Scientists Modified Plant For Better Photosynthesis, Made Crop Yield More Efficient
Nov 18, 2016 06:22 am UTC| Science
Photosynthesis is the way plants convert solar energy into a source of nutrients. Its basically how plants eat. Now, scientists figured out a way to make this process a lot more efficient, thus allowing plants to eat more...
Language matters in science and mathematics - here’s why
Nov 17, 2016 23:40 pm UTC| Science
What do you get when you cross a mafia mobster with a sociologist? An offer you cant understand. Its an old joke, and you could substitute sociologist with just about any other ologist - the broader point being that...
Stephen Hawking Reveals When Humans Will Be Extinct, Relocations Is A Must
Nov 17, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Science
Some experts in the scientific community have expressed their belief that humanity is facing extinction, but no one could say exactly when this would happen, until now. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking just revealed that...
China Creating Mutated Humans Now Using Revolutionary CRISPR Method
Nov 17, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Science
Its finally happened. Ever since the CRISPR technique was introduced to the world, which basically made it easier to manipulate DNA, it was only a matter of time before someone somewhere decided to test it on humans. It...
Scientists Successfully Restored Partial Vision To Blind Animals Via Gene-Editing
Nov 17, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Science
Thanks to a revolutionary new tool that helps scientists manipulate genetics in animals, critters that were previously blind got at least part of their vision back. According to the Salk Institute researchers behind the...
Asteroid Mining By Private Corporations Now Allowed Under Luxembourg Law
Nov 16, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Science
Mining asteroids has been a long-standing dream among international corporations that have a stake in valuable minerals and metals. Now, Luxembourg has granted said companies the rights to actually do this. All they have...
Second State Of Liquid Water Discovered By Physicists Via Temperature Variance
Nov 16, 2016 10:34 am UTC| Science Nature
Liquid water is one of the most common compounds on the planet, with over 70 percent of the Earths surface covered with it. As a result, it has been tampered with, experimented on, and subjected to all kinds of tests in...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight