Science & Health

Asst Prof Shao (far left) and her team invented APEX, a highly sensitive blood test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease, even before clinical symptoms appear

NUS research: Major breakthrough in Alzheimer's diagnosis

NUS researchers found the major key to diagnose Alzheimer's in the earliest stage by doing a simple blood test.

Jun 24, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Wild alien dreams coming true as NASA detects huge amount of methane on Mars

The new discovery has made many believe that alien life, at least in its complex forms might be thriving on Mars

Jun 24, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Learning many languages can delay onset of dementia by a few years, NTU scientists say

Early fMRI studies suggested that language learning is highly correlated to activity in the left fusiform gyrus and caudate nucleus.

Jun 23, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Modern genetics helped researchers to unravel mystery over the origin of Japanese people

The University of Tokyo researchers conducted a census of the Japanese population around 2,500 years ago using the Y chromosomes.

Jun 21, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

Bright spots and illuminated arcs of solar material hovering in the sun's atmosphere highlight what's known as active regions on the sun, in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, captured on April 20, 2015. These are areas of intense and comp

Collisions, Solar Flares help to unlock mysteries of sun and moon, says NASA team

Scientists suggested that looking deeper into the moon is quite essential to unlock the mysteries surrounding the sun

Jun 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Exoplanets: Scientists discover habitable planets just 12.5 light years away

Even though lies in the habitable zone, it is not possible to guarantee the existence of alien life in these planets

Jun 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

This creature eats rocks and poops out sands; What happens when it eats away mountains next?

Rock-eating shipworm, a thick, white, worm-like creature that can grow to be more than a meter long, lives in freshwater.

Jun 19, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fossil evidence suggests hyenas roamed in Canada's Arctic 1 million years ago

Researchers revealed that this new finding will shed new light on the evolution of hyena and its migration to North America

Jun 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Colourful new crater on Mars found; Stunned Astronomers try to figure out whether it's ice

The crater was created sometime between September 2016 and February 2019 by one of 200 and odd asteroids and comets which bombard the planet each year

Jun 19, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

White dwarf stars, which our Sun will eventually become, will become a solid crystal, according to new research. Pictured: In this NASA handout, the Moon transits across the Sun, as seen in 304 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light during the total eclipse M

NASA scientist finds missing link between baby Sun and Moon crust formation

Why, when the Moon and Earth are made of largely the same stuff, there is significantly less sodium and potassium in lunar regolith?

Jun 18, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Powerful tremors rattle China, N. Korea and Andamans as predicted by researcher

Frank Hoogerbeets' predictions have once again turned true as earthquakes hit various parts of the globe including China, Andaman and North Korea

Jun 18, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Lil Dicky’s Earth featured Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande

These artists are using music as a platform to address climate change issues

A new song called Earth by Lil Dicky has featured several celebs like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart and Adam Levine.

Jun 17, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mother to child is possible, say experts

Hepatitis C transmission can be prevented if public health and health care professionals collaborate.

Jun 17, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Not magnesium but table salt found on Jupiter's moon Europa

Since sodium chloride can't be seen with near-infrared spectroscopy, it was not captured in Galileo data. But the mineral can be seen using light in the visible spectrum and a special process of radiation.

Jun 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Big Bang theory wrong? Universe itself exists inside a gigantic higher dimensional black hole

The new research report suggested that the universe may be existing inside a giant higher dimensional black hole.

Jun 17, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Space

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Science & Health

NUS research: Major breakthrough in Alzheimer's diagnosis

Wild alien dreams coming true as NASA detects huge amount of methane on Mars

Learning many languages can delay onset of dementia by a few years, NTU scientists say

Modern genetics helped researchers to unravel mystery over the origin of Japanese people

Collisions, Solar Flares help to unlock mysteries of sun and moon, says NASA team

Exoplanets: Scientists discover habitable planets just 12.5 light years away

This creature eats rocks and poops out sands; What happens when it eats away mountains next?

Fossil evidence suggests hyenas roamed in Canada's Arctic 1 million years ago

Colourful new crater on Mars found; Stunned Astronomers try to figure out whether it's ice

NASA scientist finds missing link between baby Sun and Moon crust formation

Powerful tremors rattle China, N. Korea and Andamans as predicted by researcher

These artists are using music as a platform to address climate change issues

Preventing hepatitis C transmission from mother to child is possible, say experts

Not magnesium but table salt found on Jupiter's moon Europa

Big Bang theory wrong? Universe itself exists inside a gigantic higher dimensional black hole

Cosmic Show Alert: Saturn and Moon to Create Stunning Sunset Moment on This Day!

Cosmic Show Alert: Saturn and Moon to Create Stunning Sunset Moment on This Day!

NASA's Perseverance Uncovers Surprising Electrical Discharges on Mars; Here's What We Know!

NASA's Perseverance Uncovers Surprising Electrical Discharges on Mars; Here's What We Know!