The profound perspective of geoscience can unite students
Sep 10, 2019 20:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Its 1 p.m. and students gather in long lines as they wait to enter the lecture hall, a spacious wood-adorned auditorium at the top of Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its a charismatic octagonal space...
Keep your job options open and don't ditch science when choosing next year's school subjects
Sep 10, 2019 20:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Thousands of Year 10 students are in the process of choosing subjects for their final years of school and half will probably choose to ditch science. For someone like me who thinks science is one of the most worthwhile...
Can we really know what animals are thinking?
Sep 06, 2019 07:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Sarah, the worlds smartest chimp, died in July 2019, just before her 60th birthday. For the majority of her life she served as a research subject, providing scientists with a window into the thoughts of homo sapiens...
Cancer cure: Microgravity could stop cancer cell growth, research suggests
Sep 05, 2019 10:31 am UTC| Science
The possibilities are endless when it comes to studying potential factors that could stop the growth of cancer cells. For one, a scientist based in Australia discovered that cancer cells naturally die when exposed to...
HIV cure: Muscle illness-causing mutation leads to HIV resistance
Sep 05, 2019 07:55 am UTC| Science
One of the greatest tasks of medical science experts today is finding a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While that has not been achieved yet, many studies have resulted in further understanding the...
Cancer cure 2019: Indonesian high school students treat cancer tumors on a mouse with a local plant
Aug 31, 2019 05:16 am UTC| Science
A couple of Indonesian high school students are catching worldwide attention after winning an international invention contest. They were awarded the gold medal for reportedly showing proof they were able to treat cancer on...
HIV cure 2019: Scientists' drug design slows down virus reactivation after ART suspension
Aug 30, 2019 09:04 am UTC| Science
There is not a complete cure found yet to eradicate HIV from a patient. But medical science has come a long way in developing other treatment strategies to suppress the virus. So even if it stays dormant in a patients...
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