Sep 27, 2019 05:08 am UTC| Science
There are a lot of conspiracy theories out there involving extraterrestrial life, the latest among them claims that Mars is holding an ancient alien city. The claim is put forward by conspiracy theorist Scott. C....
NASA deems the use of nuclear weapons the most effective method in dealing with killer asteroids
Sep 27, 2019 05:08 am UTC| Science
Back in July, an asteroid going by the name of 2019 OK nearly hit our planet, whizzing past Earth at a distance of 48,000 miles. Whats even worse is that NASA admits it didnt detect the space rock early, highlighting the...
NASA commits to new asteroid detection program after a space rock narrowly miss Earth in July
Sep 26, 2019 08:20 am UTC| Science
Asteroids have, and always will, pose a threat to our planet as its capable of destroying cities in just a single impact. Even a 50-meter-wide asteroid can level an entire city if it happens to connect. As such, NASA...
Something is killing galaxies, and scientists are on the case
Sep 22, 2019 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
In the most extreme regions of the universe, galaxies are being killed. Their star formation is being shut down and astronomers want to know why. The first ever Canadian-led large project on one of the worlds leading...
Cancer cure news: New prostate cancer treatment reportedly heals patients in a week
Sep 19, 2019 10:52 am UTC| Science
There may not be a one-stop cancer cure available to the market yet, but scientists have developed more advanced treatment strategies that increase the survivability rate among cancer patients. Researchers from the United...
HIV cure study advances as researchers learn where the virus hides in the body
Sep 19, 2019 06:13 am UTC| Science
HIV can hide within the patients body, making it difficult to completely eradicate. With the hopes of finding an HIV cure, researchers from the Belgium-based university UZ Gent recently reported a milestone of locating...
Sep 17, 2019 17:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Health
More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects our physical health, we know almost nothing about how it affects our minds. So, my colleagues and...
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