Science & Health

What is exorcist syndrome? Rare condition makes 9-year-old girl act 'possessed'

Exorcist syndrome, or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAs), is triggered by severe tonsillitis.

Mar 9, 2018

Can marijuana damage your brain, lower IQ and increase stroke risks? Heated debate continues

Use of marijuana is often linked to lower IQ among other health risks, says one research report, but other studies challenge such bold conclusions.

Mar 9, 2018

Study suggests mice can domesticate themselves without human interference

By definition, domestication is the process of adapting animals or plants for human need. Naturally, it seems safe to say that people had a hand in domesticating the wild, but research reveals that animals might not have needed humans at all. Swiss researchers found that wild mice were able to domesticate themselves. This is the first study to show that self-taming can produce the same traits as human-directed domestication.

Mar 9, 2018

Warming oceans predicted to trigger steep decline in fisheries output

US researchers say the world's fisheries will be 20 percent less productive on average by the year 2300 if human-induced climate change is not addressed.

Mar 9, 2018

China is building a space plane that can launch small satellites into orbit

The space plane is likely to have smaller load-carrying capabilities when compared to its American counterpart.

Mar 9, 2018

NASA's Juno unearths Jupiter's mysterious interior: 4 key findings to know

The latest data from NASA's Juno mission has provided scientists with insights on Jupiter's interior structure, core mass and its origin, including its cyclones.

Mar 9, 2018

Ice crystal found trapped in super-deep diamond: What does it say about Earth's mantle?

These diamonds encapsulate liquid water, which later cools down while moving toward Earth's surface, maintaining the pressure in the rigid structure.

Mar 9, 2018

What to know about mumps, a virus tens of thousands of cheerleaders may have been exposed to

The mumps virus has been going around after someone with the virus entered a cheerleading competition. 

Mar 9, 2018

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

Family forced to eat snow after Storm Emma left them with no food and water

The Irish family, in a desperate step to survive, boiled snow to quench their thirst but the snow water gave the youngest child stomach ache.

Mar 8, 2018

Scientists discover rare mineral inside diamond: 8 things you need to know about calcium silicate perovskite

Scientists believe that the calcium silicate perovskite — an extremely unstable mineral — survived because it was formed in a "super-deep diamond".

Mar 8, 2018

Bones found on remote Pacific island 'likely' belong to legendary US pilot Amelia Earhart

If true, it would confirm the theory that Earhart died as a castaway on the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro – and not in a plane crash in the Pacific.

Mar 8, 2018

What is Stratolaunch? Fascinating facts about the world's largest plane that could launch a space shuttle

Stratolaunch can carry three rockets under its belly to about 35,000 feet. Check out other facts about the plane that is going to serve as a mid-air launch pad.

Mar 8, 2018

World first air-breathing space engine could fly satellites around Mars

In a world first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the atmosphere for propellant, opening the way to satellites flying in very low orbits for years on end.

Mar 8, 2018

Scientists solve decades-old mystery of how magnetic waves heat Sun and drive solar wind

In 'ground-breaking discovery', scientists may have discovered how magnetic waves heat the Sun and propel the solar winds.

Mar 8, 2018