SCIENCE

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute, which was forced to shut down due to budget issues, will be back up and running in a few days.

Several thermal anomalies were observed in satellite views of Alaska's Cleveland volcano over the past 24 hours, but the Alaska Volcano Observatory said Sunday it had received no additional information or observations about activity.

U.S. scientists have discovered a naturally occurring agent which destroys bacteria that causes meat, fish, eggs and dairy products to decompose.

Indonesian government's volcanologists have raised the alert level for Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi from Level II to III.

Sky-watchers around the world observed the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12 when it reached its peak despite a bright full moon.

The planet, TrES-2b, is a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant situated in our home galaxy, and was discovered with NASA's Kepler space telescope. It reflects less than one percent of the sunlight that falls on it, scientists say, which is what makes TrES-2b blacker than coal or any planet or moon in our solar system

You earthlings might have had some pretty spectacular views of the 2011 Perseid meteor shower, but astronomers in space got some magnificent views. During its peak Friday, NASA astronaut Ron Garan captured these photographs of the Perseids and posted them on Twitter ... from space, while aboard the International Space Station.

Researchers from MIT criticized the United Nations' global climate report, saying it seriously underestimated the speed of Arctic sea ice loss.

While the 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower did not disappoint onlookers during its peak on Aug. 12, an astronaut from NASA's International Space Station (ISS) one-upped us Earth dwellers when he posted photos of the shooting stars FROM space.

The USDA has recalled more than 60,000 pounds of ground beef products believed to be contaminated with E. coli from the National Beef Packing Co.

Women who are taking antidepressants, such as Prozac or Zoloft, or have been diagnosed as depressed are at a higher risk of stroke by nearly 40 percent, according to a Harvard University study.

Astronomers have discovered the darkest alien planet known to existence in the galaxy, described as being blacker than coal with a subtle red hue.

Researchers from MIT attacked the United Nations' recent global climate report and said that the U.N. underestimated the severity of Arctic sea ice melting. MIT's research team said that the thinning is probably happened four times more quickly than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted.

Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association published a study Thursday that said that women with a history of depression face a 29 percent increased risk of stroke. Furthermore, women who take antidepressants, especially selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors face a 39 percent increased risk.

Depressed women may be 29 percent more likely to have a stroke, a recent study show.vThe study, published in the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, also found that women who used anti-depressant medication such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors had a 39 percent increased risk of getting a stroke. Some examples of these drugs are Prozac, Zoloft, and Celexa, the research stated.

In 2009, Charla Nash, 57, was mauled by a friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee in Stamford, Conn., and lost her eyelids, nose, lips and hands in the incident. Nash, who was unable to see, smell and speak properly, recently underwent a 20-hour face transplant surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.

NASA is pushing the boundaries of technology as it readies its next mission to Mars, loading up its fourth Mars Rover with nearly a dozen instruments and employing an innovative but risky landing procedure.

Using computer modeling studies scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, unexpectedly found that Arctic ice, under existing climate conditions, is as likely to expand as it is to contract for periods of up to about a decade. The study can be read in the Geophysical Research Letters.

New findings by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Children's Hospital Boston have shown the presence of a type of "good" fat or "brown" fat that might be able to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Researchers foresee this new revelation as a tool to combat childhood obesity.

Women suffering from depression and taking help of antidepressants are more likely to have stroke, according to a Harvard research based on 80,000 women.

Depressed women may be at a risk of having a stroke, according to recent study of more than 80,000 women.

Researchers have developed a super-thin "skin-patch" that mounts onto the skin like a temporary tattoo and has an array of electronic components that allows researchers to track key vital signs from patients. The patches are already able to monitor the heart, various other muscles and brain activity.

Jennifer Hudson's fiance David Otunga said he is "impressed" with his future wife's weight loss. "I'm as impressed as everybody else," the 31-year-old wrestler said.

August's Perseid meteor shower has historically been providing the best opportunity for enthusiasts to catch meteor shows.

Charla Nash, 57, was attacked in Stamford, Conn., in 2009 by a friend's 200-pound chimpanzee, which ripped off her nose, lips, eyelids and hands.

NASA is moving closer to launching its 4th rover on a mission to Mars that will investigate whether Mars is, or whether it has been hospitable to microbial life.

Undersea life at the Cabo Pulmo National Park of Mexico is thriving thanks to a 15-year ban on fishing and other extractive activities.

Scientists are predicting that the Arctic sea ice may actually expand in the next decade.

The Perseid meteor shower in 2011 was partially drowned by the light of the full moon. Still, the night of August 12 to the dawn of August 13, which marked the peak of the Perseids in 2011, still wowed and dazzled viewers.