HIV/AIDS Cure 2019: Vaccine enters phase 2 of clinical trial in China with 100+ participants
Jul 23, 2019 07:05 am UTC| Science
An HIV vaccine being developed by Chinese scientists is slated to enter phase 2 of clinical trials with over 100 participants. This follows a landmark victory reported recently in the United States where researchers killed...
Cancer Cure 2019: Study leads to better strategy in stopping the spread of ovarian cancer cells
Jul 23, 2019 07:05 am UTC| Science
A group of researchers recently reported identifying a specific enzyme that they found to be speeding up the spread of a certain deadly type of ovarian cancer cells. By targeting it, they came up with a way to reverse that...
What's the next 'giant leap' for humankind in space? We asked 3 space experts
Jul 22, 2019 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Youve probably heard that this week marks 50 years since humans first set foot on the Moon a feat that still boggles the mind given the limitations of technology at the time and the global effort required to pull it...
How geological maps made the Apollo moon landings worthwhile
Jul 22, 2019 13:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
I still remember a cartoon in a newspaper in July 1969, just before the first Apollo moon landing. It showed the ground crew reminding the astronauts as they boarded their rocket, Dont forget to bring back some rock! This...
Yes, I'm searching for aliens – and no, I won't be going to Area 51 to look for them
Jul 22, 2019 13:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Editors note: What started as an internet joke has generated a stern military warning after more than a million people signed up to raid Area 51 a secretive military installation in Southern Nevada long fancied by...
Why isn't Australia in deep space?
Jul 22, 2019 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
This weekend marks 50 years exactly since humans first walked on the Moon. It also marks Australias small but significant role in enabling NASA to place boots on the lunar landscape or at least to broadcast the...
Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating ‘climate debt crisis’
Jul 21, 2019 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
The opening of the Oscar-winning film The Big Short, a comedy-drama on the global financial crisis of 2007-2008, begins with a famous quote: It aint what you dont know that gets you into trouble. Its what you know for sure...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects