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Smartphone Camera Turned Microscope Could Revolutionize Healthcare in Africa

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 03:08 PM EDT

Smartphone camera becomes a microscope with a 3D printed base and an app that can help it detect parasites in blood.

​Eerie 'Alien' Sounds Captured 22 Miles Above Earth's Surface

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 11:55 AM EDT

A scientific experiment uploaded helium balloons on the surface of the atmosphere, which captured sounds that seemed to be like X-Files' noises.

Too Much Cake And Chocolate Could Kill Brain Cells, Lead to Dementia

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

Stay off sugary eats, for they may take you to dementia or Alzheimer's, according to scientists.

Tanning Beds Worse Than Sunshine, Skin Cancer Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

The debate over sunless tanning is creating problems, but some experts feel that it is dangerous for the skin.

LHC Collides Beams After 2-Year Hiatus to Test Systems

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

CERN scientists allowed two low-energy beams to collide to check the detector sub-systems.

Chocolate Overdose Rots the Brain, Alzheimer's Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 08:55 AM EDT

Eating sugary food may lead to dementia or even trigger Alzheimer's disease.

Gossip Is Good News For Your Health, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - May 07, 2015 08:41 AM EDT

Keeping secrets could be burdensome, but disclosing them through the gossip grapevine could support your health.

Blast from Past: Ancient Galaxy Spotted 13 Billion Light Years Away

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 03:27 PM EDT

EGS-zs8-1 is the oldest and farthest galaxy that scientists have ever come across.

Not Just Humans, Dolphins Too Have 'Complicated' Relationships, Says a New Study

By Kamal Nayan - May 06, 2015 10:56 AM EDT

Like humans, dolphins also have intricate and dynamic social relationships, according to a new study.

Researchers Explain Why 'Lost-Lake' In Oregon Disappears In Winter

By Kamal Nayan - May 06, 2015 10:44 AM EDT

There's a lake in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest that disappears in winter and researchers now know why.

Researchers Explain How Big Whales Easily Gulp Food

By Kamal Nayan - May 06, 2015 05:02 AM EDT

Big whales make gulping food look so easy and researchers finally have an explanation for it. The mammals have stretchy nerves in their jaws that allows their tongue and mouth to nearly double in size.

Sleep Walking May Be Hereditary, Study

By Ashwin Subramania - May 06, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

A new study has revealed that children born to sleep walking parents were more likely to develop the condition themselves when compared to those who did not have a family history of sleep walking.

Sunshine Affecting The Skin Gives You The Most Common Type Of Cancer

By R. Siva Kumar - May 06, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

Surveys show that most people are unaware of the effect of the sun and do not protect their skin from cancer.

Natural Light Away From The Screen Could Help Reduce The Global Myopia Boom

By R. Siva Kumar - May 06, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

Even as short-sightedness increases all over the world, it is important to focus on giving a natural environment for children to read.

Mississippi River May Have Flooded Cahokia and Destroyed Its Settlement

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

University of Wisconsin researchers found evidence in sediment cores obtained from two lakes that suggest a major flooding evening around AD 1,200 could have driver people away from the historic settlement.

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