Older adults can gain from intensive blood pressure treatment that brings down systolic blood pressure below the current medical guidelines, says a new study.
A healthy lifestyle pattern can bring down 20 to 40 percent of U.S. cancer cases and almost half of cancer deaths among whites, says a new study.
Three man-eating Nile crocodiles in Miami have been confirmed by scientists, who warn that successful reproduction may lead to an Everglades population.
A new bill passed by both chambers of the Oklahoma legislature would make it a 'felony' for a doctor to perform an abortion.
University of College London researchers have pinpointed the four genes that are mainly behind the shape of the human nose, especially its width and "pointiness."
An adhesive placed on windshields of self-driving cars can ensure that pedestrians would be safer. It has been patented by Google.
Scientists find that the tallest mammals evolved their longest necks due to fights with their strong competitor mates.
An intelligence workshop was held on Wednesday to study the most effective ways of reaching out and communicating with extraterrestrial civilizations.
RoboBees or flying microrobots that mimic real bees and use static electricity to perch on surfaces have been created by scientists.
A new study from King's College London researchers finds that the possibility of "late-onset" ADHD is not clear until adulthood.
Scientists question climate models that indicate that snowfall over Antarctica can limit sea-level rise and global warming.
It is rumoured that Marvel's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" has filtered out online.
Mars was hit by two ancient massive tsunamis billions of years ago, say Cornell University researchers. The stormy impact suggests that there were cold, salty oceans on the planet.
Mars will come closest to the earth in a decade this month. It will offer sky-watchers a celestial show from dusk to dawn beginning this week, said NASA on Thursday.
With an infrared laser scanner, scientists from Austria, Finland and Hungary understood the day-night cycle of trees and showed that like humans, trees sleep at night.
