Advances in anti-ageing research: how chemistry could hold the key to better health

Oct 29, 2019 19:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Health

Given the opportunity to live much longer lives, many of us might feel less than thrilled at the prospect. After all, you might think, who would want to live an extra 20 years dealing with arthritis, dementia or heart...

Dark energy: new experiment may solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries

Oct 29, 2019 19:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

As an astronomer, there is no better feeling than achieving first light with a new instrument or telescope. It is the culmination of years of preparations and construction of new hardware, which for the first time collects...

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...