Scientific theories aren't mere conjecture – to survive they must work

Mar 08, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Science

The evidence is incontrovertible. Global warming is occurring. Climate change is real, is serious and has been influenced by anthropogenic activity. The scientific evidence is clear: Global climate change caused by human...

Comets or volcanoes? Scientists are changing their mind about how the Earth's water got here

Mar 06, 2017 13:46 pm UTC| Science

The Earth has been the blue planet for as many as 3.8 billion years. Ancient sedimentary rock deposits and lava that cooled into characteristic pillow shapes provide irrefutable evidence that liquid water has existed at...

Scientists Green Lit To Create Super Humans, Playing With Gene-Editing Toys

Mar 06, 2017 12:50 pm UTC| Science

The Francis Crick Institute at the UK was given the green light to start messing around with the genes of embryos, which is basically allowing its researchers to start messing around with the first stages of human...

Scientists Overcome Huge Cryogenics Obstacle, Freezing And Reviving Humans Closer To Reality

Mar 03, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Science

Cryogenics, cryonics, cryopreservation, what have you, the idea is the same; freeze a living human being and then revive them later on. For now, this kind of science is still on the fringes of accepted theories, but its...

DNA Can Now Be Used For Storing Files And Movies

Mar 03, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Science

One of the biggest problems that the engineers and programmers are facing right now is the prospect of having way too much information and not enough space to store it. Even with tech companies coming up with ways to make...

Scientists Are Close To Curing Cancer, Terminal Patients In Remission

Mar 02, 2017 08:56 am UTC| Science Health

The cure for cancer has been one of the highest priorities of the medical world for decades, with scientists in both private and public fields trying their best to finally rid the world of the deadly disease. One group is...

How genetics can uncover links in chronic pain and other conditions

Mar 02, 2017 02:34 am UTC| Health Science

In the recent Global Burden of Disease study, four of the top ten causes of disability worldwide were chronic pain conditions. Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts beyond normal healing time usually three months ...