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Daphne Planca | Nov 10, 2015 11:02 AM EST
Fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor were discovered with 10 times the size of modern rats. read more
Elena Garcia | Nov 10, 2015 09:59 AM EST
The richest awards in science were handed out Sunday night when the Breakthrough Prize organization gave a total of $21.9 million to physicists, mathematicians, life scientists and one talented high school student. Scientists got the red carpet treatment as luminaries from Hollywood and Silicon Valley handed out these prizes. read more
Elena Garcia | Nov 10, 2015 09:25 AM EST
A renowned archaeologist specialist in Egyptology at the University of Alabama (Birmingham), Sarah Parcak has just been announced as the 2016 TED $1 million Prize Winner. The annual award prize goes to only one exceptional individual, who uses the funding to launch a high-impact project. read more
Emery Dennel | Nov 10, 2015 04:57 AM EST
A study led by Mayo Clinic cardiologist Francisco Lopez-Jimenez has found out that big-bellied males who are of normal weight have twice the mortality rate of males who are obese. Also, women of normal weight with big bellies were 32% more likely to pass away from heart disease than obese women. read more
Michael A. Katz | Nov 09, 2015 06:03 PM EST
NASA's New Horizons science team has discovered that Pluto contains cryovolcanoes, or ice volcanoes, and is orbited by moons that behave unlike any other. "Nothing like this has been seen in the deep outer solar system," said one scientist. read more
Nicky West | Nov 09, 2015 08:06 AM EST
18 year-old Ryan Chester, who created a quirky video explaining Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, won the inaugural 'Breakthrough Junior Challenge' on Sunday. read more
Emery Dennel | Nov 09, 2015 12:10 AM EST
A study done by scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College reveals that vitamin C injected intravenously killed and stopped the growth of colorectal cancer cells in mice, giving potential hope that the said treatment can be used in human cancer patients in the future. read more
Daphne Planca | Nov 08, 2015 06:00 AM EST
A student, who dressed as a leopard during Halloween, was hospitalized after removing a pair of cat-eye contact lenses that ripped her cornea. The cornea is the protective transparent layer on the front of her eyes. read more
Desiree Sison | Nov 08, 2015 05:01 AM EST
The United Nations environment body has come up with a ceiling in which greenhouse emissions must peak, in a bid to avoid dangerous climate change. read more
Charissa Echavez | Nov 07, 2015 08:15 AM EST
Researchers have unveiled a chemical that can potentially be administered as eye drops to treat the leading cause of blindness among old people; cataracts. Researchers have unveiled a chemical that can potentially be administered as eye drops to treat the leading cause of blindness among old people; cataracts. read more
Michael A. Katz | Nov 06, 2015 10:26 PM EST
A new study finds that if sea levels continue to rise unabated, "hundreds of coastal municipalities and land currently inhabited by tens of millions of persons hang in the balance.” The states most at risk are Florida, California, New York, and Louisiana. read more
Daphne Planca | Nov 06, 2015 10:07 AM EST
The prime culprits behind the obesity epidemic in the United States are not junk foods like soda, chips, candy, fast food and startchy foods, according to a new research. read more
Charissa Echavez | Nov 06, 2015 09:16 AM EST
Patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases are usually treated with a cost-effective solution; aspirin. A study has revealed that many patients are forced to discontinue taking this otherwise effective medication because a reaction to the drug is often diagnosed as an allergy. read more
Gim Seung Hye | Nov 06, 2015 03:09 AM EST
You know that subtle sex-lesson song, "Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees, and the flowers and the trees", right? Well, now it's the reverse: an old tree is trying to say something! read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
