Science & Health

Bacteria modified to create fertiliser out of thin air could reduce farmers' dependence on chemicals

Researchers say that if the study is "a success, it will be a significant change in agriculture." An estimated 800 million subsistence farmers will likely benefit from the new research.

Jul 18, 2018

SpaceX's rocket fairing-catching boat Mr. Steven just got a major upgrade

The new net is about 4 times the size of the previous one and is nearly an acre in size. The ship is classified as a "fast supply vessel" one that is rated to carry about 400 tonnes of cargo at speeds that exceed 43 kmh.

Jul 18, 2018

Playing hard to get something? No, it won't work, says this new study

In fact, it is found to push the potential partner further away. The certainty that comes with knowing where one stands with the other person makes a major difference in the way a person feels desire, sexual or otherwise.

Jul 18, 2018

Indonesian authorities burn carcasses of hundreds of crocodiles

Indonesian authorities have burned the carcasses of nearly 300 crocodiles slaughtered by villagers retaliating for the death of a man attacked by a reptile from a breeding farm, a government official said on Tuesday.

Jul 18, 2018

Every single dot of light in this picture is an entire galaxy

Prepare to feel very, very small.

Jul 17, 2018

Are genetically modified babies morally right? UK thinks so

Genome editing techniques such as such as CRISPR/Cas9 enable the deliberate alteration of a targeted DNA sequence in a living cell.

Jul 17, 2018

Astronomers stumble upon 12 new Moons orbiting Jupiter while looking for Planet X

This discovery was made while on the lookout for massive, distant solar system objects far beyond Pluto.

Jul 17, 2018

Are we sitting on a gold mine? No, it's a gigantic diamond mine 120-km below us

We are sitting on top of a 1,000 trillion tonnes of diamond buried 120-km below the Earth, but it is out of reach to humans.

Jul 17, 2018

Will teenager Alyssa Carson become the first citizen of Mars?

Alyssa Carson, 17, has already visited the space camp at Turkey in Canada and Huntsville in Missouri, 18 times over the last 10 years and now she is preparing for her 19th visit

Jul 17, 2018

UN partners with Google, adopts high-tech approach to map environmental impact

The United Nations Environmental Programme announced a new partnership with Google to use cloud computing and mapping to track the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems.

Jul 17, 2018

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour is 'mental disorder', says World Health Organization

WHO says that there is a genuine clinical population of people who have a legitimate health condition and who can be provided services in an appropriate manner.

Jul 16, 2018

Humans produce about 13 tonnes of hazardous garbage every second

Chemical waste that includes paints, paint products, aerosol canisters, cleaning liquids, and other household acids is even disposed of whole due to damaged packaging.

Jul 16, 2018

Panspermia theory proposes Earth was impregnated with life by falling asteroids

The Earth is about 4 billion years old and there is enough evidence to show that life evolved here, but where and at what point of time did life originate?

Jul 16, 2018

Pluto is in alignment with Earth and Sun for the first time in nearly 100 years

Pluto is almost always either above the rest of the planets or below, depending on where it is in its long orbit. Only twice every Plutonian year will the planet line up with the rest of the Solar System.

Jul 16, 2018

Juno finds yet another potential volcano on Jupiter's moon Io

Several previous missions, along with ground-based observations, had earlier spotted more than 150 active volcanoes on a small moon of Jupiter.

Jul 16, 2018