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Girl Teens are Most Infected with HIV

According to United Nations (UN)’s report from 25th of July 2018 which came as a warning for a crisis fuelled by gender inequality, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), infects a teen girl between 15 and…

July 29, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 1

NASA’s Chief Scientist Reveals The Truth About Life On Mars

Dr. James B. Garvin, NASA’s chief scientist, discussed on the life on Mars topic for The Telegraph and presented the importance of the recent discovery of a liquid water underground lake beneath the Red Planet’s southern pole. According to him,…

July 29, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Geckos Can Produce New Brain Cells And Regenerate Their Brains After Injuries

Scientists from the University of Guelph, in Canada, discovered a new type of stem cells in geckos which can help the lizards produce new brain cells and regenerate their brains after injuries. This discovery could help researchers develop new ways…

July 29, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 1

Study Reveals Water Beneath Mars

A science report from this week suggests that salty water has been found on Mars. Due to this finding, there is a clue that life might also be there. A European spacecraft made some observation based on which the discovery…

July 28, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The List Of Exoplanets That Could House Alien Life Grows By Two

The scientists are keeping a list of exoplanets that are the most suitable for housing alien life. Now, the researchers just added two new worlds to that listing, Kepler-1652b and HD-283869b, both of which being considered Earth-like planets suitable for holding the…

July 27, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Roundworms Came Back To Live After Being Frozen In Siberian Permafrost For 40,000 Years

Some samples of Siberian permafrost, frozen for the past 40,000 years, were just melted to reveal living nematodes, a species of roundworms. In only a couple of weeks, the worms began to eat and crawl around setting the world’s record…

July 27, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

United States Must Win The Race For The Quantum Computer Against China And The EU

The achievements in high-end technologies made by the US scientists helped the nation gains worldwide notoriety in science, and skyrocketed the US national security and economy. However, recently, the United States is competing against China and the European Union for…

July 26, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Liquid Water Found On Mars, Igniting The Theories About Extraterrestrial Life On The Red Planet

ESA’s Mars Express used radar signals to estimate what is underneath the Mars’ south pole. Accordingly, the probe found the evidence of underground liquid water on Mars, igniting the theories about extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. According to the radar data,…

July 26, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Virgin Galactic And Blue Origin Prepare For The First Space Tourism Flights

Two private space companies are leading the way in the field of space tourism, and now they claim that they are only months away from the first commercial space flight, although neither one of them have wanted to venture a specific…

July 25, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Breakthrough Discovery May Change Perception about Longneck Dinosaurs

An extraordinary archeological event occurred this week when new fossils were unearthed in a hillside area in northwestern China may lead to a radical shift in the history one of the largest dinosaur’s lineage that has been known to man.…

July 25, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The “Lost Twin” Of The Milky Way Found 2 Billion Years After It Collided And Merged With Andromeda Galaxy

Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that Andromeda, the closest nearby galaxy to the Milky Way, collided and merged with a massive galaxy about 2 billion years ago. Now, the scientists identified the disappeared galaxy as the “lost…

July 25, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

ESA’s Aeolus Is The Next European Space Agency’s Mission To Map The Earth’s Winds Patterns

Mapping in real time the Earth’s wind patterns from space to provide information that improves the quality of weather forecasts is the goal of the new European Space Agency (ESA) satellite, ESA’s Aeolus. Aeolus, one of the most advanced orbiting…

July 25, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Chinese Scientists Developed A Brain Stimulation Device That Improves Brain Functions And Memory

Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Technology in Shenzhen, southern China, are developing a brain stimulation device in the form of a helmet that can improve brain functions and memory by manipulating the brain waves, for example, by stimulating the…

July 24, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Increased Suicide Rates Recorded Due To Rising Temperatures Caused By Climate Change

A new extensive study revealed that rising temperatures, linked to climate change, triggered increased suicide rates, around the world, similarly to economic recessions, a well-known cause for suicides worldwide. How global warming affects the mental health in humans is not…

July 24, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Ever Wanted To Hold A Moon Rock In Your Hands? Now You Can At The Montreal Science Center

At the Montreal Science Center, a Moon rock will be on display for the next five years, and every curious visitor can hold it. The lunar rock, loaned by the museum from NASA, is the tenth such specimen to be…

July 24, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0