Twitter recently decided that it will be implementing a new policy in which tweets will be censored according to country laws. When this news was delivered, tweeters all over the world rose up in outrage....
As the holiday season winds down, many students are left with the remnants of December – unwanted pounds and a sweet tooth that won’t seem to go away. The days of feasting on reindeer sugar cookies...
A professor at American University in Cairo says that the discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200 year old mummy indicates that the cancer was caused by genetics and not environment.
"Living conditions...
Scientists have recently confirmed that over 15 pounds of rock collected in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a 2011 meteorite shower. This is only the fifth occurrence of Martian meteorites falling...
The FDA is taking another look at popular birth control drugs such as Yaz, which previously boasted clearing up acne and having fewer side effects. Research suggests that newer birth control pills are...
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide reached an all-time high of 389 parts per million in 2010 and rose at a faster pace than in previous years, according to a report issued Nov. 21
by the...
The United Nations reported that the number of people living with HIV has a hit a record low of 34 million people. Over the years, there has been much awareness about HIV that has caused more people than...
For decades, the United States has included warnings from the Surgeon General on every pack of cigarettes sold. Recently, Congress has tried to take the warning labels one step further by putting actual...
Last Tuesday, an asteroid larger than an aircraft carrier darted between the Earth and moon. This was the closest encounter that such a large rock has had in 35 years. Scientists assured the public that...
Astronomers have captured the first direct image of a planet being born. Adam Kraus, from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy and Michael Ireland from Macquarie University and the Australian...
In India this week, researchers have developed something called the E.Nose. The E.Nose is a device similar to that of a breathalyzer. It is hand-held and battery operated. The purpose of this E.Nose is...
The deepest part of the ocean is the Pacific’s Mariana’s Trench. Researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego have been investigating the trench using dropcams. Dropcams...
After being delayed for years on end, NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite was launched into space, early on October 28. The satellite’s mission is to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate...
BPA, or Bisphenol A, is a chemical used to make hard plastic food and drink containers. Water bottles, food storage containers, baby bottles, receipts, and reusable cups all contain BPA.
For years, the...
The largest study involving the idea of a link between cancer and cell phones was completed recently in Denmark after 15 years of research. The participants in this study were 400,000 Danish adults. The...