Stress hormone is helpful in alleviating acrophobia, a morbid fear of great heights, according to a study by Austrian scientists.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) teamed up Tuesday for a rare joint research into volcanic activities at the highest mountain on the Korean peninsula.
Walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut, US researchers have found.
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and the Israeli Space Agency on Sunday signed an agreement to promote cooperation in space exploration, said the press service of the Roscosmos.
NASA ordered its comet-hunting Stardust probe to burn its remaining fuel on Thursday, setting off a sequence that shut down the spacecraft after a 12-year career.
The nearly intact skeleton fossil of a dinosaur believed to have lived about 110 million years ago was recently discovered in south Tunisia, the official press agency TAP reported Friday.
NASA astronaut Mark Kelly said on Thursday there was "a pretty good chance" his wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, critically injured in a shooting in January, will attend his space shuttle launch in Florida next month.
NASA has ordered its comet-hunting Stardust probe to burn its remaining fuel, setting off a series of events that will shut down the spacecraft after a 12-year career.
A technical worker is at the control center of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary on March 23, 2011.
A young boy plays with robot dinosaurs at the Innorobo Exhibition in Lyon March 23, 2011. The March 23-25 show gathers more than 100 robots, thirty which are presented for the first time in Europe.
File photo of polar bear cub Knut during his first presentation in Berlin zoo, March 23, 2007.
Up to 45 native species in Western Australia's Kimberley region will die out within 20 years if no action is taken, latest study showed on Wednesday.
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