SCIENCE

Noticing blood in semen can be an indicator of prostate cancer.

Christina Koch is finally coming home on Feb. 6 after nearly a year in space. Her extended stay is not only record-breaking, but it will provide vital information for future missions.

A 60-centimeter turtle species is the only other known primitive turtle to have survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

How do ants determine which ants are friends and which ants are foes? Evidently, ants are quite friendly unless triggered by the 'odor' of an intruder.

Health experts fear that the novel coronavirus would soon become a pandemic, indicating that the disease outbreak has already reached a global scale. The experts made the statement about a week after the virus was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a public health emergency of international concern.

Aside from the Taal Volcano in the Batangas province, there is another volcano in the Philippines that is also in danger of erupting. According to a recent bulletin released by a local agency, the country’s Mayon Volcano has maintained its current Alert Level status.

Visceral fat is utterly dangerous that when you have ascertained that you have a lot of this piled up beneath the skin, you need to find ways to get rid of it. Fortunately, one cooking oil can help you do so.

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that your body must not be deficient from. Any symptom of being deficient from the vitamin must be treated immediately.

One of NASA’s current missions on Mars made an unexpected discovery that could explain a disruptive phenomenon that regularly occurs on Earth. This phenomenon, which interferes with radio communications, can’t be fully studied on Earth due to its location.

Coronavirus is scaring the whole world. While medical scientists are still looking for a cure to combat the deadly virus, China is dealing with another outbreak. Birds are infected with bird flu, a truly contagious disease.

A planetary scientist remade a video previously released by NASA to show Earth’s ancient features such as mountain ranges and land bridges that early humans used to cross continents. The video was made by simulating the disappearance of oceans and other bodies of water on the planet.

An expert warned that Earth might experience a mini ice age when the Sun hibernates due to its solar minimum cycle. According to the expert, the Sun’s hibernation and extremely cold weather could last for over three decades.

NASA is currently monitoring a total of five asteroids that are expected to approach Earth tomorrow. Based on the data collected by NASA on the asteroids, the approaching space rocks could cause powerful mid-air explosions if they hit the planet.

Consuming fermented soy products has been found to reduce the risk of death from non-communicable ailments, including cancer and heart diseases.

Even if you quit smoking now, you can reverse lung damage and prevent lung cancer.

People want to live longer. This is why finding the cure to almost all kinds of diseases that cut life is common. Experts, however, recommend a practical way to increase longevity without having to turn to “cures.”

Type 2 diabetes can be one of the most troublesome conditions that anybody could suffer from. This requires daily conscious monitoring, which could, at times, interfere with your daily routines. Experts recommend three effective ways to combat the condition.

The death toll from the new coronavirus to date is more than 310 and keeps on increasing as the days go by. Those infected are reported to be more than 16,000 and is poised to rise even further. With no available scientific cure at present, some are turning to alternative remedies for protection or cure.

A new study demonstrated that smelling rose-scented sticks during study and sleep helped improve learning and memory in children.

An animation by Analytical Graphics, Inc.'s Dan Oltrogge illustrates what the Earth's orbit would look like if all 57,000 planned satellites for the decade would really be launched by 2029. The result is a cluttered Earth orbit littered with satellites.

New potato varieties have lower potential carcinogen levels but they may not look exactly like the french fries we know. Would consumers accept the safer fries or reject them because of the color?

An art-like satellite image of the Italian coast from NASA and USGS's Landsat 8 shows pretty swirls in the water.

The latest updates provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) indicated increased activity in the country’s Taal Volcano. Due to the volcano’s current status, the agency warned that a powerful eruption could still occur.

A scientist who previously worked with NASA revealed a crucial detail that proves that the agency’s first human mission to the Moon actually happened. According to the scientists, a computer glitch that occurred during the mission confirmed that the lunar landing was not faked.

A new study claims that the water that once flowed on Mars may have had the right conditions to support microbial alien line. The authors of the study came up with this conclusion after analyzing the samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover.

NASA recently shared a stunning photo of a massive star rampaging across space. The effect of the star’s behavior on its surrounding region can be clearly seen in the agency’s photo.

A team of scientists may have uncovered the possible cause behind one of the brightest supernova events ever discovered. According to the scientists, one of the stars that caused the cosmic event could be as big as the entire Solar System.

NASA warned that a massive potentially hazardous asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building is currently headed for Earth. If this space rock hits the planet, the blast would be powerful enough to wipe out an entire major city.

The FDA has approved a drug that aims to improve life for the 1 million children living with peanut allergies.