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More than half of Antarctica's ice shelves could collapse by 2300 - sparking 32 FEET of irreversible global sea level rise, scientists warn
Cities and towns around the world could be plunged underwater in just 275 years, a new study has warned. Scientists from Sorbonne University in Paris predict that up to 59 per cent of Antarctica's ice shelves could collapse by 2300. If this...
Science Notes: Searching for signs of pregnancy in the skeletal record
When excavating human remains, archaeologists are sometimes able to identify a pregnant woman if the bones of her unborn child are still present in her pelvic area. There are many reasons why this might be missed, however, such as if the skeletons...
How Canadian researchers became collateral damage in Trump’s war on science
It’s become the science version of a tough question that forms the very core of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda: how does Canada become less reliant on the United States and the chaos of Donald Trump’s presidency? For the Liberal government,...
Strides Pharma Science net profit rises 82 percent at Rs 131.5 crore in Q2
New Delhi: Strides Pharma Science Ltd has posted a sharp 82 percent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 131.52 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, on the back of robust revenue growth in other regulated markets and lower expenses....
Commentary: Your headache is serious. Science should take it seriously.
Tens of billions of dollars are spent each year treating migraine – and that’s just in health care costs. A 2020 industry analysis pegged the indirect cost of migraine in the United States at US$19.3 billion – mostly attributed to missed work....
Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station with mice for life-science experiments
China’s Shenzhou-21 mission marked another milestone in the nation’s growing space ambitions. Launched late Friday night aboard a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, the spacecraft carried three...
Are YOU addicted to ChatGPT? Scientists warn something strange is happening to people who use AI too often
People who use AI too often are experiencing a strange and concerning new psychological condition, experts have warned. Psychologists say that fans of popular chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Replika are at risk of becoming addicted to AI. As...
Tokyo scientists grow diamonds without heat or pressure using electron beam
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a novel method for synthesizing diamonds that avoids the intense heat and pressure usually necessary. When they prepared carbon samples and exposed them to an electron beam, they found that this...
Scientists Want to Make Real-Life Zombies
“Ethically Sourced ‘Spare’ Human Bodies Could Revolutionize Medicine.” That was the strange title of a fairly recent article in MIT Technology Review, in which three Stanford biologists and ethicists argue for the use of so-called bodyoids in...
President's plan to resume nuclear testing worries ‘Doomsday Clock' scientists
The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific community. “The first reaction when you hear that is Oh my God, I can’t believe this is real,” said Professor...
Science Smarts: Root beer science
By Patty Rooks on November 1, 2025. It is a special someone’s birthday today so I thought long and hard about what I should write about so I can dedicate this article to them! Well, one of the first times I met this person, and subsequently many...
3.2 Crores for a Cloud That Never Rained: Delhi’s Science of PR and Pollution
🌫️WHEN SCIENCE BECOMES SPIN It was supposed to rain. Instead, it just rained money. The delhi government spent ₹3.2 crore on a “cloud seeding experiment” — a project pitched as the latest weapon in the capital’s never-ending war on pollution....
A Legendary Rock Bassist-Turned-Rocket Scientist Left His House in 1995 and Vanished for Years By Virginia Chamlee
NEED TO KNOW Philip Taylor Kramer was by all accounts in the prime of his life when, one February in 1995, he vanished without a trace — not to be found until years later Kramer had been the bass guitarist for the legendary heavy metal band Iron...
Science GCSEs to get biggest overhaul in more than a decade
All schools will have to teach separate sciences at GCSE to boost social mobility, a key government review of the curriculum is due to announce next week. Fewer than a quarter of pupils sit physics, chemistry and biology separately, with most...
Scientists Discover 2 New Species, a Shark and a Tiny Crab, on the Same Deep-Sea Trip
NEED TO KNOW Australian scientists discovered two new marine species: a tiny porcelain crab and a glowing lantern shark The finds were made during a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast in the Gascoyne Marine Park...
Scientists Just Discovered That a 15-Minute Daily Walk Can Cut Your Heart Disease Risk in Half
A new study suggests walking for 10 minutes or more at a time may be better than shorter spurts. Those who regularly walked for 10 to 15 minutes had a significantly lower risk of heart disease. Be intentional with walking for at least 10 minutes...
Spooky science at Pikeville Elementary
Pikeville, KY (41501) Today Cloudy skies this evening. A few showers developing late. Low 47F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.. Tonight Cloudy skies this evening. A few showers developing late. Low 47F. Winds light and variable....
Grand Egyptian Museum hosts a unique cultural event under the patronage of ‘Research Science Investment’
The UAE-based company Research Science Investment (RSI) announced, during a grand ceremony held at the Grand Egyptian Museum, that the National Reading Programme in Egypt has achieved advanced levels of impact over the past years. This...
Scientists Develop Working Antivenom For 17 Species Including Cobras and Mambas
The black mamba is one of the most featured snakes in Africa. Image in Creative Commons. It is one of the world’s deadliest and most neglected epidemics. It doesn’t grab headlines like other problems because the people it affects are...