A new study has found that dogs are not good at sniffing out lung cancer in actual screening situations. But their poor performance was not because of their canine sense of smell, but rather several other factors.
How did dinosaurs become so massive? Blame it on their heads. A new research has revealed that the ornamented heads of dinosaurs apparently caused a rapid growth in body mass of these Jurassic creatures.
This week yet another claim was brought to courts citing a woman's use of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder as the cause for her ovarian cancer. Previously two lawsuits claiming talc powder causes cancer concluded with a jury awarding more than a $100 million to the aggrieved parties, this year.
Archaeologists have discovered the skeleton of a Roman man at Woodsford, near Dorchester in what has been described as a very unusual grave. The perfectly preserved 2000-year-old skeleton unearthed in a quarry in Dorset had his feet bent backward so as to squeeze him into a stone coffin.
Many animals can survive more than a few days without drinking water. But scientists say there are some creatures that can survive longer during droughts.
Researchers have discovered an unconventional means of easing painful kidney stones. Doctors believe that riding a medium intensity roller coaster could help with the pain of passing kidney stones.
Human beings are naturally afraid of venomous animals. But scientists studying these creatures say that their toxins have the potential to be therapeutic if used properly.
Scientists found new fossil evidence of a prehistoric worm that possessed a unique mouth similar to Star Wars' Sarlacc creature.
Climate scientists have recreated Earth's climate history spanning two million years. The researchers forecast that global temperatures will rise by at least three degrees Celsius to a maximum of seven degrees Celsius if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate.
VSCO recently commissioned the work of Brea Souders documenting all-time favorite American foods found in diners and sold by street vendors. By using a radiometric thermal camera to capture her images, Souders discovered that all matter with a temperature greater than absolute zero emanates electromagnetic waves - even Pizza.
