NASA deems the use of nuclear weapons the most effective method in dealing with killer asteroids

Sep 27, 2019 05:08 am UTC| Science

Back in July, an asteroid going by the name of 2019 OK nearly hit our planet, whizzing past Earth at a distance of 48,000 miles. Whats even worse is that NASA admits it didnt detect the space rock early, highlighting the...

NASA commits to new asteroid detection program after a space rock narrowly miss Earth in July

Sep 26, 2019 08:20 am UTC| Science

Asteroids have, and always will, pose a threat to our planet as its capable of destroying cities in just a single impact. Even a 50-meter-wide asteroid can level an entire city if it happens to connect. As such, NASA...

Something is killing galaxies, and scientists are on the case

Sep 22, 2019 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

In the most extreme regions of the universe, galaxies are being killed. Their star formation is being shut down and astronomers want to know why. The first ever Canadian-led large project on one of the worlds leading...

Cancer cure news: New prostate cancer treatment reportedly heals patients in a week

Sep 19, 2019 10:52 am UTC| Science

There may not be a one-stop cancer cure available to the market yet, but scientists have developed more advanced treatment strategies that increase the survivability rate among cancer patients. Researchers from the United...

HIV cure study advances as researchers learn where the virus hides in the body

Sep 19, 2019 06:13 am UTC| Science

HIV can hide within the patients body, making it difficult to completely eradicate. With the hopes of finding an HIV cure, researchers from the Belgium-based university UZ Gent recently reported a milestone of locating...

What neuroscientists are learning about our brains in space by launching themselves into zero gravity flight

Sep 17, 2019 17:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Health

More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects our physical health, we know almost nothing about how it affects our minds. So, my colleagues and...

The profound perspective of geoscience can unite students

Sep 10, 2019 20:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Its 1 p.m. and students gather in long lines as they wait to enter the lecture hall, a spacious wood-adorned auditorium at the top of Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Its a charismatic octagonal space...