NASA: Agency addresses possibility of life beyond Earth
Jul 20, 2020 06:39 am UTC| Science
One of the questions that have yet to be answered is whether or not there is life outside Earth, or if we are the only living beings in the universe. Back in 2007, NASA has had to address this possibility after a...
Asteroid alert: Space rock to make a close approach past the moon in September
Jul 17, 2020 07:42 am UTC| Science
When asteroids make a close approach to Earth, it usually gets a little farther than the Moon, but close enough to be seen. However, one particular asteroid will be Earthbound in September and is expected to get closer to...
COVID-19 Cure: New study backs up CBD as potential treatment
Jul 17, 2020 07:16 am UTC| Science Health
Millions of people around the world are still affected by the coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19. As scientists scramble and increase efforts in developing and testing potential treatments and preventative...
Cancer cure: Scientists develop tool to analyze how cancer cells invade the body
Jul 17, 2020 07:12 am UTC| Health Science
Despite millions of people all over the world getting infected by the coronavirus, there are also millions everywhere that are suffering from a longtime deadly disease called cancer, a condition that has yet to be faced...
An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like mosquitoes and locusts
Jul 16, 2020 14:19 pm UTC| Science
The fate of society rests in part on how humans navigate their complicated relationship with insects trying to save good insects and control bad ones. Some insects, like mosquitoes, bite people and make them sick ...
This is what happened the morning the first atomic bomb created a new world
Jul 16, 2020 14:04 pm UTC| Science
Fifteen seconds before 5.30am on July 16 1945, above an area of New Mexico desert so unforgivingly dry that earlier travellers christened it the Jornada del Muerto (Journey of the Dead Man), a new sun flashed into...
Expert explains how archaeologists found the oldest known biblical texts
Jul 16, 2020 10:27 am UTC| Science
Over time, archaeological findings have provided some truth to the events and places mentioned in the Bible. An expert explains how the oldest known biblical texts were found. Professor Tom Meyer of Shasta Bible College...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight