Sci/Environment

The Perseids, the biggest meteor shower of the year, will be lighting up the night sky next week, peaking on August 11th and 12th. Astronomers say that the meteor shower will have twice as many […]

Officials in Florida have approved the use of genetically modified mosquitoes in attempting to stop the spread of the Zika virus.  The Florida Food and Drugs Administration have assured the public that the GM mosquitoes […]

A new U.S. study has found that lazy people tend to have higher IQ’s than their active counterparts.  The research suggests that highly intelligent people spend more time, on average, lazing around. It also found […]

The US government have approved federal funding for research related to the creation of animal-human hybrids known as chimeras.  The National Institute of Health say the money will be used to create hybrid embryos in the […]

Two of the world’s leading scientists have said that the world we live in is a provable “illusion”, claiming that humans are tricked into believing their reality.  Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman, and Senior Lecturer in […]

U.S. regulators could allow the release of millions of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes into the state of Florida to fight the Zika virus. 15 people were diagnosed with the disease allegedly from local insects. The […]

Astronomers have found a huge stellar void around the center of our Milky Way galaxy. There has been no star formation in a a region stretching 8,000 light-years near the core of our galaxy for […]

NASA have launched an investigation into the so-called ‘Armageddon’ asteroid that appears to be heading towards Earth.  Scientists will collect rock samples from the asteroid named Bennu, in an effort to understand just how much […]

Authorities are on high alert as Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) started erupting on Thursday. The volcano is continuing to display intense activity. RT reports: The volcano, considered one of the most active […]

Based on the findings of a new study, scientists say that a mysterious and unknown species bred with ancient humans in the distant past The findings suggest that our family tree is far more complex […]