Cancer Cure 2019: Study leads to better strategy in stopping the spread of ovarian cancer cells
Jul 23, 2019 07:05 am UTC| Science
A group of researchers recently reported identifying a specific enzyme that they found to be speeding up the spread of a certain deadly type of ovarian cancer cells. By targeting it, they came up with a way to reverse that...
What's the next 'giant leap' for humankind in space? We asked 3 space experts
Jul 22, 2019 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Youve probably heard that this week marks 50 years since humans first set foot on the Moon a feat that still boggles the mind given the limitations of technology at the time and the global effort required to pull it...
How geological maps made the Apollo moon landings worthwhile
Jul 22, 2019 13:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
I still remember a cartoon in a newspaper in July 1969, just before the first Apollo moon landing. It showed the ground crew reminding the astronauts as they boarded their rocket, Dont forget to bring back some rock! This...
Yes, I'm searching for aliens – and no, I won't be going to Area 51 to look for them
Jul 22, 2019 13:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Editors note: What started as an internet joke has generated a stern military warning after more than a million people signed up to raid Area 51 a secretive military installation in Southern Nevada long fancied by...
Why isn't Australia in deep space?
Jul 22, 2019 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
This weekend marks 50 years exactly since humans first walked on the Moon. It also marks Australias small but significant role in enabling NASA to place boots on the lunar landscape or at least to broadcast the...
Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating ‘climate debt crisis’
Jul 21, 2019 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
The opening of the Oscar-winning film The Big Short, a comedy-drama on the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, begins with a famous quote: It aint what you dont know that gets you into trouble. Its what you know for sure...
Moon landing anniversary: One small step for man...a giant leap for space robots
Jul 21, 2019 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Apollo 11s successful mission 50 years ago was the turning point in the space industry. It is comparable to the Wright brothers flight in 1903 that marked the beginning of the aviation industry and James Watts invention of...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects