Blindsnakes are one of the few groups of organisms that inhabited Madagascar when it broke from India about 100 million years ago, and continental drift had a profound impact on how the animals…

Despite understanding the long term benefits of eating healthy and exercising,  people often forgo these potential gains for the immediate satisfaction of a big mac and a night of cable TV.…

Adults with a history of cocaine use face an increased risk of HIV as a result of engaging in unprotected sex. And a new study in Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse suggests that the…

Our telescopes show the Milky Way galaxy only as it appears from one vantage point: our solar system. B using a simple but powerful technique, astronomers have seen an exploding star or supernova…

Scientists have fine-tuned computer models that can indicate when forest "carbon sinks" actually become net carbon generators instead. The effort, detailed in Global Change Biology, will help…

Scientists have developed a non-viral, synthetic nanoparticle carrier to improve and save the sight of mice with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease characterized by progressive vision loss…

The symbol of the Godness Venus Did you know that strawberries are not really a fruit? It's in fact a receptacle that is the modified or expanded portion of the stem or axis that bears the organs…

A new high resolution temperature map and images of Saturn's moon Mimas have revealed surprising patterns on the surface of the small moon, including unexpected hot regions that resemble "Pac-Man"…

MUMBAI, India, March 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT BPO services and consulting, today, announced a global partnership with eBaoTech, a leading…

If you want to believe news reports Prf. James Lovelock think we are too stupid to stop climate change. What he actually said was"I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever…