Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, discusses his research on a new, immunotherapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer. Dr. Vonderheide is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Abramson Cancer Center physicians Gregory Beatty, MD, PhD, and Peter O...

Original footage ... thanks to the efforts of the whole community) it was finally possible to "decipher" what Einstein is saying: "Now I will add a few words unprepared. [laughter] A country becomes really a soul only in consciously serving the intellectual life, and in the case of our Jewish peopl...

Brazil says thousands of babies have been born with abnormally small heads --- since October. The health system is struggling to cope with the outbreak linked to the Zika virus - which is spread by mosquitoes. The rare brain defect affects the babies' physical and mental development. The disease has...

Willow the white whale has been causing a splash - after being spotted swimming in a pod of whales. Dan Fisher, 32, was on a boat trip to Svalbard in Norway when he noticed a giant white hump rise from the water. Rushing up a mast to get a better look, he quickly realised he was witnessing one of na...

A rainbow cloud can occur because of something called cloud iridescence. It usually happens in altocumulus, cirrocumulus, lenticular and cirrus clouds. Iridescent clouds happen because of diffraction – a phenomenon that occurs when small water droplets or small ice crystals scatter the sun's light.

Our National Halth Service have always been our guardian angels, selflessly taking care of us when we need them. What they are expected to do now requires superhuman talent, strength, care and total commitment. Yet there they are, on the frontline for us, battling with everything they have to try t...

At Mexico's Chichen Itza, archaeologists discover Mayan scoreboard The circular piece, measuring just over 32 centimeters (12.6 inches) in diameter and weighing 40 kilos (88 lb), displays hieroglyphic writing surrounding two players standing next to a ball.The circular stone board dates back betwee...

Light is a source of energy that makes clear to the mind and soul through spiritual illumination, enlightenment, knowledge, information and creativity. Light is a symbol of prosperity, happiness, joy, felicity, love and remembrance. Create your own beam of light and a network of neighbors with simil...

Pouring Molten Aluminum In a Watermelon. Awesome Surprise! by the Backyard Scientist creating a visual arts sculpture by pouring hot molten aluminum in a watermelon.

In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from