The Most Advanced Artificial Heart Can Perform As Well As A Real One

Jul 18, 2017 10:32 am UTC| Science

Scientists have been trying to create artificial versions of human organs for decades, be it the liver, skin, eyes, and above all, the heart. These efforts are aimed at solving one of the biggest challenges in the medical...

93% Of Patients Prefer Medical Marijuana To Opioids, Study Says

Jul 18, 2017 00:00 am UTC| Science

For years, medical marijuana was the only means of people to legally acquire a batch of cannabinoids. It was used by folks who suffered from actual medical problems and those who just preferred to get high alike. In a...

Google Subsidiary Wants To Eliminate Zika Virus By Releasing 20 Million Mosquitos

Jul 18, 2017 00:00 am UTC| Science

Fighting fire with fire is a phrase that many have used over the years to indicate the intent to answer aggression with the same. A Google subsidiary called Verily is taking the concept a step further with its goal of...

Space Science Series

We worked out what it would take to wipe out all life on a planet – it's good news for alien hunters

Jul 14, 2017 13:15 pm UTC| Science

The first exoplanet was spotted in 1988. Since then more than 3,000 planets have been found outside our solar system, and its thought that around 20% of Sun-like stars have an Earth-like planet in their habitable zones. We...

NASA Is Broke, Mars Mission Is Impossible

Jul 14, 2017 12:56 pm UTC| Science

As a US government organization funded by the taxpayers, one would think that NASA is one of the most well-funded bodies in the world. However, it turns out that the space agency is far too broke to send people to Mars,...

See Portugal’s Attempt At Combining Solar And Hydro Energy To Power Homes

Jul 14, 2017 12:55 pm UTC| Science

Solar energy is one of the fastest rising renewable energy sources in the world but hydro energy has been one of the most influential around the globe. One only needs to look at the Hoover Dam to see just how huge getting...

We make fake poo in a laboratory – to improve sanitation in Bangladesh

Jul 12, 2017 19:12 pm UTC| Science

Across the world, almost three billion people do not have the luxury of a flushing toilet. Instead they rely on static sanitation systems, like pit latrines to deal with their waste. As these are not often connected to a...