In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic ocean to discover America, but when he returned from his historic voyages he brought with him a new disease to Europe, claims a new study.

A congressional 'super committee' is expected to formally announce on Monday that its three-month-long effort to forge a $1.2 trillion deficit reduction plan has failed, aides told Reuters.

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Scientists claim to have discovered that human breast milk contains stem cells which are able to turn into not only breast cells, but also cells of the bone, cartilage, fat, brain, liver and pancreas.

An asteroid the size of a tour bus zipped past the earth in a flyby so close that it was nearer to the planet than some satellites, Nasa scientists have said.

Bad news for “muggle” parents! A new study has claimed that children more or less “become” vampires or wizards just by reading books about them.

The next time you blow your nose or drink a cup of coffee or even have sex, beware — these may temporarily raise your risk of getting a stroke, a new study has claimed.

She’s the grand old lady of albatrosses, is still raising chicks and doesn’t look a day older than she did in 1956.

Scientists have developed a new laser-based tool which they claim could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer that kills thousands of people every year.

International scientists have discovered a chemical reaction that has caused the once-vivid yellows in Vincent van Gogh’s paintings to turn brown, according to a study published on Monday in the Unite

Here’s Michelle Obama’s advice for couples this Valentine’s Day: laugh with your partner.
She says it’s what she and President Barack Obama do, and it seems to be working.