A local photographer from Norway captured spectacular footage of humpback whales playing under northern lights in the coast of Kvaløya.
New evidence from prehistoric igneous rocks reveals how the Earth's inner core formed some 1.5 billion years ago, shedding new light to Earth's magnetic field.
Fourteen students were among the 17 dead from a liquefied gas explosion in a restaurant in eastern China’s Anhui Province on Saturday, local authorities said.
Students from various countries are showing interest in the philosophy of the late Mao Zedong due to the growing popularity of an online course focused on the former Chinese leader, according to a report by the Global Times.
After conducting the first World Congress on Marxism in Beijing last week, the country is optimistic that the ideology will aid in solving its growing social and economic problems ahead.
Researchers have revealed a new sickness plaguing honeybees in the U.S. west and east coasts, turning them into "zombies" due to a parasite fly.
The number of witchcraft and exorcism cases in the United Kingdom almost doubled in 2014, according to the Metropolitan Police in Britain. Last year, the number of such cases handled by "Project Violet," a specialist unit, was 46 cases.
Japan proved to be a popular destination among holidaymakers as approximately 400,000 tourists from mainland China visited the country during the weeklong National Day holiday. According to China Daily, these tourists account for almost 100 billion yen or $830 million in shopping revenue.
After several years of research, 82 researchers from various institutions around the world recently released a report claiming that they were able to reconstruct a section of a rat’s brain on a computer.
Local California authorities banned theme park SeaWorld to breed any more killer whales in captivity amidst the approval of their request to build more aquariums.
NOAA reveals how coral reefs in U.S. and Caribbean regions are suffering from major bleaching, that is already spreading out over international waters.
Mauna Kea residents are thrilled about a court judge's decision invalidating the emergency rule that prevents protests on the construction of the TMT.
Scientists from the Blue Brain Project have digitally mapped out 31,000 neurons from a rat brain using supercomputers.
New studies reveal how the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation can trigger long term dramatic changes in weather, as seen on the Hollywood film.
The State of California took the biggest step in regulating the use of medical marijuana after California Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills on Oct. 9 that will create a Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation.
