Washington, United States – AFP Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who traveled in it to the International Space Station, after NASA deemed the risk too great. The gumdrop-shaped capsule landed gently at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at approximately 0401 GMT, its descen...
Manuka honey, known for its medicinal properties, is now making headlines for its effect on breast cancer cells. Research from the Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals that the honey derived from the Manuka tree in New Zealand and Australia reduced tumor growth in mice by 84%. Unlike traditional treatments, Manuka honey did ...
In a revolutionary find, scientists have uncovered a colossal underground water reservoir on Mars, potentially large enough to fill oceans. Revealed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the water is trapped in tiny fractures seven to twelve miles beneath the Martian surface. This discovery is based on seismic data from NASA’...
Scientists have discovered a gut bacterium that could trigger compulsive eating and obesity. The breakthrough, revealed in a recent study, could lead to new treatments targeting food addiction. A team of researchers from around the world identified a specific bacterium associated with both human and mouse addiction to food, leading to obesity...
ISTANBUL (AA) – New research suggests the Earth’s climate might have been dramatically influenced by the sun’s passage through a dense interstellar cloud millions of years ago. The study published in Nature Astronomy provides fresh insights into how our solar system’s movement through the Milky Way could affect the Eart...
Researchers at MIT have identified what they believe to be three of the oldest stars in the universe. They are thought to have emerged during the early stages of galaxy formation, 12 to 13 billion years ago, around the time when the first galaxies were taking shape. Using data collected from the Magellan-Clay telescope in […]
Niagara Falls, United States – AFP Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon’s shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 a...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has announced the launch of a satellite into the highest orbit yet amid escalating tension with the West over its ballistic missile program. In a statement published by state media, the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched into orbit the Sorayya satellite with an indigenous [&helli...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – – AFP The Emirati president of the UN’s COP28 talks has said that he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals. Sultan Al Jaber also repeated his past statements that a phase-out of fossil fuels [&he...
A Muslim scientist who is currently a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won the coveted 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on quantum dots. Moungi Gabriel Bawendi, a Tunisian-American scientist, has been at MIT since 1991, where he is associated with the departments of chemistry, electrical...
