New Zealand is hoping to join the ranks of oil and gas-producing countries in the world by beginning a 40-year cycle in oil and gas exploration.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 19, 2013
Several endangered bird species were possibly included in about 7,500 migrating birds that were attracted to the gas flare emitted by the Canaport Gas Plant.
Christine Lazaro
Sep 18, 2013
An HIV/AIDS cure is finally coming in less than 2 years, according to medical researchers. The statement came after extensive analysis of a tree bark in Samoa which is used to make medicinal tea. This new finding will add to the two prominent HIV vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials, which will hopefully lead to the end of the HIV pandemic.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 18, 2013
The world's leaders may be failing in the fight against global warming, according to one of the officials of the United Nations. UN top climate official Halidor Thorgeirsson told reporters that people should pressure their respective politicians to take a stronger commitment against global warming.
Reissa Su
Sep 18, 2013
Fossil Data Show Birds Originated From Dinosaurs
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 18, 2013
Aviation regulators from around the world had dismissed New Zealand's jetpack as a "flight of fancy" that didn't need special rules to guide its operation. However, the planned jetpack launch in 2014 has officials scratching their heads as the jetpack creators in New Zealand revealed that the jetpack can fly up to 7,000 feet in the air with a speed of 50 miles per hour.
Reissa Su
Sep 18, 2013
The video of Vsauce in Youtube debuted yesterday and it had begged some really serious questions about owning properties in the outer space and the laws which had to go along with it
Abigail Azul
Sep 17, 2013
Waving Typhoon Man-yi as a reasonable enough excuse, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has again dislodged contaminated water, this time in the guise of rainwater, into the Pacific Ocean
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 17, 2013
A group of scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have come out with a new roadmap identifying the areas or Earth regions that are most vulnerable and least vulnerable to climate change.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 17, 2013
A volcano in Peru which had been erupting since Sept 1, had a major explosion on Monday, releasing a cloud of smoke that reached up to 2,500 metres above the crater.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 16, 2013
New Zealand celebrities joined protests against proposed laws that will remove the requirement of public consultation on applications for deep-sea gas and oil drilling activities. The proposed law will also abolish the right to conduct a protest at sea. Actors and celebrities like Lucy Lawless, Sam Neill, Robyn Malcom and Sir Ted Thomas, a former Supreme Court judge among others, supported the protests by Maori and environmental groups to urge New Zealand's government not to pass the law.
Reissa Su
Sep 16, 2013
The Swedish National Food Agency has come up with an idea that a beaver’s anal secretions can possibly be used for creating a vanilla-like taste.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 16, 2013
Latest researches show that Antarctica loses the majority of its ice from the underside of submerged ice shelves.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 16, 2013
The favourite Japanese dish Tempura normally uses large shrimps or prawns, which are expensive, explaining the high-price of this fancy menu. Soon, Tempuras may be longer since foot-long shrimps the size of a man's forearm have invaded U.S. waters.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 16, 2013
New Zealand’s Kakapo, a critically endangered species, has been named the second ugliest animal in the world in an online competition.
The blobfish of the Pacific was voted the world’s ugliest animal in a contest organised by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society. The winner of the ugliest animal competition was revealed at Newcastle’s British Science Festival.
Reissa Su
Sep 14, 2013
Wildfires in the Boulder Colorado region are suspected to have worsened the flash floods experienced by the region on September 11.
Sachin Trivedi
Sep 13, 2013
New potential HIV vaccine succeeded on eliminating virus inside monkeys and may become a key to finding cure. United States scientists are now starting to make approach on making the vaccine applicable to humans.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 13, 2013
NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft lift-off at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was supposed to be the highlight last Friday, September 6, but a recently released image shows a tiny frog’s photobomb that stole the attention.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Sep 13, 2013
Collaborative efforts to control and manage the escalating global warming and resulting climate change have unfortunately been found being undermined by the continued carbon emissions of 50 of the world's biggest-emitting companies.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 13, 2013
Contrary to common belief, it was not human hunting but climate change that wiped out the totality of the woolly mammoth species from the face of earth, a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B said.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 12, 2013
El Niño events happening around the world are easily influenced by external changes, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. And changes in global warming could apparently temper the wrath and strength of these El Niño activities.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 12, 2013
What is this new organism that has been baffling people, even the scientific community?
Abigail Azul
Sep 11, 2013
The rim fire at the Yosemite National park has wrecked havoc at the quality of air in nearby cities like Fresno California. Climate change is reported to cause more wildfires especially in western U.S.
Sachin Trivedi
Sep 11, 2013
Are you ready for any of these?
Christine Lazaro
Sep 11, 2013
A lot of women in China are getting infertile, no thanks to the government's one-child policy but to the air pollution which has gripped and seriously affected the health of thousands in the country, according to statistics gathered by researchers.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 11, 2013
The United States and New Zealand have agreed to reduce the coverage of a proposed project involving the protection of an area in the Ross Sea of Antarctica. The two countries scaled back their plan to increase the chances of its international acceptance in a meeting on October. Meanwhile, scientists were shocked to discover life in the frozen lakebed of Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey researchers have proven that there is life even in the most extreme environmental conditions. A study pu...
Reissa Su
Sep 11, 2013
A new class of drugs is being researched to give high resistance or even immunity against HIV virus after observation on the viral receptors. This new method may eventually lead to the cure of HIV and AIDS in the near future.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 10, 2013
A new study argues that more frequent screening for breast cancers has benefits particularly to women who are in their 40s. Screening for breast cancer is a controversial subject. Related debates were reignited after Angelina Jolie spoke about certain measures she took to combat breast cancer.
Sachin Trivedi
Sep 10, 2013
Even the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) office has finally realized the power of social media by deciding to join Instagram. After a long time, NASA is able to share the most amazing photos ever taken of the universe. Their very first image was launched last September 6.
Christine Lazaro
Sep 09, 2013
It still remains a mystery on what lit up the Italian’s northeast skies last September 3 at around 2:30 to 2:45 am.
Christine Lazaro
Sep 09, 2013