The first case of the Zika virus reported in Texas by health officials is most likely to have been contracted by mosquitoes locally. This latest information makes Texas the second state to report a possible internal transmission of the virus known to be linked to birth defects.
A new study has revealed that playing a racket sport such as tennis or squash can help you live longer. A team of international scientists identified which sports are linked to significantly lower risks of death and presented the evidence in a new study.
A Japanese theme park has come under harsh criticism after it opened its latest skating ice rink with more than 5,000 dead sea creatures on display. The Space World theme park, which advertised the exhibit as being a world's first, has had to shut down the rink due to visitors complaining that it as disrespectful.
The Great Barrier Reef is dying, and scientists say that this is the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded due to warming water temperatures, according to a new study.
In a new study, scientists reveal how the artificial sweetener in diet soda known as aspartame is actually causing you to gain more weight.
On Friday, November 25, Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano finally burst into life as it violently erupted towering pillars of volcanic ash into the Earth's atmosphere. These pillars of ash, rock fragments and hot gas are estimated to have reached five kilometers high and affected small towns and communities near the volcano, some 70 kilometers southeast of Mexico City.
With fake news stories doing the rounds on social media, a study has revealed just how much it is affecting young students. The results of the study suggest that students in junior high and college do not have the skills to differentiate between fake and real news stories.
Scientists are slowly getting to grip with the severity of the crushing force behind the claws of coconut crabs found commonly in the Asia -Pacific region. A new study has examined the squeezing power of its claws which are capable of lifting a small child and crushing the sturdy shell of a coconut.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency gave customers free rides on Friday and Saturday after the agency's computer system was breached by a group of hackers.
