NASA has just announced the discovery of an earth-like planet orbiting a star similar to our sun, and within the star's habitable zone. The planet has been designated Kepler-452b, and is the first such planet ever discovered. So far, nearly 4000 planets have been discovered in so-called 'goldilocks zones' around distant stars--regions where they...

The month of June has broken temperature records in terms of the global average temperature, and so fare there has been a series of 4 record-breaking months this year, with multiple parts of the world seeing above average temperatures.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that the world's average...

As part of ongoing talks to lift the embargo that has isolated the island of Cuba for decades, the Cuban government is sharing a lung cancer vaccine that they have developed that may help slow the progress of the disease.

Due to Cuba's economic isolation, the Cuban government has made medical research, including biotechnology and...