Science

4-Year Old Oregon Girl Dies From E. Coli

Emery Dennel   | Sep 10, 2014 08:42 AM EDT

Four-year old Serena Profitt of Portland, Oregon fell ill and died on Monday after consuming a turkey sandwich contaminated with E. coli during a Labor Day weekend gathering. read more

Benzodiazepine Linked to Dementia

Emery Dennel   | Sep 10, 2014 08:05 AM EDT

Unwarranted long-term use of these drugs should be considered as a public health concern. read more

Global Warming a Severe Threat to Birds

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 10, 2014 07:50 AM EDT

A study analyzed the effects of global warming on birds until the year 2080. read more

Scientists Might Have Discovered How to Slow Down Ageing

Dino Lirios   | Sep 10, 2014 07:36 AM EDT

The gene that helped the fruit fly live 30 percent longer is called AMPK. read more

New Discovery Could Improve Future Chemotherapies

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 10, 2014 02:34 AM EDT

The results of the study could possibly lead to a new generation of chemotherapy medicines. read more

British Arctic Explorer's Ship Found after 160 Years

Acsilyn Miyazaki   | Sep 09, 2014 07:35 PM EDT

One of the two British explorer ships of Sir John Franklin has been confirmed found by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. read more

New planet forming in space, researchers find

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 09, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

A research from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory discovered a new planet forming around a star 335 light years from Earth. read more

Fungi Zombify Specific Ant Species

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 10, 2014 12:32 AM EDT

A research team theorizes that every parasitic fungi has a specific ant species it chooses to infect. read more

Gene Delays Aging Process

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 09, 2014 11:49 AM EDT

The study could have significant implications for keeping aging and diseases at bay in humans. read more

'Fingerprinting' Cell Metabolism to Help Obesity, Diabetes Studies

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 09, 2014 10:29 AM EDT

Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, from the Wledon School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemistry at the Purdue University, and his colleagues have used new imaging technologies to track the lipid metabolism of cells to find exactly where the body's cholesterol is stored, potentially aiding research in diabetes, obesity and longevity. read more

Scientists Successfully Replicate Cells that Can Change Shape And Move

Dino Lirios   | Sep 10, 2014 12:22 AM EDT

Scientists are one step closer to creating tiny machines that are capable taking care of you from the inside because a minimalistic model of cells that can change shape and move on their own have been created. read more

Malawi Math App Finding Success in the UK

Dino Lirios   | Sep 09, 2014 10:19 AM EDT

One week of working on iPads for 30 minutes a day equaled three months of formal education. read more

Narrow Jets in Volcanoes Don't Cause Eruptions, Say Researchers

Paula Marie Navarra   | Sep 09, 2014 10:14 AM EDT

The prevailing belief is that volcanoes erupt when magma gushes out as narrow jets from deep inside the Earth. read more

Male Whales Owe their Reproductive Ability to their Pelvic Bones

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 09, 2014 10:57 AM EDT

Conventional thinking claims that these mammals have that pelvic bone because of their ancestors that walked on land a million years ago. Also, that pelvic bone sticking out is said to disappear in a matter of time. read more

Ripperologists Rip Claim Jack the Ripper's Been Identified

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Sep 08, 2014 11:29 PM EDT

Jack the Ripper was never caught and the man has fueled an industry built on his notoriety. read more

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