Life News
|
By AFP
Paris -
Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed Wednesday.
|
|
New data analysis reveals that Australian men are now living longer than any other group of males in the world. The data has been normalized for historical mortality conditions.
|
|
Thinking of going out on January 6 this year or any year? You might be better staying in. Statistics show you are more likely to die on January 6 than any other day of the year.
|
|
A model of quantum artificial life on a quantum computer has been developed. This could mean, in the future, machine learning, artificial intelligence and artificial life will be combined on a quantum scale.
|
|
By AFP
Paris -
When Australian scientists presented evidence in 2016 of life on Earth 3.7 billon years ago -- pushing the record back 220 million years -- it was a big deal, influencing even the search for life on Mars.
|
|
Toronto -
A short drive north of Timmons, Ontario, Canada is the world's oldest copper and zinc mine. The gaping pit is 100 meters (324 feet) across and up to 10,000 feet (3,300 meters) deep. But the mine holds a secret not many people know about.
|
|
By AFP
London -
From her engagement to Prince Charles as a shy teenager to her roles as doting mother, humanitarian and global celebrity, Diana's turbulent life still captivates people around the world.
|
|
This week’s releases include a sci-fi movie rooted in realism; a sequel that rivals the original; an enticing thriller; an auteur’s first feature; and a classic comedy collection.
|
|
The question of whether life exists on other planets in the depths of our galaxy continues to intrigue people. If we are to find out that we are alone in the universe then examining planets orbiting dim red stars might provide the answer.
|
|
‘Life’ is a conventional but entertaining sci-fi movie in which a space crew is hunted by a newly discovered alien species that could threaten the human race.
|
|
Houston -
Is there life on Mars? The question these days is more ‘has there ever been life on Mars?’ In the search for past life (probably bacterial), scientists have selected a new ‘hot spot’ on the planet to investigate.
|
|
Reviewing data from the Cassini spacecraft, astrophysicists think there’s a strong chance that the Saturnian satellite Dione contains a vast underground ocean.
|
|
San Francisco -
Apple has announced that the next version of iPhone software will carry a promotion for organ donation in the United States in a bid to help save lives.
|
|
By AFP
Geneva -
Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said Thursday, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria.
|
|
Can brain death be reversed? This may sound the stuff of science fiction, but some leading biotechnology companies have been given the go ahead to run an experiment.
|
|
Expensive tuition fees and high cost of living in the United States and the United Kingdom have prompted many Japanese to choose the Philippines to study English.
|
|
Tokyo -
Japan has recorded a huge increase in the number of foreign workers, expecting the figure to reach one million this year.
|
|
Washington -
Wild speculation continues online over what NASA plans to announce today concerning what has been discovered about Mars, the fourth planet from the sun.
|
|
The data coming in from the New Horizons spacecraft's mission to Pluto proves that the Universe is, if nothing else, full of surprises.
|
|
Samsung has announced it has successfully doubled the capacity of the Li-ion batteries used in modern electronics such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops. It is achieved by using a new composite material in the cathodes, made of graphene.
|
|
A top NASA scientist has announced that we are on the verge of finding alien life. The view from the space agency experts is that it is not a question of if, but when we will discover it and that could be quite soon.
|
|
New data from NASA's Cassini mission to explore Saturn and its moons has scientists excited. The agency's space probe has just found conditions on the planet's moon, Enceladus, which makes the discovery of alien life there far more probable.
|
|
A team of scientists from Cornell University believe that oxygen-free, methane-based life forms could exist on Titan. Such life forms would be unlike anything we know on Earth and live in conditions, which nothing in our biosphere could endure.
|
|
There is a Dutch village that allows those with dementia to live normal lives, while at the same time receiving proper care.
|
|
A potential new source of alien life in our own solar system will be explored by a NASA probe in March 2015. Scientists think that the so-called "dwarf planet," Ceres, could have the right conditions for life to exist and may even be habitable for humans.
|
|
Using a superpower laser, scientists have for the first time recreated the process which probably kick started life on Earth.
|
|
Montreal -
A new study, based on modeling predictions, suggests that excess body weight — obesity — can decrease one’s life expectancy by nearly 10 years.
|
|
Philae, the sophisticated comet lander, only maintained active life for a few days. However, it has confirmed what many had suspected: organic molecules are present on the surface of the comet.
|
|
It is so important to remember that one should give back to the furry members of society by adopting a pet in need of someone to love. Celebrities have long been using their status to help in the efforts of getting pets adopted.
|
|
Just a few weeks before turning 101, Ruby Holt took a trip to the beach and saw the ocean for the first time in her life.
|
apis-403402 apis-402693 apis-385127 apis-383100 apis-379412 apis-378064 apis-343026 apis-338954 apis-338086 apis-330615 apis-323072 apis-318510 apis-310120 apis-306332 apis-305174 apis-303235 apis-302366 apis-284877 apis-279515 apis-276237 apis-269364 apis-267212 apis-266176 apis-264570 apis-260645 apis-259442 apis-259055 apis-258998 apis-258708 apis-257870
Life Image
geysers bursting through an icy crust, Enceladus is a tiny moon with a big personality. Credit: Hsiang-Wen Hsu et al/Nature
Enceladus - geysers bursting through an icy crust, Enceladus Hsiang-Wen Hsu et al/Nature
.jpg)
View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mount Fuji as seen from the Bunkyo Civic Center, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. Morio
I havent had time to put my watermark on this. This is a photo that I took one day while going down the road. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. "Life is what you make it, you can choose to let it make you or break you" ©All Rights Reserved to Neely Marlene Brame
Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae on Ganymede generated by the moon's magnetic fields NASA
A trail of life and death in the bush.
The theatrical demonstration that resulted in a guilty verdict for Prosecutor Kelly Siegler. 48 Hours Special- Betting Her Life
original photo by: Janet McKnight
Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller and Milla Jovovich in 'Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D' Sony
Screenshot from the 1964 movie "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." Featured are the Martian children characters Bomar (Chris Month, left) and Girmar (Pia Zadora). Film "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"
Photo of cover of Death & Life of American Journalism by Robert McChesney and John Nichols.
Photo taken by Curiosity rover in Mars' Gale Crater on April 3 shows light near the top of the frame to the left of center. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
HEAVENLY BODY: This image of Mars showing Terra Meridiani can be found on nasa.gov, the U.S. space agency's official website. Greg Shirah/NASA
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in 'Life' Sony Pictures
|
|
