtesy of Slooh, below.