Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia that becomes progressively worse over time, is the second-most feared disease, said U.S. and European researches Wednesday. The most feared disease?
Space shuttle Atlantis, which is on its final mission, has deployed a small, eight-pound technology demonstration satellite, NASA said in a statement.
As the space shuttle era ends, what's next for space exploration? How about private citizens in space.
Harvard computer whiz Aaron Swartz has been indicted by Boston authorities for wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer, aiding and abetting, and criminal forfeiture.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's newest public health initiative doesn't concern mosquito nets or AIDS research or access to clean water. The foundation wants a new toilet.
The research from the University of Montreal shows that 45 percent of teens do consider their parents their sexuality role models. It has been long stereotyped that children don't listen to their parents' advice when it comes to sex. But the research shows that only 32 percent of teenagers look to their friends as sexual role models, while 15 percent look to celebrities.
Check out amazing images of the southern lights from space.
The latest trend data show that the rate of obesity in the U.S. is still high and that 12 states have reported an obesity prevalence of 30 person or higher among adults.
Global warming is killing polar bears cubs.
All Non-African carry Neanderthal genetics.
A study, “Let My Fingers Do the Talking: Sexting and Infidelity in Cyberspace,” by Dr. Diane Kholos Wysocki found that women are more likely to punch their own buttons - on a cell phone that is. The study, conducted in 2009, showed roughly two-thirds of the women surveyed were more likely to send nude photographs or sexually explicit text messages than about half the men surveyed.
Filmed by a Bristol Bay fisherman in 2009, the video shows an animal moving through the water, with a long neck, big eyes, horse-like head and bumps that stick out of the water.
Apple Inc. could see a 69 percent increase in its quarterly profits from its iPad and Mac computer sales, according to a Bloomberg report.
Texas A&M oceanographers say that the dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico off coastal Louisiana will likely grow in 2011, and may even triple in size.
A new research done by Australian scientists has shown that early signs of Alzheimer's can be detected by a simple eye test as well as falls. This study can prove to be a breakthrough in non-invasive method of Alzheimer's detection.
As bedbugs continue to infest beds, and headlines, nationwide, insurance agencies are increasingly adding bedbug insurance plans as part of their coverage.
NASA's Dawn, locked in orbit around Vesta, has sent back the first ever close-up image of the asteroid (photos below).
A 22-year-old Indiana man plans to sue after being rejected from a blood donation clinic for appearing to be gay.
People everywhere but in sub-Saharan Africa are part Neanderthal, distant descendants of Neanderthal-human interbreeding, a new study of human genetics has found.
On Tuesday parts of 18 states stretching from North Dakota south to Texas and east to Ohio were under a heat advisory, warning or watch, according to the National Weather Service.
People everywhere but in sub-Saharan Africa are distant descendants of Neanderthal-human interbreeding, a new study of human genetics has found.
A recent study from Berkeley Lab scientists and their KamLAND colleagues finds that half of the Earth's heat comes from radioactive decay. But, what about the rest?
Genetic researchers at the University of Montreal seem to have confirmed that non-Africans interbred with Neanderthals hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Long after the hangover wears off, having too many drinks, or binge drinking, can damage still-developing teenager's working memory - the ability to perceive their environment or their surroundings, according to a recent study published in the web version of the Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research journal.
The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) was caught by photographers on space shuttle Atlantis last week as it enveloped the Southern Hemisphere of Earth.
Texas Rangers President and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan is in a Houston hospital undergoing heart tests.
The thinner the wife, the happier the marriage, a new study suggests.
Frank Sinatra sang 'this fine old world, it keeps spinning around.' And generating heat: about one-half of the Earth's internal heat comes from radioactive decay in its interior, a new study in Nature Geoscience has demonstrated.
A volcano in Central Indonesia has forced residents to flee.
NASA spacecraft Dawn has entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday.
