Andre Mitchell

Landmark ruling: Dutch court orders gov't to protect citizens from climate change

Supporters of the landmark ruling, which holds the Dutch government directly accountable for greenhouse gas emissions within its own territory, believe that court decision highlights the role of governments around the world against global warming.

Planned Parenthood scandal: 3 donors quit; Congress move to defund group launched

Reproductive health group Planned Parenthood is facing some trouble with its funders and in relation to funding after the major scandal triggered by undercover videos that surfaced online showing its top officials negotiating the price for the sale of body parts from aborted babies.

New intriguing Pluto discoveries: Hazy skies, flowing ice 'glaciers' on surface

NASA said that data collected by its New Horizons spacecraft from Pluto revealed two new important discoveries: that the dwarf planet has hazy skies, and flowing "glaciers" of nitrogen ice can be found on its surface.

NASA estimate: Billions of Earth-like planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone

NASA astrophysicist Natalie Batalha estimates that there can be billions of Earth-like planets in outer space.

Can Earth's 'bigger, older cousin' support life? Scientists share what they know

Now that the excitement about the Kepler-452b has died down, the next question that needs to be answered is: can the exoplanet really support life like the Earth does?

Abstinence becoming more common and popular among US teens, new study shows

Teenagers nowadays may be perceived to be more sexually active, but here's some good news, especially for parents: a recent study revealed that abstinence is becoming more common and popular among the young generation.

Earth-like planet found circling star similar to sun at same distance as Earth's orbit

The NASA announced that it will be revealing on Thursday new findings from its mission to find possible habitable planets in the Milky Way using the Kepler Space Telescope.

Planned Parenthood committed 'atrocities against humanity,' says video team leader

The Catholic man who went undercover to expose how Planned Parenthood profits from selling body parts of aborted babies said the abortionists should be held liable for committing "atrocities against humanity."

Ads with sex and violent media content don't help sell products, new study shows

Researchers from the American Psychological Association recently found out that sex and violence can have a negative effect on advertising.

Drone or toy? US government probes viral video of gun-firing unmanned aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will launch a probe on a viral YouTube video showing a handgun mounted on a multirotor firing shots even without a human being pulling the trigger.

Rapid sea level rise may see New York, London, other coastal cities under water before end of century, scientists warn

Many scientists have already warned of rising sea levels due to global warming triggered by mankind's greenhouse gas emissions. Now the problem has become even worse. A leading climate scientist recently warned that sea levels are rising at a more rapid rate than previously expected.

Cost of sending people back to the moon 90 percent cheaper now, says NASA study