SCIENCE

Coconut Palm Sugar is the next big thing among natural sweeteners. It is made from the nectar, or the sap, of the coconut palm tree. Palm sugar is said to be rich in nutrients and is one of the lowest glycemic index sweeteners on the market. With its creamy, caramel taste coconut palm sugar can be used as a substitute to sweeten desserts and sauces.

Next year, six volunteers will spend four months living on a simulated Mars base for a NASA food study conducted by Cornell University and the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

The history of the Fugates, a family affected by a strange genetic disorder, has resurfaced online this week, leaving many wondering if blue skin is scientifically possible.The Fugates were a family that suffered from methemoglobinemia, passing along blue-tinted skin from generation to generation. What is the disorder that affected the ‘blue fugates of troublesome creek?’

A mistake caused physicists to conclude erroneously that neutrinos could travel faster than the speed of light, according to a Wednesday report in ScienceInsider.

The world's largest supercomputer won't be a room-sized processor, but a $2 billion telescope, if building starts as planned by 2016.

Raw milk is 150 times more likely to make you sick than pasteurized milk, according to a new study.

Counterfeit drugs pose a significant threat to public health, but sales of fake drugs grows steadily.

Zach Avery, 5, is now living as a girl after telling his parents at the age of three that he is trapped inside the wrong body. He is one of the youngest people in Britain to be diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, or GID, and has tried to cut his genitalia before.

A shrunken budget caused a national nuclear safety lab to announce a plan to reduce its staff by up to 800 employees, officials announced Wednesday.

A fermented concoction made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeasts might not sound like the most delicious or most beneficial drink, but some believe that is exactly what Kombucha tea is. Some have called it a magical elixir; some have dubbed it the new Red Bull only with healthful properties; some claim it can fight everything from baldness to AIDS. However, other sources cite adverse side effects of and deaths linked to the drink.

Researchers claim they have identified a new kind of alien planet: one composed primarily of water. GJ1214b is mainly composed of water and has a thick, steamy atmosphere. It is the first observed planet of its kind. The waterworld planet discovery has surprised researchers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will resolve a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.

After an extensive fieldwork for over five years, a team of biologists discovered a new type of limbless amphibians in the rain-soaked habitats in the less explored states of northeast India.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs. The move was to ease the shortage of the drugs.

New insights into teenage brain functions have provide a new lead on why adolescents are more addicted to cocaine.

Scientists have successfully measured, what they claimed, the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a stellar-mass black hole. The wind is moving at a record-breaking speed of about 20 million mph (32 million kph), or about 3 percent of the speed of light.

Ryan Marquiss, 3, is the first child to survive being born with his heart outside of his body, a condition known as ectopia cordis. The Pennsylvania boy was born with half his heart protruding out of his chest cavity and has survived against all odds. In addition to ectopia cordis, Marquiss also suffers from hypoplastic right heart syndrome, a condition that limits the development of his heart.

Inhibiting mitochondria fission reduced tumor size dramatically and may lead to a new cancer treatment in the future.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria fostered in livestock can be transferred to humans, a new study in the journal mBio has shown.

A mother of a 13-year-old boy is blaming an alcoholic energy drink for her son's death. Michael Truluck, an eighth grader in Maryland, died after falling out of a moving car, and being struck by another vehicle. The young teen had been drinking an energy drink with alcohol prior to getting in the car.

The FDA announced it will import drugs used to fight ovarian cancer and childhood leukemia to supplement the nation's growing shortage of those critical medications.

Hepatitis C now kills more Americans each year than HIV and many people don't even know they have it.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to address a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.

Kim and Khloe Kardashian may be facing a class action lawsuit over their endorsed diet product QuickTrim. The lawsuit is being filed by law firm, Bursor & Fisher, against Windmill and the claims made by the Kardashian's. An e-mail was sent to users of the diet product by the law firm. The e-mail stated The active ingredient in QuickTrim weight loss products is a large dose of caffeine...The FDA has determined that caffeine is not safe or effective for weight loss.

The Food and Drug Administration is addressing the shortage of critical cancer medications by importing one drug from abroad and rushing the approval of another.

Drinking the bubbly zero calorie daily may increase your risk of heart attack and stroke by 44 percent, according to new research of 2,600 older adults over a 10-year span.

Bob is a 27-year-old single father living in northern England raising his 11-month girl. But daddy has a secret: He was born a woman.

Dr. Oz knows a thing or two about staying fit. On Monday, television's most popular doctor promoted a natural miracle appetite suppressant called saffron extract. Here are six reasons why this natural weight loss aid can work for you.

A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won't make you pack on the pounds -- as long as you cut down on other carbs to make up for it, a new analysis of past studies suggests.