SCIENCE

Facing the World charity helped fund the successful surgery for the conjoined twins Rital and Ritag Gaboura

More and more people around the world are diagnosed with infectious diseases such as heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes each year, yet there may be cheaper solutions to prevent and treat millions of these cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Contract negotiations continue between grocery chain Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons and its workers, who on Thursday issued a 72-hour notice to cancel a contract extension after the deadline passed on Sunday evening.

Temperatures will be seasonal this week with some areas having a chance of rain and slight odds of falling NASA satellite debris.

The seaweed has been known to give off strong toxic gases as it starts decomposing. Inhalation of these fumes may take a toll on human health and can cause death, doctors have warned.

An uncommon Saturn-mass planet consisting of half rock and half gas that is located some 200 light years away from Earth with two suns has been discovered by Kepler spacecraft.

A defunct NASA satellite, ready to fall back to Earth, will make its final plunge on Friday, Sept. 23, though there is absolutely no idea as to where exactly it would fall, according to the U.S. space agency.

President Lee Myung-bak said South Korea will set up a series of regulatory reforms to help regain its place as a stem cell research frontrunner.

Deep oceans may absorb enough heat to mask the effects of global warming for decades as per a new study.

Researchers have unearthed a pair of fossilized teeth on the BLM land in northeast Oregon, which suggest that the American Beaver has changed very little in the last 7 million years.

Beaver Teeth More Than 7 Million Years Old

A team of scientists from Delhi University, Bombay Natural History, Zoological Survey of India, and Brussels' Vrije University discovered frog species that belong to the night frog group and rediscovered three frog species which were thought to be extinct.

Doctors at the London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital have successfully separated twin girls born conjoined at the head.

A defunct NASA satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 23, according to the U.S. space agency.

Astronomers have announced the discovery of an uncommon planet that is located some 200 light years away from Earth with two suns.

Science teacher James Drake compiled 600 images to create a time-elapsed 60 second video of what it feels like to fly around the world from space from the perspective of an astronaut.

Earth's temperatures will likely stabilize for a period as a new study suggests that deep oceans may absorb enough heat to flatten the rate of global warming for periods as long as a decade.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Kennedy Krieger Institute for knowingly exposing black children to lead paint and dust during a 1990s study.

It would have been a sight to see: possibly the world's largest snake duking it out with an ancient 20-foot crocodile.

Due to a rise in prescription drug overdoses, drug fatalities outnumbered motor vehicle fatalities for the first time in 2009.

Science teacher James Drake compiled 600 images to create a time-elapsed 60 second video of what it feels like to fly around the world from space from the perspective of an astronaut.

Pharmaceutical poisoning is still a common childhood injury in the United States, as a new study shows that more than 500,000 children are exposed to pharmaceuticals on a yearly basis.

Ever wonder what astronauts see when flying over the Earth daily? Thanks to a scientist, now you can see what it feels like to fly over the planet in a newly released video.

A team of scientists in India has discovered 12 new frog species and three others which were considered to have been extinct.

The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the three out of six crew members returning from the International Space Station touched down safely on Friday at the central grasslands of Kazakhstan, but not without a drama.

A dead NASA satellite will be plunging back to the Earth in about a week, around September 23, though there is absolutely no idea as to where it is going to fall.

The researchers said that xanthelasmata predicts risk of myocardial infarction, ischaemic heart diseases that are caused due to reduced blood supply, high cholesterol and severe atherosclerosis, and even death in the general population.

The number of cases diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases has seen a remarkable decline due to the improved medical care in the city.

Thanks to NASA's Kepler telescope, the 30-year-old Star Wars Tatooine fantasy is now a fact as it has discovered a new planet some 200 light years away from Earth, which is claimed to be orbiting two stars.