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Science

Third-Hand Smoke: Dangerous For Health

Third-Hand Smoke: Dangerous For Health

  A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 20:40
Carbonate Deposits on Mars Indicate Life-Sustaining Water

Carbonate Deposits on Mars Indicate Life-Sustaining Water

  Scientific instruments aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected minerals which...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 16:42
NASA To Seize The Mars Rover Launch Window In 2011

NASA To Seize The Mars Rover Launch Window In 2011

NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 11:10
New Method Makes Fingerprints Reveal More Than Before

New Method Makes Fingerprints Reveal More Than Before

Until now, fingerprints were only able to allow forensic experts to discover the identity of a...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 23:03
Possible Toxic Element Found on Mars Decreases Chances of Finding Life

Possible Toxic Element Found on Mars Decreases Chances of Finding Life

NASA scientists announced Monday that they discovered what seems to be a highly oxidizing...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 17:11
New Soil Compound Diminishes The Chances For Life On Mars

New Soil Compound Diminishes The Chances For Life On Mars

The hopes of NASA’s scientists of finding life on Mars significantly shrunk after the Phoenix Mars...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 16:42
Phoenix Lander Finds Ice, Gets To Stay "Alive" An Additional 30 Days

Phoenix Lander Finds Ice, Gets To Stay "Alive" An Additional 30 Days

The guys at NASA have decided to extend the mission of the Phoenix Lander with another 30 days,...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 18:30

Scientists Confirm Phoenix Has Found Ice On Mars

The research team, which works with Mars Phoenix Mars Lander, anticipates even bigger discoveries...
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 12:00
After Mounting Glitches, Mars Lander Has Found Ice

After Mounting Glitches, Mars Lander Has Found Ice

The Phoenix Mars lander apparently has uncovered ice. The contraption had dug a trench in which it...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 21:30
The Mars Lander "Needs" Water To Fuel The Scientists

The Mars Lander "Needs" Water To Fuel The Scientists

The results from the Phoenix Mars Lander’s first set of chemical analysis did not turn out quite...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 13:46
Hopes Are High For The Mars Lander’s First Mission Objectives

Hopes Are High For The Mars Lander’s First Mission Objectives

Yesterday, the Phoenix Lander gave its team of scientists a reason to celebrate, as it sent back...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 12:46
Cooling The Planet…Not A Solution For Global Warming, Study Finds

Cooling The Planet…Not A Solution For Global Warming, Study Finds

While some scientists suggested that by injecting sulphate compounds into the upper atmosphere,...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 18:44
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
It’s A Robotized World – No More Animal Testing!

It’s A Robotized World – No More Animal Testing!

Three governmental agencies made a decision that will certainly go straight to the hearts of...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 12:20
Scientific World Loses Genetics Pioneer Joshua Lederberg, 82

Scientific World Loses Genetics Pioneer Joshua Lederberg, 82

Scientific world has lost Joshua Lederberg, University Professor and president emeritus of the...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 12:14
Life on Other Planets Could Defy Our Logic and Perception

Life on Other Planets Could Defy Our Logic and Perception

Forget SF movies like Alien vs. Predator, where the aliens have humanoid-like shape or behave much...
» read full story July 09th, 2007 - 12:09
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Technology

NASA Announces New Schedule For Its Mars Rover: 2011

The space agency has announced that NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 13:18
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Specials

NASA: The Mars Rover Launch Postponed To 2011

NASA: The Mars Rover Launch Postponed To 2011

NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 19:40
Skin Cancer Odor Could Lead To Early Identification

Skin Cancer Odor Could Lead To Early Identification

A study presented Wednesday at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 14:44
Laundry Products & Air Fresheners Could Be Hazardous to Our Health

Laundry Products & Air Fresheners Could Be Hazardous to Our Health

Researchers at the University of Washington warned that a number of top-selling laundry products...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 16:18
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Health

A New Disadvantage For Smokers: Third-Hand Smoke

A New Disadvantage For Smokers: Third-Hand Smoke

  A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 15:57
FDA Decides To Allow Melamine in Baby Formula

FDA Decides To Allow Melamine in Baby Formula

The Food and Drug Administration has recently released a report which states that the industrial...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 12:18
FDA Defends the Low Levels of Melamine In Baby Formulas

FDA Defends the Low Levels of Melamine In Baby Formulas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration assured us that trace amounts of melamine and other toxic...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 00:48
Red Wine Helps Against Aging

Red Wine Helps Against Aging

It’s a well-known fact that drinking a glass of red wine for dinner has benefits for your health....
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 16:48
Update: Vitamin E, Selenium Don’t Lower Occurrence Of Prostate Cancer

Update: Vitamin E, Selenium Don’t Lower Occurrence Of Prostate Cancer

Thousands of men across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada taking part in a study to see...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 08:12
Boost Your Way To The Hospital

Boost Your Way To The Hospital

As life gets busy and stressful from an earlier age than fifty years ago, people are in desperate...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 16:46
Protein May Limit Heart Attack Damage, Research Shows

Protein May Limit Heart Attack Damage, Research Shows

According to the findings of a new rat study, a molecule that helps the body overcome alcohol was...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 16:32
Skin Cancer Odor Could Lead to Early Identification

Skin Cancer Odor Could Lead to Early Identification

A study presented Wednesday at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 13:45
People Inhale 300 Cigarettes' Worth of Free Radicals Daily

People Inhale 300 Cigarettes' Worth of Free Radicals Daily

A new study discovered that polluted air contains free radicals that could cause lung problems...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 23:28
Illegal Magic Mushrooms Compound Has Long-Lasting “Magic” Effects

Illegal Magic Mushrooms Compound Has Long-Lasting “Magic” Effects

An article published online this week in the Journal of Psychopharmacology links psilocybin, the...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 14:06
Natural Care Products? Sure, If We Include A Cancerous Ingredient

Natural Care Products? Sure, If We Include A Cancerous Ingredient

If you thought ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ products are the thing you need to turn to in a world full...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 07:58
Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems

Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems

A new study reports that shampoo, lotions and powders put babies in danger as they contain...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 12:11
Researchers Develop New Compunds To Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers Develop New Compunds To Treat Type 2 Diabetes

The scientists from Sirtris Pharmaceuticals and Harvard Medical School reported today that they...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 23:50
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World

WMO: Climate Change May Hinder Ozone Recovery

WMO: Climate Change May Hinder Ozone Recovery

Climate change may hinder the ozone recovery, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said...
» read full story September 15th, 2007 - 13:14
Train with Toxic Chemical Catches Fire in Ukraine, 20 Injured

Train with Toxic Chemical Catches Fire in Ukraine, 20 Injured

A train carrying toxic substances derailed in Ukraine on Tuesday and caught fire, 20 persons being...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 19:50
Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China

Cancer, The Number 1 Cause Of Death In China

Increased levels of pollution have made cancer the number one cause of death in China, said a...
» read full story May 21st, 2007 - 11:51
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