More than 55 percent of U.S. adults lose or break their sunglasses each year, putting their eyes at risk of sunburn or eye disease, eye experts say.The Vision Council found for those who lost their sunglasses, and the 27 percent of adults who do not wear sunglasses, exposure to ultraviolet radiation could result in result in short-term damage from bloodshot or sensitive eyes, or painful conditions

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration began an investigation over an alleged UFO sighting that nearly caused a plane crash, local newspapers reported Wednesday. A private pilot in Denver told authorities on Monday that his aircraft had a near-collision with a large, unidentified aircraft that was not detected on radar.The incident prompted the FAA to launch a probe over the mysterious object. Investigators will talk to the pilot and look at other clues to find out what the object.While the ai

Paleontologists say they've found fossilized remains of an ancient turtle with a shell the size of a small car that lived 60 million years ago in South America.This is a reconstruction of Carbonemys preying upon a small crocodylomorph. Credit: Artwork by Liz Bradford (UPI)Dubbed Carbonemys cofrinii, or "coal turtle," the fossil was discovered in a coal mine in Colombia, researchers from North Caro

Nam Koo-hyun speaks out on online argument over breakthrough researchAfter his breakthrough research in nanotechnology headlined the top science journal “Nature,” Nam Koo-hyun is never jubilant. Upon the publication, the research professor at Ewha Womans University, was embroiled in an ethics dispute with one of his assistants claiming her efforts at experiment were extorted. A “witch hunt” ensued many laymen describing him as a viscous exploiter.“It was frustrating,” the 33-year-old scientist t

A NASA space telescope has completed the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids, the space agency said.(MCT)Observations from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have revealed new information about the total numbers, origins and the possible dangers the asteroids may pose, NASA reported Wednesday.Potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs,

A mysterious underwater creature straight out of legend, or just your garden-variety marine life?A biologist has suggested that the nine-meter fish dubbed “Illie,” which has been spotted several times in Lake Iliamna in Alaska over the last several decades, may turn out to be just a strain of sleeper shark, according to local news reports.Bruce Wright, a senior scientist from the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association said that the size, shape and color of the elusive beast match those of a sleep

A YouTube video purporting to show a UFO near the Sun has re-ignited the decades-old debate over alien existence.The video, posted by user “rob19791” on May 5, shows what the user claims to be a triangular object hovering just above the Sun’s surface. The image featured in the video was provided by NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.The object seems to be over 100,000 kilometers in length -- as big as the planet Saturn-- with long mechanical arms.A day after the video was uploaded on YouT

A witness in the U.S. claimed Sunday to have found an “alien skull,” a civilian UFO research organization said.According to Mutual UFO Network, the witness discovered something appearing to be a unique type of skull in a creek.The unidentified witness from Missouri said they wanted to have the “skull” checked for alien DNA.“I’ve had it a couple of years and would love to find out once and for all if it’s a real alien skull or just a cool looking rock,” the witness said.It was the latest in the s

MCTA U.S. researcher who looked into what dogs think said he was inspired to do the research when he saw a Navy dog was on the team that killed Osama bin Laden.Gregory Berns, director of the Emory Center for Neuropolicy, said he was amazed when he saw pictures of what military dogs can do.“I realized that if dogs can be trained to jump out of helicopters and airplanes, we could certainly train the

Korea will launch its third satellite to observe the Earth from a Japanese space center on May 18, officials announced Tuesday.The KOMPSAT-3, also known as Arirang-3, is designed to provide geographical information of the Korean Peninsula with better technology than its two predecessors.Loaded on a Japanese rocket, the multipurpose satellite will lift off from the southern island of Tanegashima, some 115 kilometers south of Kyushu. The launch is due at 1:39 a.m. on May 18 from the Tanegashima Sp

 An ancient crocodile big enough to swallow a human whole once thrived in East Africa, a University of Iowa researcher says."It's the largest known true crocodile," Christopher Brochu, a professor of geoscience, said. "It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller."Resembling its living cousin the Nile cr