Captive chimpanzees are now classified as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act to match that status of their wild counterparts. Federal wildlife officials said both captive and wild chimpanzees will get the same protections.
After spending eight months in an isolation dome on a Hawaiian volcano to simulate life on Mars, scientists finally completed the study.
It appears that the world's first successful penis transplant patient is now a daddy proving that the pioneering surgery was indeed successful. The girlfriend of the 21-year-old man, who has yet to be identified, is reportedly pregnant.
NASA is set to launch the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander in September 2016, along with two small cube satellites or CubeSats, which are relatively easy to build and design and not expensive to place in orbit.
On Tuesday, reports have surfaced about the death of four left-behind siblings in Bijie, Guizhou Province. On this note, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called the attention of concerned departments to ensure the safety and welfare of such children who are without parental care.
In response to Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt's sexist remark about how "distractingly sexy" women are in the lab, female scientists posted sexy outfits on Twitter revealing their sultry sex appeal.
As NASA's Dawn spacecraft reaches the surface of the dwarf planet, images show a new cluster of mysterious bright spots where the origin is still unknown.
A commentary published Thursday in Xinhua’s Outlook Weekly Magazine criticized Chinese government officials for not reading enough, and attributing this to their preference for vices and forming networks.
When Rachel Dolezal, 37, was asked about her race and ethnicity, she neither confirmed nor denied that she is African American. Instead, the controversial local leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) implied that every human is African.
The Chinese government has announced plans to use its own satellite navigation system to monitor and detect possible leaks in gas pipelines, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
The U.S. declared that all chimpanzees including those living in captivity to be protected under the Endangered Species Act effective September this year.
The Chinese government is strengthening supervision over new media, as it issued a draft regulation on online visual and audio programs that prohibits websites and media platforms from producing their own news programs.
The Chinese government is set to begin the wave of development projects, as the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, has announced the approval of feasibility reports on seven new infrastructure projects, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Global warming's effects on the Arctic Ocean and animal habitats have likely now caused the polar bear diet to include a new menu item. Norwegian scientists have reported that the furry mammals, which usually dine on seals, are killing and eating dolphins for the first time in recorded history.
A new study found a gene that was able to determine the genetic switch that can choose whether the cell would become an egg or a sperm.
