Climate change: Scientists warn of increased floods and droughts as global temperatures rise
Aug 25, 2020 06:39 am UTC| Science Nature
Climate change continues to affect the world, and many icy regions have already felt the troubling effects that could pose serious problems in the long term. But it appears things may only get worse as the weather warms,...
Climate change: Carbon dioxide levels found rising at an accelerated rate
Aug 24, 2020 09:26 am UTC| Science Nature
Even as the world still struggles with combating the COVID-19 pandemic, there is another challenge presented by climate change, which is becoming increasingly evident in recent years. Unfortunately, the situation appears...
NASA: Hubble Space Telescope captures view of galaxy that hosted a massive supernova
Aug 24, 2020 09:26 am UTC| Science
While there are stars that shrink down to a white dwarf when it dies, other stars go supernova. NASA recently shared an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, featuring a galaxy that once hosted a massive supernova...
Asteroids: NASA warns of potential collision on November 2
Aug 24, 2020 09:19 am UTC| Science
The chances of an asteroid actually colliding with Earth are very small, especially if the asteroid in question is classified as potentially hazardous. Recently, NASA has warned that an asteroid might be colliding with...
COVID-19: Doctors refute claim that oleandrin can be a cure for coronavirus
Aug 21, 2020 08:23 am UTC| Science Life
There has yet to be a cure for COVID-19, but scientists are already hard at work at developing a potential cure or vaccine for the coronavirus. As the number of cases rises globally, doctors in the US have refuted an...
NASA: Space agency to develop electrically-powered X-57 aircraft
Aug 21, 2020 07:53 am UTC| Science
NASA has its sights on joining other companies in becoming more sustainable in an effort to be more environmentally-friendly. The agency has announced that it is in the midst of developing what would potentially be the...
NASA: Agency honors 15th anniversary of orbiting Mars through satellite photos of Red Planet
Aug 20, 2020 09:17 am UTC| Science
August marks the month that celebrates NASAs 15 years of orbiting Mars through its satellites like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been monitoring any activity on the Red Planet. To celebrate the historic...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
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