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Albert Einstein's Personal Letters Fetch $ 420,000 In Auction

By Peter R - Jun 15, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

Twenty seven intimate letters were auctioned last week in the Profiles of History auction.

Underage Drinking Drops 6 Percent in Last 11 Years, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - Jun 15, 2015 08:58 AM EDT

A new study has revealed that underage drinking (including binge drinking) is less popular than before and that there has been a 6 percent drop between 2002 to 2013.

NASA Finds Glass In Mars That Could Indicate Past Life

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 15, 2015 08:59 AM EDT

NASA has detected glass deposits in Martian impact craters, which could indicate past life on the Red Planet.

Global Warming Altering Polar Bear's Food Chain

By Peter R - Jun 14, 2015 05:11 PM EDT

Researchers recorded the first instance of bears preying on white-beaked dolphins. Melting ice may have forced dolphins north during spring and winter.

Toothed Eels Rain On Alaskan City

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 13, 2015 02:55 PM EDT

Suddenly, the toothed Arctic lamprey fish have been dropping from the sky on Alaskan city.

This 20-Foot Female Shark Shows What Being The 'Great White' Means

By Peter R - Jun 13, 2015 07:24 AM EDT

Great whites off the Gaudalupe Island have been feeding on Elephant seals to grow in size.

Officials Warn of Flesh Eating Bacteria on Florida Beaches

By Ashwin Subramania - Jun 12, 2015 08:26 PM EDT

The presence of a deadly bacteria in the warm salt waters of Florida's beaches have so far claimed 2 lives this year and also infected 7 people.

Daily Use of Antacids May Up the Risk of Heart Attack

By Ashwin Subramania - Jun 11, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

People using over the counter antacids pills to treat heartburn or acidity on a daily basis are at an increased risk of getting a heart attack.

Physical Pain Is In Sync With Emotional Pain, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 10, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

Studies show that your body can act up when it is suffering from pain.

Melanoma Grows Not Just In Moles

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 10, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

Non-mole cancers are equally common and aggressive.

Stanford Researchers Create A Water Computer

By Peter R - Jun 10, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

The computer works with magnetized water droplets and can perform any arithmetic computations.

Autism Rates Higher in Children Born to Teen Moms and Older Parents, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - Jun 10, 2015 10:46 AM EDT

In a study funded by the advocacy group Autism Speaks, it was discovered that children born to teen moms and parents with significant age gaps, were at an increased risk of having autism.

Woman Gives Birth to Baby Born from Ovary Frozen in Her Childhood

By Ashwin Subramania - Jun 10, 2015 01:14 PM EDT

A Belgian woman became the first in the world to give birth to a healthy baby boy by using a transplanted ovarian tissue that was frozen when she was a child.

Chimps Are Fond of Palm Wine, Study Finds

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 10, 2015 03:40 AM EDT

Chimpanzees are have been found to share a taste for alcohol, according to a new study. They were seen using leaves to drink fermented palm sap.

Chimps able to think like humans

By Dustin M Braden - Jun 09, 2015 06:35 PM EDT

According to a study published in the journal Cognition, our closest ancestors do not only share the big portion of our DNA with us, but they are also capable of metacognitive monitoring, a mechanism that defines the intelligent decision-making process, reported by Scienceblog.

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