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A new study has unveiled that dark matter is more mysterious and weirder in nature than previously thought. Not only it is difficult to detect but it also makes up 85 percent of the mass of the universe. However, dark matter does not emit any radiation like stars and galaxies, which hinders its direct observation.

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that alcohol and Chantix should not be mixed as the combination may result in seizures. Chantix is a widely-used smoking cessation medicine, which was approved for use by the FDA in 2006. The FDA stated in 2013, that an estimated 1.2 million patients received a dispensed prescription

A team of scientists at NASA says that a vast ocean was once existent on Mars. As per the new study, published in the journal Science, about four billion years ago, the Red Planet had a giant body of water which covered a large portion of Martian surface. The size of the ocean, as per

Crocodiles love to have fun. A recent study reveals that although crocodiles are mostly defined as aggressive and physically intimidating creatures, they also exhibit playful relations and good-natured social interactions, not only with their own kind but also with river otters and humans. The study has been published in the journal Animal Behavior and Cognition

According to researchers, warming ocean temperatures off the coast of northern California has triggered a population explosion of bright pink, inch-long sea slugs in tide pools along the state’s central and northern coastline. Ocean temperatures have been steadily increasing due to global warming that is caused by climate change. Climate change might be destroying corals

Working in kitchen is going to be much easier in near future. Recently, scientists from the University of Maryland have developed a new robot, equipped with artificial intelligence, which can cook. The robot has the capability of leaning the procedures of cooking visually by watching videos on YouTube. Previously, scientists had developed robots which could

American scientists and general public have widely differing views about certain scientific issues, as per a recent survey. Among all, climate change and genetically altered food are the two subjects in which prominent differences can be observed. A telephonic survey was carried out by the researchers of Pew Research Center for analyzing the perception of

Latest study suggests that teens having poor sleep pattern also have the risk of becoming addicts. Researchers have found that sleep deprived teenagers are more likely to be affected with alcohol problems, drug abuse and regretful sexual behavior. Previous studies have also revealed that good sleep habit is the key to make better judgments later

The Earth is on its way to become inhabitable owing to the increased use of artificial fertilizers like phosphorus and nitrogen which are exceeding the planetary boundaries. The fact has been confirmed by the director of the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor Stephen Carpenter who also stated that “We’re running

Scientists have long been trying to figure out where Earth’s oceans came from. Many have believed for decades that the large pools of water were formed after a huge cluster of comets struck the Earth over 3.8 billion years ago. After a recent study on the Rosetta spacecraft, scientists are going back on what they