Category : science

Hitler's Super Submarines: Could They Have Helped Nazi Germany Win World War II?

Too little, too late.

Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars

The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists Monday confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from. In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas...

The Countess of Cannabis Has a Hole in Her Head and a Job With Canopy

At a country manor nicknamed “Brainblood Hall” where she’s experimented with hallucinogenic drugs, Amanda Feilding evokes the picture of eccentric English aristocracy. Cannabis-derived treatments have already been embraced for conditions such as epi...

After a Bout of Flu, Mice Grow Taste Bud Cells in Their Lungs

A bout of influenza may have a long-lasting side effect: The growth of bizarrely out-of-place taste bud cells in the lungs.New research conducted in mice finds that the growth of these taste bud cells may be linked to long-term problems with lung fun...

Seattle Genetics Closes Enrollment in Cervical Cancer Study

Seattle Genetics (SGEN) and partner Genmab end enrollment in the phase II study on tisotumab vedotin for treating patients with advanced/metastatic cervical cancer.

Merck KgaA's (MKGAF) MS Drug Mavenclad Gets FDA Approval

Merck KaaA (MKGAF) announces approval of Mavenclad in the United States as a treatment for multiple sclerosis. The drug is already approved in other countries including Europe.

Tesla boom lifts Norway's electric car sales to record market share

Exempting battery engines from taxes imposed on diesel and petrol cars has upended Norway's auto market, elevating brands like Tesla and Nissan, with its Leaf model, while hurting sales of Toyota, Daimler and others. In 2018, Norway's fully electric...

Asteroid to hit Earth in August 2046 - Emergency IPCC UN panel formed

Scientists have today revealed that thanks to new radar imaging system, a 20 km-wide asteroid is on a probable collision course with earth and they calculate it has an 85% probability of striking the planet between 23-25 August, 2046. Observers from...

Please Don't Call My Migraine 'Just A Headache'

The night before my wedding, the symptoms started to creep in: A dullthrobbing behind my eye turned into a piercing pain in my temple and slowlystarted to move to the other side of my head

Oil extends first-quarter gains on tight supply, economic optimism

Oil rose on Monday, building on its largest first-quarter gains in nearly a decade, as tight supply and positive signs for the global economy supported prices. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 56 cents, or 0.93 percent, to $60.70 a barrel,...

Single Indian rocket puts satellites in three orbits, in first for nation

The launch of a domestic intelligence satellite and 28 foreign ones came less than a week after India used an anti-satellite missile to take down one of its own satellites, demonstrating a capability only China, Russia and the United States had posse...

How a Dying Factory Became a Symbol of China’s Tech Might

Decades later, fueled by billions in state funds, a re-christened BOE Technology Group Co. does business with Apple Inc. and has its sights on becoming the biggest supplier of next-generation screens. It’s a turnaround authored by Wang Dongsheng, a...

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen reveals he has bowel cancer after he was tested despite having no symptoms

BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen has revealed he has bowel cancer after he underwent a test despite showing no symptoms of the illness. The broadcaster’s Middle East editor declared today he was diagnosed in October after suffering “funny pains” in his le...

Novartis to pay $310 million for assets from inflammation specialist IFM

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis on Monday said it had agreed to pay $310 million upfront, with the possibility for more later, for some research assets of Boston-based inflammation specialist IFM Therapeutics as the Swiss drugmaker expands its immunology...

Australia sees record temperatures for fourth month in a row

Australia continued a string of "hottest ever" months in March, the government said Monday, as global warming emerges as the hot button issue in national elections just weeks away. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said the country had experienced the...

«
1
2
...
1646
1647
1648
1649
1650
1651
1652
...
2448
2449
»