A new study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that excess of drinking or boozing is costing the US nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars every year.

According to new research, the brainsize is not linked to the level of IQ in a person in a great way. The new study is contrary to widely held belief that the size of brain affects the intelligence quotient (IQ) of the person.

Archaeologists discovered 3,000-year-old weapons buried on an island. The weapons are said to be from the Bronze Age and were found in a former loch at the RSPB Scotland site on the Isle of Coll.

Researchers at Marquette University found that woody vines in tropical forests are preventing forests from storing carbon. Study by the researchers also suggested that these woody vines are possibly accelerating climate change.

Short and vigorous exercise results in a cascading series of more than 1,000 molecular changes that influence everything from energy metabolism to insulin sensitivity. Scientists believe that their study will help to provide a ‘blueprint’ for developing a pill that can mimic workout.

Researchers working on the Blue Brain project said they have successfully simulated a portion of a rat’s brain. The project is part of the larger Human Brain Project, which has a major goal to build the ultimate goal of building a functional computer model of the human brain.

Researchers in a new global review investigated the hazards of marine plastic pollution and they warned that all seven species of marine turtles face high risk of losing their population. Researchers found that marine turtles can ingest or become entangled in the discarded debris that currently litters the oceans.

Researchers in a latest study claim that they have found nine parts of the male genetic code that can determine whether a person is heterosexual or homosexual. The study authors said they have found evidence that environment also plays a role in man’s sexual orientation by altering the activity of certain genes.