We've known for a long time that smaller bodies of water like ponds and lakes absorb carbon. What we didn't know until recently was that they do the feat in dramatically faster ways than oceans and trees do. This discovery can have some good applications when you consider the kind of problems that the global community is facing today. Learn more about it in the full article up next.

In a recent study involving 740 pregnant women in the UK, it was concluded that there's a real correlation between what mothers eat and what the gender of their kids are. Carbohydrates, sugars, and other high-energy compounds yields boys, experts say.

There's always been some cases of discrepancy between tennis players and the judges on whether a line call was properly made or not. A recent study from Sussex University explained how the science behind motion perception can shed some light behind this very competitive sport. You can find out the results of the study in our full article after the jump.

A new rocky type planet found in the Leo constellation was identified as the fourth super-sized version of Earth to be discovered by scientists. Dubbed GH 436c, the planet boasts a relatively longer rotation and orbit around its host star compared to Earth. You can read further details about the new planet in our full article after the jump.

This next story needs no further introduction. We'll just inform you that this is about a hybrid embryo created by Newcastle University scientists. Why hybrid, you ask? Well, it came from different species - humans and cows to be exact. The full details are in the full article.

To find out you have cancer is never an easy thing. To know your family has a history of cancer, and knowing that you may someday inherit it yourself, has its own trials and challenges. However, scientists are now testing a new drug that may prevent hereditary breast and ovarian cancer from ever developing. Story in the full article.

With today's environment-conscious attitudes, it pays to have an eco-friendly vehicle to drive.

A time may come when people may have a number of options to choose from aside from solar-powered cars, as scientists are now looking into thermoelectric generation as a possible alternative. More on this highfalutin term after the jump.

Pancreas donors are the one of the biggest things in the UK nowadays. Organ donors are in high demand to help facilitate a new technique developed to aid diabetes patients all over the country. While there are other alternative methods which may suppress the more serious complications of diabetes, many scientists are hopeful that this procedure will somehow lead to its eventual cure someday. For more information, check out the full article.

Time to geek out a bit here. In the current research race into nanotechnology, the idea of using DNA structures for nanoscale robots or machines isn't new though precise control over these structures has never been their strongest point. But now researchers from the UK and Germany have discovered a way to create a custom DNA structure that can be controlled remotely, using DNA signals to trigger reconfiguring events. More at the full story.

A new species of prehistoric predator that could prove to be the missing link between prehistoric and present-day crocodiles was unveiled by Brazilian paleontologists, Thursday. Learn more about this agile predator in the full article.