US may fund research to create mixed human-animal embryos
Research that mixes human cells into animal embryos could get US government funds for the first time under a new proposal that has stoked concerns about ethics and the limits of science. Some say...
Australia boosts climate science research in u-turn
Australia made an abrupt climate change u-turn Thursday, with the issue set to again become a key focus of the national science agency just months after it saw hundreds of jobs cut in a heavily...
The Most Promising HIV Treatments
This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Christopher VanLang, PhD. A challenging question since scientists do have a potential path forwards to cure HIV infection, but they don’t make...
New Research Reveals Fluctuating Atmosphere of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin atmosphere that collapses in the shadow of Jupiter, condensing as ice, according to a new study by NASA-funded researchers. The study reveals the freezing...
One of the “weirdest” studies finds the benefit for biting your nails
We have always known that biting nails harms our health. Next time, someone yells at you to keep your nails away from your mouth, and stop biting them, you can tell them about one of the...
Clouds’ shapes are changing… we should do something about it!
The title might have shocked you a bit; what can we do anyway, if clouds’ shapes are changing?… When we know that the shift in clouds’ shapes is due to global warming, we can then...
Marijuana use by adults “tied to few physical health problems”
Other than being at an increased risk of gum disease, people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years during adulthood were generally as healthy as people who didn’t light up, according to a...
