Category : science

Lightning Strikes Boeing Once Too Often

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- If you’re in the business of selling passenger aircraft, design flaws that might cause your planes to crash ought to be non-existent.That’s why the discovery of a second critical safety risk on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is so alarmi...

Sizzling Sahara Blast Triggers Record Heatwave Across Europe

(Bloomberg) -- Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in large parts of the continent and whipped up concern about climate change.Germany imposed speed restrictions on usually limit-fre...

Study shows major real-world impact of cervical cancer vaccines

Vaccination against the virus that causes almost all cervical cancer is having a major impact on stopping infections and should significantly reduce cases of the disease within a decade, researchers said on Wednesday. Presenting results of an intern...

Selfies: five times more deadly than shark attacks

Selfies, which have become a global sensation in the last decade or so, have remarkably killed five times more people than shark attacks. Between October 2011 and November 2017, at least 259 people died taking selfies around the globe, according to...

Rover teams practice for spelunking on the moon and Mars in California lava tubes

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Underground lava tubes are great places to set up bases on the moon, or look for life on Mars — but they'll be super-tricky to navigate. Which is why a NASA team is practicing with a cave rover in California. Scientists are shar...

Fact-Checking Claims From the First Democratic Debate

Greenpeace sounds alarm over shark overfishing in North Atlantic

Thousands of endangered sharks are killed each year in the North Atlantic due to a lack of protection against overfishing in international waters, Greenpeace said Thursday. Fishing vessels dedicated primarily to catching swordfish in the area collec...

Climate fight lays bare a divide between rural, urban Oregon

The divide in Oregon between the state's liberal cities and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas has made it fertile ground for the political crisis unfolding over a push by Democrats to enact sweeping climate legislation. Eleven...

The Surprising (and Even Scary) Reasons You Might Have a Rash After Being in the Sun

It's only natural to want to soak up the sun, but if you find that your skin gets red and irritated despite applying sunscreen, you may need to talk to your doctor. The most common cause is the most obvious: heat rash, also known as milaria.

Graves of US WWII servicemen unearthed on Pacific island

An organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has found what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. A team working on the...

13 Dermatologist-Approved Acne Treatments That Don't Require A Prescription

More money, more problems? In some ways, we believe it. For common people on a budget, no long-lost family members have the audacity to come asking for cash. But it’s easy to poke a few glaring holes in the theory, and one of them is how the well-to-...

Cervical cancer could be eliminated within decades, scientists say

Cervical cancer could be eliminated within decades, scientists say, as a Lancet study shows the effectiveness of jabs for teenagers. The research on 60 million people in wealthy countries, including the UK, shows a sharp reduction in levels of infec...

«
1
2
...
1371
1372
1373
1374
1375
1376
1377
...
2487
2488
»