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A sedentary lifestyle, long work hours sitting down, and junk food are some of the factors that cause obesity in people, a condition that affects more and more people around the world every day.
A new study suggests some who get weight loss surgery also receive anti-aging benefits as well.
Scientists in Tibet have discovered the fossil of what may be the oldest big cat on record, and there could be more out there.
A new device would test a chemical in the breath to see if blood sugar levels are being managed properly, thus eliminating the need for needles.
In news that seem to have come out of a science-fiction novel, the residents of Rjukan, a small town in southern Norway, inaugurated last Wednesday a series of giant mirrors with the purpose of reflecting sunlight, which is practically non-existent during winter in said town.
A nonprofit group is looking to give Earth early warning before dangerous asteroids from outer space come near the atmosphere.
Gears have long been thought to have been associated with man-made objects such as clocks and machines, but it appears that nature may have had that idea first.
Scientists have discovered the world's largest volcano, and it sits at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. It's name is the Tamu Massif, and at 2.5 miles tall and 400 miles wide, it's the size of New Mexico. Researchers announced its discovery in the journal Nature Geoscience.
The new clock, referred to as a ytterbium optical lattice clock, can measure a second to the precision of one part in 1018. Put one way, that means it'll measure the second exactly the same up to the eighteenth decimal place.
According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change could cause sea levels to rise by up to three feet by 2100, creating potential disaster areas in some of the world's most densely populated cities including (but not limited to): New York, Miami, New Orleans, London, Shanghai, Venice and Sydney.
Scientists in China have discovered a nearly complete skeleton of the oldest ancestor of the long-lived mammal lineage. The fossil belongs to a 160 million-year-old creature known as the "Jurassic rat," one of evolution's most successful mammals.
Over a hundred bottlenose dolphins have been dying off the East Coast recently. Reports said the researchers have yet to discover the cause of the intelligent animals' mass death.
The quest in finding an effective vaccine against malaria has stumped scientists from all over the world for many years. Recently, results from a research published in the journal Science suggested that the quest is far from over.
Top researchers involved in the study of influenza called for another shot at experimenting with the H7N9 avian flu virus strain. Last year, the same team of scientists performed a similar experiment which drew widespread controversy.
A team of researchers implanted false memories in the brain of mice in order to shed light on the often disputed fact that people can remember experiences that never existed.
