CLIMATE CHANGE | Global ocean temperature breaks record in 2018: study
NEW YORK -- Continued record heat was measured in the Earth's climate system in 2018, setting a new record for...
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SCI-TECH | DNA could potentially predict people’s lifespan: study
LONDON, ENGLAND -- By looking at people's DNA, researchers can potentially predict whether a person can expect to live longer...
SPACE | Scientists study mysterious, ultra-high energy cosmic rays
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- In a remote part of Western Australia (WA), innovative new research is allowing local scientists to detect...
CLIMATE CHANGE | Antarctica ice melts 6 times faster than 40 years ago: study
WASHINGTON -- American and Dutch scientists found that yearly ice mass loss in Antarctica increased sixfold in the past 40...
HEALTH | Smoking, drinking linked to different brain areas
BEIJING, CHINA -- A recent international study found that different brain areas are associated with smoking and drinking which may...
SCI-TECH | Lithium-ion based batteries to become cheapest electricity storing option: study
LONDON, ENGLAND -- Batteries based on lithium-ion will become the cheapest way to store electricity in the near future, according...
MED-TECH | Scientists develop potential therapy for aggressive breast cancer
WASHINGTON -- American and Chinese researchers developed an experimental therapy that can reduce the spread of a kind of hard-to-treat...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | Mobile phone texting can help smokers quit smoking
WASHINGTON -- A study by Chinese researchers showed that texting on mobile phones could help smokers quit smoking. The study...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Early career choices influence personality: study
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- In a study that tracked young adults over a period of six years, University of Illinois (UI)...
SCI-TECH | MIT researchers remake wasp toxin into antibiotic drugs
WASHINGTON -- American researchers have transformed toxin in wasps into potential antibiotic drugs that may eliminate hard-to-cure bacterial infections. In...