Andre Mitchell
The heat is on: Hottest month of May recorded this year as global warming intensifies
The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data showing that last month was the hottest month of May ever recorded in recent history.
Biology meets physics: Arthritis may be linked to solar storms
Could aches in the human body be linked to bursts of magnetic energy from the sun? A recent research correlating physics and biology seem to give weight to this hypothesis.
New cure for diabetes? 'Goldilocks' plant in Israel found to improve insulin secretion
Researchers from the Judea Regional Research and Development Center in Israel recently discovered that ingesting an aromatic shrub called Chiliadenus iphionoides, which is indigenous to the country, can help improve glucose absorption and insulin secretion.
Don't worry, be happy: Scientists crack code to happiness
After decades of painstaking research and a several clinical trials involving dozens of patients, a group of researchers from the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said they have cracked the code to happiness.
How to move a mountain: Nepal quake shifts Mt. Everest southwest
Recent findings by Beijing's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation showed that Mt. Everest in Nepal, known to the Chinese as Qomolangma, shifted three centimeters (1.2 inches) to the southwest after the powerful quake two months ago.
Jurassic World turning real? Scientists trying to recreate dinosaurs using chickens
A group of scientists from Harvard and Yale Universities are currently conducting experiments that seek to recreate prehistoric dinosaurs.
Bursting with colors: NASA releases colourful images of Mercury
Mercury may just look plain gray, dull and boring for ordinary stargazers like us on Earth, but recent photos released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) showed the planet closest to the sun in its full technicolor.
'Hello Earth': Comet lander Philae wakes up after months of hibernation
As if waking up from a long, deep slumber, the world's first ever comet lander has once again made contact with its team back on Earth after months of hibernation.
New human species may develop if space colonisation happens, experts say
Astronomy professor Chris Impey from the University of Arizona believes that human beings will morph into another species once they leave the familiar environment of the Earth where they used to live in.
Elderly women now conceiving babies using new technology
More and more older women are getting the chance to safely bear and even deliver babies through a new procedure that alters their egg cells.
Mighty microbes: Bacteria being tapped to fight plant pests, boost production
Big companies known to be involved in the production of pesticides, such as Monsanto and Bayer, are now funding experiments to discover how microbes, long known to help the human body against various diseases, can help boost plant production.
Turning man into machine? Pentagon making huge biotechnological advances
Programmable microbes? Humans turning into cyborgs? People extending or even living beyond their life spans? These all sound like things you can see in a science-fiction movie, but the US Department of Defense is moving towards turning these things into reality.
Donate money, save the world: Group seeks funds to defend Earth against asteroids
Hollywood doomsday movies have depicted enormous asteroids headed towards the Earth, threatening to wipe out the entire human race. A non-profit organization in Denmark believes this scenario can happen in real life, although to a smaller extent, and the group is seeking funds to prepare for such an eventuality.
US records all-time-high number of Americans who renounced their citizenship
The United States government has recorded an all-time-high number of Americans who renounced their citizenship during the first quarter of 2015.
'Man with the Golden Arm': Australian man saves 2 million babies through his blood donations
Australian man James Harrison, 78, has literally provided the lifeblood to over 2 million infants so far, by donating blood plasma from his right arm almost every week for the past 60 years.
New study links birth month to disease risks, say astrologers
Astrologers have long linked birth months to fortune, personality and life direction, but without much data to back their claims up. Data scientists however recently found a trend that may correlate a person's birth month with risks of developing certain health problems.