Tsunami debris from the earthquake that struck Japan in March is heading straight for the West Coast, though the 20 million pounds of debris will not likely hit the U.S. for two to three years, scientists say.
Arctic ice shelves may disappear in the future, although the ice masses already broke up 1,400 years ago and refroze 600 years later, according to new research.
Kids who spend time outside regularly have better eyesight
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been found to increase the rate of heart disease in women, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Scientists are scrambling to develop a universal flu vaccine that will protect against all strains of influenza. Some pharmaceutical companies say that vaccine could be available as soon as 2014.
A Minnesota farm is issuing a recall after its organic eggs were linked to six cases of salmonella.
NASA agents confront a 74-year-old woman at a Denny's to recover moon artifact.
Giant single-celled animals live nearly seven miles below the ocean surface, according to scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
The use of mobile phones does not put subscribers at the risk of contracting brain tumors, according to a new study published online, in the Oct. 20 issue of the British Medical Journal.
For achievements in science, technology and innovation, 12 people were awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation award.
NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002.
Over eight million American adults had suicidal thoughts between 2008 and 2009, a period during which an estimated one million adults attempted suicide, according to a study released Thursday.
Two relatively low-magnitude earthquakes struck the San Francisco area on Thursday night.
A latest study done by a team of Danish researchers confirmed that cell phones are not directly linked to brain cancer. However, the chances of cancer can still be there for the heavy users, warned the Denmark based researchers.
Scientists at Yale University estimate that streams and rivers in the U.S. release alarming amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which is an important parameter in gauging climatic changes in climate model studies.
The albino cyclops shark discovered by a fisherman and made famous by Pisces Fleet is real, scientists confirm, dismissing rumors that the dead fetal shark found in its mother's belly was an elaborate hoax. Here, see five more creepy sea creatures you won't believe are real.
Young adults, aged 18- to 29-years-old, are significantly more likely to attempt suicide. But, Utah tops the statistical list with 1 in 15 suicidal thoughts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
One in 10 Americans is on antidepressants, according to a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control -- a 400 percent increase from a decade ago.
Scientists at the University of Manchester suggest using antiviral drugs that target herpes virus, to slow progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The new study seems to indicate that the herpes simplex virus type 1 is a risk factor for contracting Alzheimer's Disease.
A “strongly matching comet storm akin to what occurred in our solar system several billion years ago that may have brought water and life sources to Earth, has been discovered in an alien solar system.
A study compiled by the Centers of Disease Control and the University of Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has shown that almost one in 10 Texas 6th graders have had sex.
Scientists have claimed that they can build some of the basic components for digital devices out of bacteria and DNA, suggesting a new generation of biological computing devices.
One in ten Americans takes antidepressants, according to a federal study published Wednesday, a rate that has skyrocketed in the last two decades.
A fisherman has reportedly discovered a one-eyed shark while fishing in the Gulf of California this summer.
European Court of Justice has banned patenting any stem-cell process that involves destroying a human embryo.
Although Giuliana Rancic of Fashion Police and host of E! News is battling breast cancer, she expects to make a full recovery, according to an interview on NBC's Today Monday.
The 2011 Orionid meteor shower, litter that's left behind by Halley's comet, is coming and is expected to peak before dawn on Friday.
Stress and anxiety may often cause pain in your stomach, according to reports. There are many types of meditation and relaxation techniques that have meditation components that don't result in people having to resort to a number of costly methods to fight stress and anxiety.
Europe's highest court has ruled that scientists can't patent embryonic stem cell techniques for research. Scientists call the move devastating, but Christian and moral rights groups hail it as a victory against the commercialization of the human body. The case was triggered when German Greenpeace charged Dr. Oliver Bruestle with violating public order and morality.
Although Giuliana Rancic of Fashion Police and host of E! News is battling breast cancer, she expects to make a full recovery, according to an interview on NBC's Today Monday.
