Aug 05, 2020 11:30 am UTC| Science
Asteroids that are classified as potentially hazardous can inflict the most damage out of the kinds of asteroid collisions. A simulation done by astronomers shows what kind of impact a potentially hazardous asteroid would...
NASA: Agency releases a photo of a massive star system explosion
Aug 05, 2020 10:09 am UTC| Science
Even as the world is battling aa pandemic, there are still spectacular phenomena occurring in space. NASA recently shared an image of a massive explosion that happened within a star system. NASAs Chandra X-ray...
COVID-19: Report finds athletes perform better in empty stadiums
Aug 05, 2020 09:33 am UTC| Science Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many all over the world to stay indoors, including athletes. With many sporting events getting cancelled this year, a new report claims that the lack of an audience present at the stadiums...
Aug 04, 2020 06:56 am UTC| Science Nature
One of the major problems the world faces today is climate change, as the rising temperatures bring forth serious consequences that could affect the distant future. A new study about the New Zealand glaciers back in 2018...
Mars mission: Scientist claims Red Planet mission may bring back bacteria that could harm the Earth
Aug 04, 2020 06:29 am UTC| Science
It is only seen in fiction, where bacteria from outer space turns one thing into a potentially harmful being. One expert claims it may really be the case with the Mars mission, saying that astronauts may bring back harmful...
Climate change: Two polar ice caps revealed to have completely melted in a span of three years
Aug 03, 2020 13:15 pm UTC| Science Nature
As the world battles with the pandemic that is COVID-19, there is also the existing problem of climate change, as temperatures are rising and causing the frozen polar regions to start melting at a shocking pace. The...
COVID-19: Scientist claims coronavirus created in military lab, not in wet market
Aug 03, 2020 10:35 am UTC| Science
Ever since its outbreak in Wuhan, China back in December of 2019, scientists have been trying to look into the origins of COVID-19 with several theories as to where the virus came from. According to a leading scientist,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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