Scientists assert ‘alien mummies’ in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly bones

01/13/2024

LIMA (Reuters) – A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were…

Winter Solstice 2023: Experience the longest night on December 22

12/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Get ready to embrace the cosmic spectacle as we gear up for the celestial phenomenon of the year!  On Friday, December 22, 2023, buckle up for the grand finale – the Winter Solstice – where…

Bill pushes science, math schools for all PH provinces

Melvin Gascon 12/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — At least one public math and science high school must be established in all provinces in the Philippines to address the “stagnation” of Filipino learners’ mathematical and scientific literacy as revealed by an international…

What’s the future of AI? Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

12/06/2023

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all want the…

Scientists say cutting pollution accelerates climate change

11/02/2023

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change. That’s the unpalatable conclusion reached by scientists…

Man who received second pig heart transplant dies

11/01/2023

WASHINGTON — The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure…

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry

10/05/2023

STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life…

‘Gundam’-like robot developed by Japan startup

10/02/2023

YOKOHAMA, Japan—Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like “Mobile Suit Gundam” from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. Called ARCHAX after the…

World’s first tooth-growth drug created in Japan 

Dale Arasa 09/29/2023

The first-ever tooth-growth drug was created by a Japanese pharmaceutical company. It will undergo clinical trials next year so that it can meet its 2030 market release. The tooth-growth drug could help people with specific conditions speak…

Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research

09/18/2023

Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines mouth-to-mouth breathing…

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body

09/15/2023

NEW YORK— Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them. The dramatic experiment…

Chinese scientists grow first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs

Dale Arasa 09/13/2023

Chinese scientists made a world record for growing the first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs. In other words, they have figured out how to create organs in pigs, potentially helping those who need transplants. We could use this…

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