SCIENCE

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, use computer modeling to reinforce previous research findings that the level of Arctic sea ice loss experienced in recent decades can't be explained by natural causes alone. Additionally, the ice will sooner or later disappear during summer if climate change continues, the scientists found.

The Perseid meteor shower, which is considered one of the best the year, is expected to peak from Aug. 12 into the morning of Aug. 13. But with a full moon washing out all but the brightest meteors, NASA said, rates will probably only be 20 to 30 per hour at most, should the weather permits. If there is clear weather and dark skies, the Perseid meteor shower can be seen by most of the world, but it's best seen by observers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Arctic sea ice may be fated to melt away with the continuous warming of the climate, but it could temporarily stabilize - maybe even expand ? over the next few decades, scientists in Boulder, Colo. say. Computer modeling studies done by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, has reinforced previous findings that the level of Arctic sea ice loss seen in recent decades can't be explained only by natural causes, and that the ice will sooner or later disappear durin...

The fish population in an undersea wildlife park near Mexico's southern tip rebounded by more than 460 percent over 10 years since being designated as a marine wildlife reserve, researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, said.

The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak from the night of August 12 until the morning of August 13. At the time of this article's publication, that's just a few hours away. Below is a last minute cheat sheet for the event.

Although Walgreens will reportedly sell health insurance in its stores, a recent court decision could alter the drugstore chain's plans.

All you ever need to know about the Perseids Meteor Shower is right here.

A report recently published in the British Medical Journal predicted that a 15 percent reduction in salt consumption could save 8.5 million lives in the next decade.

Charla Nash, 57, a Connecticut woman, Thursday revealed her new face after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. Brigham and Women?s Hospital, where Nash underwent a historic 20-hour face transplant in May, released the first post-surgery photograph of Charla Nash, this morning and a statement by her.

John A. Rogers of the University of Illinois told CBS News that "We are trying to do here is to really reshape and redefine electronics...to look a lot more like the human body, in this case the surface layers of the skin."

Full moon may interfere with the spectacle

An advanced skin-like device engineered by a team of scientists led by professor John Rogers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign may replace the bulky wires and electrodes now used to assess body functions, such as brain activity, new research found.

The CDC reported Friday the first person in the U.S. died from a vampire bat bite last year, prompting attention to the possibility of vampire bats' expansion into the country.

Researchers developed a tattoo-like film that will enable doctors to monitor vital signs without the burdensome wiring and electrodes. "What we are trying to do here is to really reshape and redefine electronics...to look a lot more like the human body, in this case the surface layers of the skin," John A. Rogers of the University of Illinois told CBS News.

Pennsylvania researchers used a "killer" technique where patients with leukemia had some of their own blood removed and genetically reprogrammed to attack tumor cells. The treatment made the most common type of leukemia disappear in two patients, and reduced cancer cells by 70 percent in a third.

The fossil of a pregnant plesiosaur suggests that the ancient sea creature carried its live young like a mammal with a single large birth.

The Kepler spacecraft has discovered a huge gas planet that reflects less than one percent of the sunlight falling into it.

August's Perseid meteor shower has historically been providing the best opportunity for enthusiasts to catch meteor shows, but this year the Internet will let casual observers enjoy the show live online.

Nash underwent successful facial transplant surgery in May

Middle-aged to older women who suffer from depression and are taking antidepressants were found to be associated with a 29 percent higher risk of having a stroke, according to Harvard researchers.

The Perseid Meteor Shower will approach its peak tonight, during the overnight hours of Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, most viewable at approximately 2 a.m.

Women who suffer from depression and use antidepressants have an increased risk of stroke, say Harvard researchers.

Scientists have moved closer to finding the elusive Higgs Boson sub-atomic particle -- dubbed the 'God particle' -- but now anyone a computer and an Internet connection can help.

Organic agriculture, long seen as the best foot forward for supporting good health has now found new proof in a recent study that expects to reduce existence of drug-resistant bacteria on U.S. farms that "go organic".

A Mexican teenager is the first officially known person to die from vampire bat bite and infection with human rabies. The 19-year-old victim was a migrant farm worker from Michoacan, who got bitten on the heel by a vampire bat in July.

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most visible and spectacular annual sights from the night sky, will peak from the night of Friday Aug. 12 until the early morning of Saturday Aug. 13.

Global Warming and Climate Change are phenomena that broke the bonds of scientific circles to be a matter of debate between 'believers' and 'skeptics.' Countless studies validating and denying global warming have seen the light of the day providing fodder for more debates, some of which somewhat bitter. A couple of days back reports of Al Gore's use of curse words against skeptics, during a heated rant, was doing the rounds on the Internet. The Nobel Peace Prize winner called thos...

Scientists have discovered a fossil of an embryonic marine reptile contained within the fossil of its mother.

The famous research hospital is helping mall-goes leave the shopping center feeling better.