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According to a Beijing Times report, the Shenzhou-10, which will be China's sixth manned spacecraft, is likely to carry Chinese female astronauts into space.

Seventy-two people from 18 states are confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Listeria monocytogenes bacteria linked to Colorado-grown cantaloupes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

China will officially begin its own Space Age on Thursday when the country will launch Tiangong-1, its first independent space lab module.

A group of amateur planet sleuths is helping researchers online in the hunt for Earth-like planets far off in outer space.The voluntary planetary detectives recently bagged two potential planets, even as funding to continue collecting the data may be threatened.

The UK-based National Honor Society (NHS) opened the first-ever clinic targeted to helping users of so-called 'club-drugs,' such as ecstasy, which has grown higher in recent years, in London.

At a distance of about 13,000 light-years from Earth, it is the closest yellow hypergiant found to date and new observations show it shines some 500,000 times more brightly than the Sun.

Have you ever head of something called Miracle fruit”? This is a tiny fruit, native to West Africa, that looks like a cranberry but can turn that which tastes sour into something that seems to tastes sweet. Interestingly, on its own, the fruit doesn't have too much of a taste. However, let its juices coat your mouth and for the next hour, anything sour will seem to taste sweet - limes taste like maple syrup and lemons become as sweet as candy, reports say.

The death toll caused by Listeria increased to 16, reports CBS News.

The cost of health insurance in the U.S. has exceeded worker's monthly wages, according to a new study carried out by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

China is set to enter its own Space Age with the launch of its first independent space lab module this weekend.

Purdue University professor Rakesh Agarwal will receive the U.S. National Medal for Technology and Innovation, the highest national honor for technological achievement, the White House said Tuesday.

Women who regularly consume coffee are less likely to suffer from depression according to a new study.

An unidentified object believed to have fallen from the sky was found in Indian state of Meghalaya on Tuesday. The mysterious object was recovered from a flower bed of St Edmund's College in Shillong.

Physicists worldwide were baffled and shocked when a group of European scientists announced last week that they had successfully recorded subatomic particles called neutrinos traveling at speeds higher than light.

Noble or inert gases, like helium, argon and neon inside the earth's thickest layer (mantle) have given clues about the planet's birth.

At least 13 people in eight U.S. states have died as a result of a listeria outbreak from contaminated cantaloupes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The strong solar storm that reached the Earth on Monday has shrouded our planet with cosmic rays and high-energy particles that can prove to be hazardous to astronauts and airline passengers in coming days, space scientists have warned.

NASA will soon develop a new optical, laser-based communication system that will allow transmitting high-resolution images and videos from Mars and even from distances beyond Moon, in just one minute, which currently takes around 90 minutes.

Computer gamers have identified two possible Earthlike planets outside the solar system, while playing the browser game Planet Hunter, which lets the public get data from NASA's Kepler mission and public archives and pictures.

The outbreak of listeria linked to cantaloupes has resulted in the death of 13 people in the U.S. according to an announcement from health officials.

Just days after NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite plunged into the Pacific Ocean, another satellite -- this one German -- is beginning its descent to Earth. And once again, nobody knows where it will land.

According to a survey conducted by Consumer Reports, the percentage of people who reported skipping medication and other forms of health care this year rose nine percentage points to 48 percent.

Cantaloupe Listeria Deaths Continue to Rise

The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.

NASA on Tuesday announced that it has located the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that crashed down to Earth last week. They say the defunct satellite is way out into the southern Pacific Ocean, far away from land. The UARS made a fiery re-entry into the Earth's shortly after midnight on Saturday.

In August, doomsday prophets speculated that icy comet Elenin would wreak havoc on Earth. Now new images from amateur Australian astronomer are showing a rapid dimming in Comet Elenin, leading some astronomers to believe that the comet may be falling apart.

After days of speculation, NASA officials announced Tuesday the location of the fallen Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite that crashed down to Earth.The Pacific Ocean - far away from landfall.

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Maryland on Tuesday became the first state to propose a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads because they may pose unnecessary risks for infants.