Feb 01, 2018 05:00 am UTC| Science
Thanks to global warming, the planets temperature continues to rise despite the best attempts of countries trying to curtail the effects of carbon emissions. In a recent study, researchers have found that this rising...
Researchers Create Aluminum That’s As Strong As Stainless Steel
Jan 30, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Science
Aluminum has long been a favorite material of manufacturers to work with because of its abundance, low price, and ease of handling when its molded into different shapes. However, a huge concern about the metal is that it...
Trump To End Support For ISS According To Budget Proposal Draft
Jan 27, 2018 09:15 am UTC| Technology Science
While the Trump administration has been largely anti-science in terms of its policies and rhetoric, many had hoped that it was at least amenable to the field of space travel. After all, the president did recently sign an...
NYC Is Now Suing Big Pharma For Causing U.S. Opioid Crisis
Jan 27, 2018 09:04 am UTC| Science Health
Its no secret that the U.S. is now experiencing an Opioid crisis, with coverage of the issue even making international headlines. The fact that pharmaceutical companies dont appear to be too bothered by the harm that its...
Researchers Conclude A Soda And Junkfood Tax Is Legally Viable
Jan 27, 2018 03:58 am UTC| Science
One of the biggest contributors to the ballooning waistlines in the U.S. is the increasing consumption of junk food and sugary drinks. Health experts have long been waging a tough campaign against the unhealthy industry....
Automation To Hit Women In the Workforce Harder Than Men, Study Finds
Jan 23, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Technology Science
The biggest threat to the modern working individual is not foreigners or bad economics, but rather, automation. Robots taking over manufacturing has been an issue for the working class in the past, but now the technology...
Looking at the universe through very different 'eyes'
Jan 22, 2018 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
We are bathed in starlight. During the day we see the Sun, light reflected off the surface of the Earth and blue sunlight scattered by the air. At night we see the stars, as well as sunlight reflected off the Moon and the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects