SPACE | Astronomers discover unexpected huge stellar black hole
BEIJING, CHINA -- A Chinese-led research team has discovered a surprisingly huge stellar black hole about 14,000 light-years from Earth...
TECH NEWS
SCI-TECH | Scientists develop bacteria which ‘eat’ only carbon dioxide
JERUSALEM -- Israeli researchers have developed bacteria fed only with carbon dioxide, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Fear of math can outweigh promise of higher rewards
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- A study from the University of Chicago (UChicago) offers evidence for the link between math anxiety and...
SPACE | Water vapor detected on Europa, Jupiter’s moon
WASHINGTON -- NASA scientists have confirmed, for the first time, the existence of water above the surface of Europa, one...
SPACE | Jet-like spurts lend clue to a solar mystery
WASHINGTON -- An international team led by Chinese astronomers shed light on a mystery in solar physics: why temperatures in...
SPACE | China plans to complete space station construction in 2022
GUANGZHOU, CHINA -- China plans to complete the construction of a space station and have it put into operation around...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Smartphones an overwhelming challenge for modern parents
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- The overwhelming majority of Australian parents, or roughly 92 percent, believe that media and smartphones are having...
HEALTH | Scientists identify new HIV strain, first in nearly 20 years
WASHINGTON -- A team of U.S. researchers have identified a new strain of HIV, the first time a new subtype...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Women’s Internet use falls behind despite growing uptake globally — UN study
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- A new study from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Tuesday showed that some 4.1 billion people...
SOCIAL MEDIA | 70% of Filipinos on Twitter want to try new products
People nowadays want to be the first to jump into popular ideas and be part of a conversation as it...