Category : science

An Exclusive Image of the Interstellar Comet That Stunned Astronomers

Here's what scientists are saying about our solar system's newest visitor.

U.S. Cities Among the Most Surveilled in the World: Study

What's the role of Silicon Valley?

New study links anemia in early pregnancy to higher autism risk in children

New European research has found that women who suffer from anemia in early pregnancy, a condition which is usually more common in late pregnancy, may give birth to children who have a higher risk of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...

How to Cool a Planet With Extraterrestrial Dust

Extraterrestrial events -- the collision of faraway black holes, a comet slamming into Jupiter -- evoke wonder on Earth but rarely a sense of local urgency. By and large, what happens in outer space stays in outer space.A study published Wednesday in...

Post-menopausal women should monitor their cholesterol levels says new study

Australian researchers are advising post-menopausal women to keep an eye on their cholesterol, after finding that levels appear to increase after menopause. Carried out by researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), the new study anal...

Contaminated tap water could lead to 100,000 cases of cancer in the US if people drink it their whole lives. Here's how worried you should be.

An Environmental Working Group study looked at the cumulative effect of multiple pollutants, including arsenic and radioactive contaminants.

Solar panels, vegan diets, no flights: meet America's climate revolutionaries

The last time Californian climate scientist Peter Kalmus was on an airplane was in 2012: He says it made him feel physically sick and like he was "stealing" from his children's future, and vowed never to fly again. US President Donald Trump's admini...

Archaeologists in Bolivia find 400 year old Tiwanaku vessels

Pre-Hispanic vessels over 400 years old have been found in the center of Bolivia's Tiwanaku ruins, archaeologists said Wednesday. The finding was made at the Kalasasaya temple during a research, conservation and restoration project undertaken with t...

Something killed 121 gray whales this summer. Scientists are scrambling to find out what

Something killed 121 gray whales this summer, and scientists struggle to find out what it was. Many were emaciated and appeared to be starving.

This neutron star is 'almost too massive to exist,' Astronomers say in new study

Astronomers have measured a neutron star that is so massive it's "teetering on the edge of existence."

6 things to know about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has addressed a UN summit, sailed across the Atlantic rather than fly, and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize -- and she is only 16 years old.

US abortion rate is at its lowest, but restrictive laws aren't the likely cause, study says

A study says the number of abortions in the USA has fallen to the lowest level since 1973, citing a decrease in pregnancies.

Overweight people more likely to have overweight dogs: study

Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish researchers said Wednesday. The study by the University of Copenhagen lends credence to the saying "like owner, like dog", the...

Ocean power: A green option failing to make waves

Inaugurated at La Richardais on the west coast by Charles de Gaulle in 1966, the plant produces about 500 Gigawatt hours of electricity per year -- enough to power 250,000 out of France's 30 million-odd households. It remains the sole power station...

Teen activist to lawmakers: Try harder on climate change

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg offered a blunt message to Congress on Tuesday as she brought her campaign for urgent action on climate change to the U.S. Capitol. "I know you're trying," she told Democratic senators at an invitation-only forum, "bu...

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