Science

Scientists Create Green Tea-Based Cancer-Seeking 'Missiles'

Marc Maligalig   | Oct 06, 2014 12:13 PM EDT

A group of researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have successfully developed nanocarriers that deliver medicine and eliminate cancer cells more efficiently by using one of the ingredients in green tea. read more

Scientists Develop Thermotolerant Yeast for Producing Bioethanol

Kat De Guzman   | Oct 06, 2014 07:58 AM EDT

The study said this process will lead to the more efficient production of bioethanol for fueling vehicles. read more

NASA Plans to Put Astronauts In Deep Sleep During Space Missions

Ana Verayo   | Oct 06, 2014 07:23 AM EDT

This process is also called torpor. read more

Print Your Own Comet 67P

Ana Verayo   | Oct 06, 2014 04:59 AM EDT

The Rosetta probe have obtained the exact measurements of comet 67P and ESA has provided files for easy 3D printing. read more

Oldest North American Human DNA Evidence Found Inside Paisley Caves in Oregon

Ana Verayo   | Oct 06, 2014 04:02 AM EDT

A team of archaeologists have recovered some fossilized feces that reveal the oldest evidence of human DNA in the Americas. read more

Can Eating with Overweight Friends Prompt You to Eat an Unhealthy Diet?

Kizha T. Trovillas   | Oct 06, 2014 03:29 AM EDT

A new study says dining with people larger than you makes you more likely to gorge on unhealthy food. read more

NASA Halts Billion Dollar Space Taxi Project Due to Sierra Nevada Protest

Ana Verayo   | Oct 06, 2014 03:19 AM EDT

Boeing and SpaceX were awarded contracts amounting to US$6.8 billion for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. read more

Bioengineered Human Penis Almost Ready for Action

Dino Lirios   | Oct 05, 2014 08:39 PM EDT

A newly engineered penis grown in a laboratory will soon be ready for human testing. read more

Too Much Tanning and Fashion Bad for Skin, Study Shows

Paula Marie Navarra   | Oct 05, 2014 08:06 PM EDT

Sunshine was used as a treatment for rickets and tuberculosis in the early 20th century. read more

HIV Began in Kinshasa, Research Reveals

Paula Marie Navarra   | Oct 06, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

Ancestors of HIV-1 group M came from Kinshasa around the 1920s. read more

Despite Texas Snafu, is Ebola Outbreak in U.S. Unlikely?

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Oct 05, 2014 10:41 AM EDT

The apparently confused response by Dallas city government authorities to the Ebola case has been widely criticized by Texan media. read more

HIV Likely to Have Originated in Congo According to New Study

Sami Ghanmi   | Oct 05, 2014 07:44 PM EDT

Scientists recreated the genetic history of the HIV-1 group M that spread from Africa to the rest of the world. read more

Rosetta Captures Intense Jets of Vapor from Comet 67P

Ana Verayo   | Oct 05, 2014 06:37 AM EDT

ESA's Rosetta probe has captures stunning images of intense comet activity in a process called sublimation. read more

Crystal Grains Make Breathing Underwater Possible

Ana Verayo   | Oct 05, 2014 05:30 AM EDT

Danish scientists have developed a synthetic substance that can potentially allow humans to breathe underwater. read more

Are You “Face Blind?”

Paula Marie Navarra   | Oct 05, 2014 06:50 AM EDT

Visual systems tend to be biased against wavering perception and biased towards continuity. read more

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