Andre Mitchell
Glass deposits found on Mars: Life 'conveniently bottled' on Red Planet?
In what could be a pivotal step towards the study of whether life existed on Mars, space scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently made an unexpected discovery on the surface of the Red Planet: glass deposits.
NSA may be transcribing your phone calls, Snowden documents reveal
The National Security Agency (NSA) may not just be listening to your phone calls. It may also be keeping transcripts of your private phone conversations.
In some US hospitals, patients get charged over 10 times the cost of healthcare
The cost of healthcare in 50 hospitals in the United States is more than 10 times higher for uninsured patients compared to the actual cost for patient care, a recent study published on a medical journal revealed.
Transgenders medically fit to serve military â largest US doctors' group
Seeking to overturn a ban imposed by the federal government, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently affirmed that transgender individals are medically fit to join the United States' military.
NASA building cheaper, greener supersonic aircraft for commercial use
Will human beings be able to board planes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, but with less impact on the environment? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is taking a step towards this direction, and it involves millions of dollars.
A village on the moon: Europe's space agency planning to build 'Lunarville'
The incoming head of the European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a plan to build a village on the moon to replace the International Space Station currently orbiting Earth.
Humans will become artificially intelligent cyborgs by 2030, Google official predicts
Can you imagine yourself being a half-robot in the near future, doing Internet searches just using your brain and backing up memories like computer data? Ray Kurzweil, the engineering director of search giant Google, sees this happening in the next 15 years.
Diabetes cure latest news: Common bacteria is found to cause metabolic disease
For years, scientists and even ordinary people that diabetes is primarily caused by genetics and unhealthy lifestyle practices. A recent research however revealed that this metabolic disease can be brought about by a very inconspicuous cause: a common bacteria.
Medical breakthrough: Key to more cures found with discovery of link between brain and immune system
Brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, multiple sclerosis and autism may have cures soon after scientists recently discovered a direct link between the human brain and the body's immune system.
Warfare game-changer: US Air Force developing new weapon zooming at 5 times the speed of sound
The United States Air Forces has set its sights on developing a new unmanned flying weapon that has a speed that is five times the speed of sound.
Artificial human legs coming soon? Scientists build first lab-grown rat limb
Scientists have come a step closer to building artificial limbs for human beings after they successful grew a tiny rat's forelimb at a laboratory in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Private emails, trade secrets vulnerable to expanded NSA Internet spying
The US government has the power to gather a vast amount of information from American citizens, including those from private emails, after the National Security Agency (NSA) expanded its Internet surveillance efforts in 2012, without public notice or consultations.
Iran's predominantly Muslim national football team picks first Christian captain
For the first time in history, Iran's predominantly Shia Muslim national football team will be led by a proud Christian.
FIFA corruption scandal: Vatican official says 'sports troubled by great evils'
Following the corruption scandal that has rocked international football governing body Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a Vatican official called for improvements in the field of sports, saying that it is already "troubled by great evils."
Church-state separation group wants school to stop field trips to creationist museum
The separation group Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) sent a letter to the administration of the public school asking officials to put an end to field trips to the museum operated by the Christian group Foundation Advancing Creation Truth (FACT).
West Virginian sues education officials for teaching 'religion' of evolution
Claiming that evolution is a religion, a man from West Virginia has sued education officials for teaching in schools English scientist Charles Darwin's popular theory that human beings share a common ancestry with apes and monkeys.