Experts propose that Planet 9 could be a black hole the size of a bowling ball
Oct 02, 2019 06:17 am UTC| Science
For years, experts have speculated that a ninth planet has been orbiting our sun, but concrete evidence about the assumption has yet to surface. But a paper released last week proposed a new theory. What if Planet 9 is...
An Asteroid nearly the size of Burj Khalifa could hit Earth but there’s no need to worry for now
Oct 02, 2019 06:14 am UTC| Science
A massive asteroid capable of leveling a city has been spotted by the European Space Agency. Called 1929 XB, the space rock has a diameter of around 700 meters. The asteroids size can be compared to the size of the...
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to control the spread of disease carries unknown risks
Oct 02, 2019 02:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Every year, around one million people die of mosquito-borne diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is why mosquitoes are considered one of the deadliest living creatures on the planet not because...
Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?
Sep 28, 2019 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional supercomputer more than 10,000 years. A draft of a paper by Google researchers laying out the achievement leaked in recent...
Sep 27, 2019 09:06 am UTC| Science
Finding a cure that will eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a patients body remains one of the biggest challenges in the medical science field. However, several studies have had major findings that...
Cancer cure: YouTube videos on unfounded treatment alternatives get income-generating ads
Sep 27, 2019 09:06 am UTC| Science Technology
While many scientists are still working on finding a cancer cure, some people have been promoting alternatives to treat the disease. Unfortunately, most if not all these perceived remedies do not have scientific approval...
Sep 27, 2019 06:54 am UTC| Science
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) currently has several operations in space, and some of them are taking place on Mars. While many of the images and data being gathered by the agency have yet to be...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects