NASA is working on a 320-feet multi-billion-dollar Space Launch System (SLS), which is also the world's largest rocket, aiming to explore nearby asteroid around 2025 and then on to Mars in the 2030s.
A new study by three non-profit climate research organizations has claimed that global warming is more likely to improve rather than harm human health.”
The strict driver's license laws have resulted in lesser fatal crashes among 16 year olds although more fatal accidents were found among 18 year olds as per a nationwide study.
Joshua and Jacob Spates doing well after 13-hour surgery.
In order to forestall global warming, a new team led by British academics will investigate the feasibility of a geo-engineering project by building an artificial volcano that would inject particles into the stratosphere and cool the planet.
New Jersey takes preventative measures against West Nile virus.
The number of breast and cervical cancer fatalities have skyrocketed in developing nations in the last three decades, while they have fallen in wealthier countries, according to an analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
This week, UCLA scientists are presenting research findings that indicate two popular diabetes medications may increase patients' risk of cancer.
Arsenic levels are non-threatening.
The New Mexico Environment Department on Wednesday issued the first recall notice to state produce retailers, requesting that all Listeria-tainted cantaloupes fruit be pulled from shelves after an outbreak warning was issued Monday.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading across Europe at an alarming rate, according to the World Health Organization. The agency announced a new plan on Tuesday that would diagnose 85 percent of European tuberculosis patients and treat at least 75 percent by 2015.
Two separate reports recently confirmed ice covering the Arctic Ocean is melting at an alarmingly fast pace.
An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes, an explosion in the number of cases that has health officials urging swift action to stem a worsening public health crisis.
More than 50 new alien planets- - including one super-Earth that could potentially support life -- have been found in the largest extrasolar planet haul announced at one time, astronomers say.
A continued investigation into a listeriosis, or listeria, outbreak that has killed at least one person has expanded to include six states where possibly tainted cantaloupe were consumed, Colorado health officials said Wednesday.
NASA unveils the next generation launch system rockets, which will be designed to send astronauts into deep space.
As per a nationwide study the strict driver's license laws have resulted in lesser fatal crashes among 16-year-olds although more fatal accidents were found among 18-year-olds.
A star is bombarding a huge nearby planet with X-rays 100,000 times stronger than what Earth receives from the Sun, a new study found.
A staggering 366 million people around the world are living with diabetes, and 4.6 million deaths happen because of the disease. Healthcare spending on diabetes has also reached $465 billion, according to new statistics released by a global diabetes authority.
Three Nasa astronauts will be returning to Earth on Friday after spending more than five months on the International Space Station (ISS).
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday multidrug-drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and they are prepared to endorse what they call an ambitious and rigorous action plan to fight multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB).
European astronomers have announced that they have discovered a second planet outside the solar system that could potentially support terrestrial life.
Around 366 million people worldwide are affected with diabetes, reported the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
In a recent report published by WHO, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis has been diagnosed as a disease which can take the form of a pandemic in the Western Europe if not dealt with properly.
Spraying insulin in the nose twice daily might help to control mild Alzheimer's, a study suggested.
Scientists have inferred the existence of an “invisible” planet, from the influence it’s exerting on another planet.
The Russian Space Agency on Tuesday announced that it is postponing the launch of the latest space station crew to Nov. 12. This gives NASA reasons to worry, since the situation is such that NASA itself has no space shuttles to take the astronauts to the International Space Station, and it relies completely on Russia for the same.
The International Diabetes Federation has reported that an estimated 366 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes.
Tuberculosis has struck again and this time it is medically resistant.
A recent extrasolar planet haul has identified one earth-like planet that exists only 36 light-years away from the Earth. The announcement about the discovery of this planet was made by European astronauts on Monday.