SCIENCE

A team of researchers noticed a radio burst through space live for the first time ever and it is said that the source of it could be 5.5 billion light-years away.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 20, 2015

An language far removed from its closest cousins has been declared to have ancient origins.

sonali raj Jan 20, 2015

An egg a day can actually be a preventive against diseases.

sonali raj Jan 20, 2015

Latest discovery of "ghost particle" by British researchers hint at the existence of aliens.

Jaskiran Kaur Jan 20, 2015

A team of NASA scientists have arrived in New Zealand for the first time as part of the Spaceward Bound project. NASA's prototype rover Junior is also in the country to carry out tests.

Reissa Su Jan 20, 2015

On Jan 26, Australia Day, an asteroid named 2004 BL86 will pass near Earth, flying about 745,000 miles or thrice the distance of Earth and the Moon.

Vittorio Hernandez Jan 20, 2015

Family ailment had delayed British singer Sarah Brightman's return trip to Russia, but after some delay she is now back in the country to prepare for her trip to the International Space Station (ISS), Yury Lonchakov, head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, said on Monday.

Vittorio Hernandez Jan 20, 2015

18 researchers conducted a study that showed that human activity had led for the Earth being put in a danger zone.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 20, 2015

It may be easier to quit smoking during the end of the period.

sonali raj Jan 20, 2015

A photo of a fox shark giving birth to a young one was captured by an Australian photographer and has been published in the journal Coral Reefs.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 20, 2015

There does not seem to be a strong link between genes and asthma, a new study indicates.

sonali raj Jan 20, 2015

To reset your body clock, all you might need are pills.

sonali raj Jan 20, 2015

A study by Danish scientists found that boys who were circumcised below the age of 5 had double the chance of being affected by autistic spectrum disorder.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 20, 2015

Plant ecologists have figured out a sustainable and economical method in weed control that guarantees high crop yields.

Jenny Michelle Panganiban Jan 19, 2015

Time to rethink your dependence on energy drinks

Vanessa Doctor Jan 19, 2015

A five-metre shark attacked two Newcastle fishermen’s tinny on Saturday.

Sounak Mukhopadhyay Jan 19, 2015

US scientists conduct more studies on Greenland’s meltwater runoffs to further understand how it contributes to rise in sea levels.

Jenny Michelle Panganiban Jan 17, 2015

NASA has developed a robot called VolcanoBot which can enter crevices that humans cannot enter.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 17, 2015

Stem cells that could help to repair fractures in people, have been discovered.

sonali raj Jan 17, 2015

A new surgical implant Maestro for treating obesity has been approved by the FDA.

sonali raj Jan 17, 2015

A sedentary lifestyle is far worse for health than obesity, new research has found.

sonali raj Jan 17, 2015

Swiss drugmaker Roche has signed a spate of deals to further its genome analysis program.

sonali raj Jan 17, 2015

The National Abortion Federation Canada is advocating the legalisation of abortion pills in the country as statistics reveal that one out of three Canadian women is likely to have an abortion in her lifetime. The problem, the agency says, is that these women will not have access to safe and effectual abortion pills. The medical group is now working to urge Health Canada to approve the use of abortion pills, particularly the drug mifepristone, which has been used legally since the year 2000 in se...

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 17, 2015

According to a new study, the water level in the world's oceans is rising at an unprecedented rate. Based on the research, the sea level was inaccurately measured until around the year 1990, when it was actually less than what scientists reported it was. However, based on recent data, it has been determined that the rate of the rise of water levels has multiplied exponentially since then.

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 17, 2015

An article about a video called "What Is Life? Is Death real?", an educational video that explains why life is perhaps no different from death.

Miko Magalay Jan 16, 2015

With an astounding death toll and thousands still being affected on a daily basis, there is an evident and urgent need for a vaccine against the lethal Ebola virus that is sweeping West Africa. Experts from global health agencies are saying that hundreds of thousands of doses of the potential vaccine is required to provide protection just to the health workers that are working on the front lines during Vegas global health crisis. At least 12 million more are needed to vaccinate the people within...

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 16, 2015

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, there is a possible correlation between an increased risk of contracting HIV and the use of a specific type of injectable birth control for females. Depo-Provera is a type of hormonal contraception that is said to increase a female subject’s susceptibility to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), increasing her potential to transmit and contract the virus by up to 30 percent.

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 16, 2015

Way over the 10 to 15 percent cesarean section figure recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of Brazilian women undergoing elective cesarean sections as a birthing method is now reportedly up to 52 percent. These figures have been statistically confirmed due to the fact that an increasing number of Brazilian women choose the said procedure in order to preserve their sex lives after giving birth.

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 16, 2015

American doctor, Dr. Richard Sacra, was cured of the deadly Ebola virus after he contracted the lethal disease while on a medical mission in West Africa in August of last year. Now, Dr. Sacra is reportedly returning to Liberia in order to lend a hand to his exhausted colleagues in that region.

Sunshine Lomibao Jan 16, 2015