A scientist has invented the world's fastest bio-degradable polymer that degrades faster than other plastics. Read more »

Researchers are designing a ventilation system that could protect public buildings from chemical warfare and bioterrorist attacks, thus making the buildings "immune". Read more »

Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests. Read more »

A recent survey claims that couples argue less and get better at resolving differences with time. Read more »

A new study from Prince Henry's Institute in Melbourne has revealed that an extra copy of gene DAX1, which regulates sexual development might stop boys from being boys. Read more »

Horses are the animals that are most likely to cause human deaths in Australia, according to a report.

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Volcanic activity has played a central role in forging the surface of Mercury, scientists said based on data collected by a Nasa spacecraft that zoomed past the closest planet to the sun in January. Read more »

After suffering a brain stroke, fifty-year-old Rosemary Dore of Windsor started speaking with an east coast Canadian accent despite having never lived there. Read more »

23 youth photographers at a school for the blind in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, click pictures relying only on their ears and a hunch. Read more »

A WHO (World Health Organization) report has determined that effective and affordable interventions that provide the global population with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitatio Read more »