Two of China's most influential news outlets tried to make satire pieces of the polluted haze that enveloped the country over the weekend. However, the people didn't find it funny at all. Moreover, other Chinese media didn't think second thoughts to air out their opinions on the issue.
The 2013 Comet Lovejoy makes up for the sky watchers’ disappointment on the disintegration of Comet ISON with its remarkable night display. Have a look at the captured image of Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) and its tail in the Los Angeles Times Science report courtesy of the Subaru Telescope’s Suprime-Cam.
As the year 2013 draws to an end, the Australian Science Media Centre picked the most bizarre research project made the past 12 months. One of their key selections involves the study by Danish surgeon of flatulence while on airplanes, which has pressurised cabins that are contributory to passengers farting when on board.
In what seemed like a rare show of humility, China has flatly admitted the subject matter of climate change was not something it prepared for as it zealously worked to rise to become one of the leading economic powers of the world today.
The 2013 Geminid meteor shower peak this weekend will give the sky watchers an early holiday viewing treat. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) experts suggested in the Red Orbit report that viewers must go out before sunrise and after the moon has set to make the most of the Geminid meteor shower viewing experience.
Gardening in space may have made some considerable buzz online last week, but will the possibility of mining on the moon create more virality? According to an NPR blog, a certain U.S. company called Moon Express is interested to take the step towards this project.
For a good number of years now, numerous scientists have always been working hard to find out if there is really alien life beyond our planet. Now, some claim that there is a modern technology tool to help find it.
Many researchers wonder why despite having amazing vistas and isolated red deserts, Australia still does not have a national space agency of its own.
NASA flight engineer Karen Nyberg is one of the highly deemed female astronauts who became popular during her stay on the International Space Station.
NASA recently phoned home just like E.T. as they used a Samsung Nexus S phone to send back some relevant data to their ground station in Santa Clara University.
While climate skeptics dismiss climate science as nothing more than a fantasy, scientists have used a powerful super computer to map the fictional Middle Earth in J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series.
China has been enveloped in smog again over the weekend.
While the Holidays are a fun time, it is also a very expensive time. With all the Christmas gifts, clothes, decors, food and drinks that are bought during this time, fat wallets immediately become thin after just a few visits to the mall. And it doesn't end there because all the Christmas lights hanging in the house and on the Christmas tree uses way too much electricity and increases the electricity bill a hundredfold. So, what can we do about it?
Eradication of AIDS-causing HIV is now in early stages of research and development but all methods still need to be proven before human trials can begin. Here are the five angles with the most potential science is looking into to defeat HIV once and for all.
Melbourne Zoo elephant Dokkoon gave birth on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at 2:40 am (AEDT) to a new 130 kg male calf just days after its baby elephant Sanook died while playing with a toy tyre at the zoo on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.
Comet ISON has disappointed the sky watchers after breaking up from its closest flyby to the Sun last November 28. However, the 2013 Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) puts on a fine sky display for viewers this December while making its solar approach.
A tank at the Rangers uranium mine in Kakadu National Park split, spilling radioactive materials made up of acid, ore, mud and water. Rio Tinto's (ASX: RIO) Energy Resources Australia (ERA) owns the mine.
Two Australian researchers confirmed what many men already know, but would surely anger some religious groups. Anthony Santella and Spring Chenoa Cooper from the University of Sydney said masturbation helps prevent several ailments, including cystitis, diabetes and prostate cancer.
Technology has paved the way for smart phones, smart cars, smart homes, smart TVs and smart watches. To add to the list of "smart" things, Microsoft has developed a "smart bra" to make women's underwear more intelligent. According to reports, researchers at Microsoft have created a smart bra prototype containing physiological sensors that can monitor a woman's heart beat and keep track of her emotions. Microsoft's smart bra can also prevent overheating.
An ultra-thin fault zone loaded with slippery clay was what gave off the mammoth March 2011 Japan quake and tsunami, which killed around 16,000 and injured 6,150 across twenty prefectures in the country.
The famous Hubble Space Telescope of NASA saw the presence of water on five planets that are located beyond the solar system. However, for all the alien enthusiasts out there, the signs boil down to zero.
Spectators can head out on Thursday night, December 5, and watch for the 2013 Geminid meteor shower display in the night sky. A second meteor shower is even predicted to occur simultaneously with the Geminids, therefore, offering the viewers with a double-night-display treat.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed the fate of Comet ISON – it is gone. The 2013 Comet ISON, dubbed as the “Comet of the Century,” was not able to survive its closest flyby with the Sun last November 28.
Paul Walker rose to celebrity status for his role in the 1999 football drama "Varsity Blues" and the "Fast and Furious" franchise added to his success. But his first love was marine biology and he majored in the subject at community college. Beyond the high-octane street-racing films, Walker was spellbound by the ocean. With the keen interest in Marine Biology, Walker 's role model was French oceanographer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau.
Even as the world's major economies rush to enact laws and implement methods to reduce carbon emissions to minimize overall lashes of global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.
The Science Channel will exclusively feature the Comet ISON’s trip across the solar system in a documentary called “Super Comet ISON 2013.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network’s science special will tell the full story on the life cycle of Comet ISON from its first spotting in September 2012 to its closest flyby to the Sun.
On Tuesday, Australians researchers launched CrocBiTE, world’s first crocodile bites database
Functional cure or vaccine against HIV isn't yet available. At the same time another HIV strain has been found and this strain may develop AIDS faster than other known HIV strains in history. It is more dynamic, vigorous and aggressive HIV type to date.
The sky offers observers with a visual treat from December 4 to 6 with planet Venus shining at its brightest close to the Moon. The Universe Today report claims that sky watchers can notice as well the planet during daytime with the Moon as excellent guide for viewing.
The month of December offers a couple of sky event that viewers can look forward to after the hype on Comet ISON’s closest approach to the Sun last November 28. The 2013 Geminid Meteor Shower is set to light up the sky with a remarkable display beginning Tuesday, December 3, until it peaks on December 13 and 14.
