Science & Health

More women are running for office than ever in 2018

The year 2018 will see a huge spike in female candidates, many believe as a response to the Trump Administration. 

Dec 30, 2017

Mount Sinabungs massive eruption seen from vehicle approaching the spewing spectacle

Indonesias disaster mitigation agency confirmed more than a thousand people were forced to evacuate from the area surrounding Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Dec 30, 2017

ISS astronauts gear up to celebrate New Year in Space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) just celebrated Christmas in space and are now gearing up for some zero-gravity New Years revelling. Nasa has shared a new video of space station astronauts talking about some of their fondest memories of past New Years. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and station commander Alexander Misurkin, who also currently call the ISS home, may celebrate New Years on 7 January, which according to the Russian orthodox church, is Christmas Day

Dec 30, 2017

Video shows Niagara Falls covered in frost after record-breaking cold snap

This video shows the famous Niagara Falls covered in ice and snow. 

Dec 29, 2017

Ouch! Wife accidentally bites off husband's right testicle in Taiwan

Wife chews off husband's testicle out of 'excitement' in Taiwan.

Dec 29, 2017

Earth escaped a collision with bus-sized asteroid 2017 YZ4

Dubbed 2017 YZ4, the asteroid was newly spotted by the astronomers and its fly by was defined as a 'near miss' by them.

Dec 29, 2017

Brain can lie: It creates false memories but science says it's okay

It is even possible to implant false memories.

Dec 29, 2017

Future of dating: DNA-based dating app that matches users based on their sexual chemistry

This genetics based app is called Pheromor – and its sole purpose is to link us to people whose sexual chemistry is compatible with ours, based on 11 genes. Users just have to take a swab from their cheeks.

Dec 29, 2017

Rare intersex shark, first of its species, with male and female sexual organs discovered off Taiwan coast

Scientists suspect that the shark could have functioned as either sex reproductively.

Dec 29, 2017

Looking to lose those extra pounds? Here's how you can shiver them off this winter

Science reveals that during winter, in order to maintain an ideal temperature, the body strives to provide heat – and this very heat is resourced from burning extra fat.

Dec 29, 2017

Boys vs girls: Who is more emotional? New study reveals the truth and explains why

"Our findings demonstrate that callous-unemotional traits are related to differences in brain structure in typically-developing boys without a clinical diagnosis," said lead author Nora Maria Raschle from the University of Basel in Switzerland.

Dec 29, 2017

Do you turn all red after drinking alcohol? Here's what it means

More than one in three people with an East Asian heritage experience facial flush when they drink.

Dec 29, 2017

Dear men, now your phone could test your sperm motility: Here's how

Thanks to YO Home Sperm Test, now you can easily measure your sperm count on your smartphone while sitting back at home.

Dec 29, 2017

Grapefruit sized tumour on Chinese boy's face gets removed after entire village donates for his surgery

Li Zhenglu, six, has been able to undergo a miraculous journey of recovery, after the natives of his village donated over 150,000 yuan for his surgery.

Dec 29, 2017

'Alien' baby suffers from a dangerously rare health condition that expands head to 27 inches in circumference

Ankit Minj from Jharkhand in India is suffering from a rare and dangerous health condition called hydrocephalus.

Dec 29, 2017