Predicting research results can mean better science and better advice

Oct 26, 2019 08:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

We ask experts for advice all the time. A company might ask an economist for advice on how to motivate its employees. A government might ask what the effect of a policy reform will be. To give the advice, experts often...

Asteroid alert: Extinction of humanity is inevitable and major asteroid impact possible, space nation leader warns

Oct 18, 2019 10:06 am UTC| Science

Asteroids are the most common space objects that fly by Earth almost daily. Some of them were detected too close to the time of their close approach, but there has never been an impact that took place in modern history....

NASA mysterious images: UFO or possible displaced planet spotted near the Sun, space enthusiast says

Oct 18, 2019 06:29 am UTC| Science

Photos and videos from satellites of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have captured over the previous decades have provided the world a much clearer view of outer space. However, some of its images...

Blood pressure health tips: Is there a right amount of coffee and alcohol intake to maintain a good BP level?

Oct 17, 2019 06:12 am UTC| Science

Blood pressure is one of the vital signs that medical practitioners routinely look into to determine an individual medical state. With that, people of certain age groups need to maintain a healthy blood pressure level...

Cancer cure: Scientists remove cervical cancer from mice; Human testing could follow in 5 years

Oct 17, 2019 06:01 am UTC| Science

There appears to be a long road ahead before scientists could finally develop a complete cure for cancer. On the bright side, the availability of advanced technologies in the medical science field like the CRISPR-Cas9...

HIV cure: Major breakthroughs in 2019 offer hope for patients future healing

Oct 16, 2019 09:07 am UTC| Science

Finding a cure that would eliminate HIV from the body remains one of the biggest challenges in humanity. However, there have been numerous studies published this year alone that seemed to have proven that, ultimately, HIV...

NASA Mars exploration: Proof of life on the Red Planet found 43 years ago, scientist claims

Oct 16, 2019 07:53 am UTC| Science

Scientists are usually very careful when answering questions on the long-running mystery of whether or not extraterrestrial life exists in space, especially on Mars. But a former scientist of the National Aeronautics and...