Two controversial issues have merged into one as a new ruling states that people who use marijuana — including for medical purposes...
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) declared its alarm at the sharp drop in Africa’s savanna elephants caused by extensive poaching and...
Climate change might affect lizards the worst, a new study suggests. Many of the reptiles, which are already expected to be hit...
News of foreign hackers, most likely from Russia, have accessed computerized voter registration databases in Illinois and tried to break into Arizona’s...
A teenager is getting a lifelong dream fulfilled: he will pick the landing site for NASA’s next rover mission to Mars. The...
The Eastern Gorilla — humankind’s closest relative in the animal kingdom — is now on the brink of extinction due to illegal...
There’s good news regarding the world’s most vulnerable wildlife species: the giant panda has been reclassified from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the...
A routine dental appointment turned dangerous when a man grabbed his pistol and fired while under the influence of nitrous oxide. James...
Whether boiling, frying, steaming, grilling or poaching, a new study suggests that the way a meal is cooked can affect a person’s...
A new kind of drug that is normally used to sedate elephants is reportedly behind a spate of drug overdoses in the...
Native Chinook salmon in California have recovered in numbers due to the intervention of state and federal agencies but continue to face...
Carbon nanotube transistors appear to be the future of computers. Scientists have found a way to harness the power of these transistors,...
Children who usually suffer from respiratory tract infections (RTI) and cough get antibiotic prescriptions as treatment. However, experts say that around one-third...
The world’s coral reefs — the largest being Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef — may be facing drastic changes due to global...
A dentist in New Jersey faces suspension after his practice was linked to over a dozen infections that led to one death...
Chickenpox incidences in the United States have decreased since the implementation of a two-dose program, says the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
As 2016 goes on record as the hottest year, scientists at Stanford University have created a material that could potentially make the...
A SpaceX rocket exploded on its launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday, shutting down a $200-million-dollar communications satellite and...
In some surprising news, the newly licensed dengue virus vaccine, trade name Dengvaxia, could do more harm than good if not implemented...
Finally, some good news on obesity in America: the number of obese people dropped in four states last year, namely, Montana, Minnesota,...