Science

'Alien' Mushroom-Shaped Sea Creatures Found, Defy Any Classification

Ana Verayo   | Sep 04, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Odd mushroom-shaped sea creatures were found in Australia resembling the jellyfish family. But scientists could not name them under any classification. read more

Research Suggests Economic Growth Threatens Languages with Extinction

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 04, 2014 07:40 AM EDT

Whenever an economy develops, one language comes to dominate the nation in its political and educational spheres. read more

Excessive Consumption of Energy Drinks can Lead to Heart Problems

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 04, 2014 06:26 AM EDT

There are severe events associated with drinking too much energy drinks like unexplained deaths. read more

Antarctic Ocean has Risen, New Study Shows

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 04, 2014 06:08 AM EDT

The thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet contributed 350 gigatons of excess freshwater to the surrounding oceans. read more

Asteroid to Fly by Earth on Sunday [Video]

Kizha T. Trovillas   | Sep 04, 2014 02:41 AM EDT

The space rock dubbed "2014 RC" will make its closest approach to Earth on Sept. 7. read more

New Map Shows Milky Way's Address in a Supercluster of Galaxies

Ana Verayo   | Sep 04, 2014 02:09 AM EDT

The Milky Way Galaxy is located on the outskirts of an unknown and colossal supercluster scientists have named "Laniakea." read more

Airplanes that Sense and Feel are Being Developed

Dino Lirios   | Sep 04, 2014 01:47 AM EDT

BAE's new technology will give a plane the ability to "feel" when it gets hurt. read more

NASA Building an Air Traffic Control System for Drones

Ana Verayo   | Sep 04, 2014 12:06 AM EDT

NASA proposes a system that concentrates on airspace just 400 to 500 feet above the ground. read more

Flight Crews at High Risk of Skin Cancer

Ren Benavidez   | Sep 03, 2014 11:40 PM EDT

The melanoma risk in airline pilots and flight crews is more than double that of the average population. read more

Chemical Tagging Used to Find the Sun’s Siblings

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 03, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

heir findings show that stars born together have the same trace elements or DNA profile. read more

NASA Wants Your Tweets and Instagram Photos for a Space Time Capsule

Ana Verayo   | Sep 03, 2014 10:17 AM EDT

NASA welcomes messages from tweets to pics about space exploration in a time capsule asteroid mission that will launch in 2016 and return to Earth in 2023. read more

Yes, Dieting is a Solution to Climate Change

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 03, 2014 08:27 AM EDT

It's important for people to choose the food they eat because food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss. read more

Playing Music Helps Children Learn Better

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 03, 2014 08:09 AM EDT

The results researchers collected from the study suggest the children's brains only start to react to the music lessons after at least two years of music tutorials. read more

Alcohol and Marijuana Negatively Affect Teens in Different Ways

Emery Dennel   | Sep 03, 2014 08:19 AM EDT

The most alarming discovery was that teens who drank alcohol frequently were 13 times more likely to drive recklessly. read more

Biggest of Five Garbage Patches on Earth's Oceans As Large As Texas

Emery Dennel   | Sep 03, 2014 08:15 AM EDT

Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, revealed that there are around five massive garbage patches floating on the earth's oceans, with one of them almost as huge as the state of Texas. read more

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