Category : science

Man contracts flesh-eating disease while visiting Florida beach: 'I almost lost my leg or my life'

A Georgia man was hospitalized after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria whilevacationing in Panama City, Fla

India launches 'historic' flight bound for the moon

Days after the U.S. celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon, India launched an unmanned flight bound for the far side.

Iceland honours first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland is planning to mark the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change which threatens some 400 others on the subarctic island. On August 18, a plaque will be unveiled to Okjokull -- which translates to "OK glacier" -- in the...

Apple Hires Tesla Engineer With Interior Design Experience

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. has hired Steve MacManus, at least the third Tesla Inc. engineering executive to join the Cupertino, California-based technology giant in the last year.MacManus, a Tesla vice president in charge of engineering for car interi...

Tech Giants' White House Meeting Sets Stage for U.S.-China Talks

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and China are moving closer to their first face-to-face trade negotiations in months, with a meeting between tech executives and senior White House officials on Monday expected to mark another step toward easing a ban on sales...

Texas Breast Cancer Patient Accidentally Breaks "Cancer-Free" Bell

Darla Jaye was overwhlemed with joy on her last day of treatment.

NASA seeks ideas from US firms on future lunar lander

US space agency NASA on Monday asked American aerospace companies to offer detailed ideas for vehicles that could bring two astronauts to the Moon by 2024, an American objective that was reconfirmed on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission....

Eating a vegan diet can cut your risk of developing diabetes by almost a quarter, says Harvard scientists

Eating a vegan or vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by almost a quarter, according to new research. An analysis of more than 300,000 people found those whose diets were mainly plant based were 23 percent less prone to the Typ...

India sends Chandrayaan 2 probe toward the moon’s south pole for historic landing

India began a slow but steady space odyssey to the moon's south polar region today with the launch of its Chandrayaan 2 mission. The lunar landing, set for Sept. 6-7, would make India the fourth nation to set a probe safely down on the moon's...

India launches moon mission a week after it was aborted

India successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon Monday, a week after aborting the mission because of a technical problem. Scientists at the mission control center burst into applause as the rocket lifted off in clear w...

A Man Got an Infection in His Skull After Using Cotton Swabs to Clean His Ears

Please, stop using them this way.

Groundbreaking HIV drug safe to use in women of reproductive age

A groundbreaking HIV drug is safe to use by women who want to get pregnant after a review found that the risk of birth defects is lower than first thought. The World Health Organization has updated its guidelines for the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG)...

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