According to the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), Mawson Station, one of their Antarctic field camps, will soon be partially powered by hydrogen produced locally. And as it's cold there at this ti...

A traditional Chinese medicine may be beneficial for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Berberine, found in the roots and barks of some plants, has been documented in Chinese literature as bein...

Scientists say they have identified a gene that will allow rice plants to survive being completely submerged in water for up to two weeks....

The meltdown of Greenland's ice sheet is speeding up, satellite measurements show. Data from a US space agency (Nasa) satellite show that the melting rate has accelerated since 2004....

Retreating glacier undermines face, expert cites warming as a factor GRINDELWALD, Switzerland - Sometimes, global warming can help put money in your pocket. Hansruedi Burgener has welcomed up to 8...

After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton couldn't sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of Raid with him in bed. "We were afraid to even tell people about i...

Doctors currently use a combination of breast examination, imaging with mammography and ultrasonography, and biopsy to diagnose the condition. But researchers recently claimed such scans could actu...

The classified-advertising Web site craigslist has become popular in recent years with young, tech-savvy city dwellers seeking apartments, jobs and for-sale items. But it's also being used as an In...

Oh my God do they ever lie. All of them: Big Auto, Big Oil, BushCo, Pennzoil and Havoline and Saudi Arabia and crusty Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and the oil lobbyists and lackey scientists working...

New research shows fossil fuels pose a deadly threat to coral reefs and marine life Until now, concern about rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been focused on global warming. Bu...