The sharks, which can grow up to 40 feet, or, 12 meters, are so vulnerable to become extinct most countries have outlawed catching them, but an annual hunt pays up to 200,000 yuan, or, $31,000, for each whale shark caught.
Judging by the age of the earth alone, researchers estimate the subduction zone off the coast of Japan could have carried down to the mantle as much as three-and-a-half times the water of all the surface oceans combined.
A scientific team from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in the Bronx gave brain molecules a fluorescent hue so they could be tracked traveling in real time through living tissue.
Since more traditional archaeological methods used to locate and excavate sites are hard to use in dense forests, pinpointing evidence of human activity in rainforests is extremely difficult.
The shuttle is on track to spend about a day in orbit before returning to a landing strip on the West Coast. Then, if all goes well, the company will launch its first manned mission the following year, in 2017.
The missions, say NASA officials, will conduct airborne exploratory campaigns over the earth's poles and hurricanes, develop state-of-the-art sensors and use satellite data to prepare for natural disasters.
The new study suggests 'Adam' indeed lived around the same time as 'Eve,' the genetic maternal ancestor of humankind, though they might have even known each other.
After more analysis and DNA testing, Tomas Hrbek and his team determined the group was actually a species --- which they have dubbed the Araguaian boto --- previously believed to have gone extinct.
Brown fat, involved in a process of heat production that occurs when you feel cold but aren't yet shivering, was discovered in adults about five years ago after scientists thought it only existed in infants.
Researchers recruited upwards of 2,000 women and examined the benefits of eating certain sub-groups of flavonoids, substances in plants essential for a number of living functions.
The new data, which analyzed the conservation status of 1,041 shark, ray and closely related chimaera species, are part of a first-ever global analysis of these species carried out by the IUCN's Shark Specialist Group.
Global winds known as "westerlies" are strong enough to push airborne chemicals across the ocean in a matter of days, causing significant spikes in contaminants up and down the West Coast.
Lead investigator Taher Saif explained the microscopic probes, or, sperm-bots, were developed to explore areas in the human body and elsewhere where no human probe has been able to go before.
A multi-national space conference in Washington, D.C.,provided the needed loophole the U.S. officials needed to speak to China's delegation without violating a no-contact law passed in April 2011.
El-Sohemy and his colleagues discovered the supposed links they observed between each of the four blood-type diets and the indications of good health were independent of people's blood types.
Los Angeles County Fire officials report the fire is now 30 percent contained and all forward progress has been successfully halted. No related deaths were reported, although there were injuries to three people.
Researchers led by Rice physicists determined they could loosen the bonds holding the atoms together by applying a certain voltage and running an electric current through a single molecule.
Researchers from the University of Chicago said that dogs are more closely related to each other than to wolves, regardless of geographic origin as they do not descend from a single line of wolves.
The report did not name any specific physicians or hospitals, but showed did show the success of states and the federal government in supporting emergency care.
Reported just before 6 a.m., the fire a huge plume of smoke into the air as it advanced south down the hillside and threatened at least two homes and other structures, aerial news footage showed.
The names are being logged by NASA and the Planetary Society, an international space enthusiast group, for the OSIRIS-REx mission, to be launched toward the asteroid Bennu in 2016.
The results revealed mass growth rate increases continuously with tree size in most species, and, in some cases, larger trees produce the carbon mass equivalent of an entire, smaller tree.
The study, which looked at the alcohol consumption of more than 5,000 men and 2,000 women in the United Kingdom, suggests lighter drinking does not contribute to cognitive decline.
