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A leukemia drug of Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie has been found significantly reducing the risk of death and disease compared with chemotherapy in patients with leukemia. The drug, Imbruvica, has paved the way for its extended version which could be more beneficial.

A report released by researchers on Sunday showed that the drug has been found decreasing the risk of death in a trial of 269 participants with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). All the study participants wereaged 65 and older. Imbruvica decreased death risk by about 85% compared with the chemotherapy chlorambucil, as per the report.

Climate change is not an issue just for animal and plant species, but for humans too. A new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that climate change may have a negative impact on global food security. It means we may have less food in future due to climate change.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the major scientific assessment in the COP-21 Paris Climate Conference. In a statement, Vilsack said, “Accurately identifying needs and vulnerabilities, and effectively targeting adaptive practices and technologies across the full scope of the food system, are central to improving global food security in a changing climate”.

Former United States President Jimmy Carter said Sunday that his latest brain scans showed his cancer is gone. The unexpected message at a Baptist church in Georgia gave a sigh of relief to his fans.

During his Bible lesson at the church, the 91-year-old American politician said when doctors saw his brain scans this week, they didn’t find any cancer. Carter, who served as President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, began treatment for melanoma brain cancer a few months ago. That time, the former Democratic president announced that the cancer had spread from liver to brain.

Here’s good news for birdwatchers and nature-lovers as it's time for the Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a nationwide tally of birds. The event takes place in December and early January in all cities and many municipal areas.

The event started 115 years ago on Christmas when ornithologist Frank Chapman organized groups of birders to see who could identify, count, and record the most species.

As per experts, conservation of wildlife was not given much importance at that point of time, but slowly scientists and the general public started to notice and worry about declining bird populations.

Archaeologists during excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount’s southern wall found a rare seal belonging to biblical-era. The thing that makes the seal so rare is the impression of the name of King Hezekiah.

A team of experts from the Institute of Archaeology in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Eilat Mazar, said they have found an oval seal impression. The seal’s impression measures about 9.7 by 8.6 mm (0.4 inches by 0.3 inches) and was inscribed on a 3 mm (0.1 inch) thick soft bulla, or piece of clay.

Experts said they found a depression around the object that they believed might have been due to the frame of a ring in which the seal would have set.

Despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice and the International Whaling Commission to put a ban on whale hunt, Japan has announced that it will resume its whaling program, now called NEWREP-A.

According to Japanese officials, their whaling program has a scientific perspective, but the international authorities have ruled that they have no scientific reason to slaughter marine mammals.

The worldwide outrage arrives among numerous efforts to protect whale species throughout the world that are still facing issues such as climate change and overfishing.

Several conservationists all over the world have been furious after it was found that a Japanese fleet has left for the Antarctic on December 1, 2015, for a mission to kill hundreds of minke whales.