Articles by Antonio Manaytay
Americans Having Less Sex Than They Used To: Is This A Bad Thing?
Is it bad when adult Americans are having less sex than they used to? A study says yes. In addition to sleeping habits and marital satisfaction, the nightly sexual behavior determines how an employee performs his work the following day.
Texas 'Wrongful Birth' Bill May Prevent Parents From Suing Doctors For Witholding Info On Baby Abnormalities
Texas 'wrongful birth' bill may prevent the parents from suing the doctors for withholding the information on baby abnormality especially if they feel the client may seek abortion. The proponents of the bill, however, said the measure would only seek to right the wrong.
Recurring Drought: 110 Somali Deaths In 48 Hours, Humanitarian Crises Loom
At least 110 people have died in the last 48 hours as the East African country of Somalia is on the brink of another famine. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has recently declared the present drought as a national disaster.
Bird Flu Strain Detected In Tennessee Farm Under Tyson Foods Contract
A Tennessee poultry farm under contract with Tyson Foods Inc. is now placed under quarantine by the U.S. Department of Agriculture officials afrer it was found infected with H7 strain of pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Subway Disputes Canadian Report Alleging Products Are Only 50 Percent Chicken
Subway disputes reports by Canadian TV show 'Marketplace' that its products are only 50 percent chicken. The company executive fired back saying the allegation is '100 percent wrong.'
European Parliament Begins Probe On Polish Lawmaker's Speech On Gender Pay Gap
The European Parliament has launched an investigation into a Polish lawmaker's remark that 'women must earn less than men' during a debate on gender pay gap.
MIT Predicts 1,200 Premature Deaths In Europe Due To Excess Emissions From German Cars
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology predict that 1,200 people in Europe are likely to die early due to excess emissions from Volkswagen cars sold between 2008 and 2015. These were the cars found to have been installed with 'defeat devices.'
Greenhouse Gas From Your Bread? Study Looks At Impact Of Breakfast Loaf On Environment
Greenhouse gas from your bread? A study looks at the environmental impact of your breakfast loaf with a warning: The loaf bread on your table is global warming in a pack.
Oil And Gas Companies No Longer Required By EPA To Report Methane Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency has lifted the order that required oil and gas companies to report the equipment they used and their level of methane emissions. The decision once again highlights EPA Chief Scott Pruitt's deep ties with fossil fuel industry leaders.
Obamacare: Republicans Keep Draft Of Affordable Care Act Replacement Under Wraps
House GOP leaders were reportedly ready with their new Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill but kept it under wraps. It was made available on Thursday to House Energy and Commerce Committee members and staff for reading only but no one was allowed to have a copy.
Volcanic Hydrogen And Atmospheric Warming Expand Stars’ Habitable Zone By 60 Percent
Volcanic hydrogen and atmospheric warming could increase the stars' habitable zone up to 60 percent. The once-icy exoplanets can be life-sustaining as long as there are volcanoes in view.
Men And Women Differ On Heart Attack Symptoms
Women are just as vulnerable to heart disease as men are, but the symptoms in women are subtler. Symptoms in men are more dramatic, while those in women include pain that is often overlooked.
Level Up! Silver Iodide-Laden Drone Brings Cloud Seeding Higher
Unmanned aircrafts find its new use in pulling out water from sky. Flying unmanned and at an altitude of 400 feet above icy mountains and dangerous terrains, it eliminates the risk of manned aircraft in conducting cloud seeding operation.
Stars Are Ripped Apart By Black Holes 100 Times More Often Than Previously Thought
Supermassive black holes rip stars apart 100 times more often than previously thought in a cosmic event known as Tidal Disruptive Events (TDEs). TDEs are useful to locate supermassive black holes that will aid in the study of their strong gravity.
Global Warming Linked To 50 Percent Drop In Colorado River Flow By 2100
The flow of Colorado River, the source for water to some 40 million people, is expected to drop to as much as 50 percent by 2100 due to rising temperatures in the basin.
Discovery Of 1,000 Times Brighter Neutron Star 50 Million Light-Years Away Sets Record For XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton sets a new record after it has discovered a pulsar, 1,000 times brighter than previously thought, some 50 million light-years away. The space observatory has been a help in solving the cosmic mysteries.
How Effective Is The Flu Vaccine? Number Of Cases Continues To Rise
Flu vaccine is only 48 percent effective against the most common strain of flu virus, according to epidemiologists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials urged people to get vaccinated, noting that less than half of Americans got the shot.
Scientists To Launch SPECULOOS In Search For Planets Orbiting 1,000 Dwarf Stars
Scientists scramble to launch more planet-hunting projects following the discovery of the seven-planet system in the ultra-cool dwarf star named TRAPPIST-1. The team of scientists behind TRAPPIST-1 will launch SPECULOOS while NASA will have TESS mission next year.
Surgeons Use Laser To Examine Brain Cancers And How Much Tissue To Cut
Surgeons use a laser-based microscope to examine brain cancers and help them achieve maximum removal of cancerous cells. The technique, developed in 2008, will help doctors make fast and accurate decisions.
300 Climate Skeptics Urge Trump To Withdraw US From UN
Global warming initiatives may be in peril as a group of 300 climate change skeptics urge President Trump to withdraw from UN's climate change agency. It is not yet clear, however, where Trump is finally heading.
How Much Water Is Locked Up In World's Mountain Snow? NASA Wants To Know
The NASA-led SnowEx campaign aims to find the best snow-measuring techniques to determine how much water is locked in the world's mountain snow. The goal is to overcome the obstacles in measuring the amount of water locked up in snow.
Rivers In The Sky: Atmospheric Rivers Can Wreak Widespread Calamities
Atmospheric rivers can wreak widespread calamities that will prove to be costly because of the hazards it can bring to lives and properties. More than 10 rivers are expected this winter, according to the National Weather Service.
Saving Sea Ice From Global Warming: $500 Billion Geoengineering Project Is On
The $500 billion geoengineering project to save the Arctic is seen to restore the ice level of the polar region to where it was two decades ago. Beyond the massive cost, the project is feared to have adverse effects on the food chain.
In Depth: How 60,000-Year-Old Ancient Microbes May Hold Clues To History Of Evolution
Newly discovered 60,000-year-old microorganisms may hold clues to evolutionary history. Trapped in giant crystals, the ancient microbes have survived the hostile environment on a diet of sulfite, manganese, and copper oxide.
Women Urged To Check For Lumps In Their Breasts When Lying In Bed
Normally, women are urged to do breasts self-examination when standing with arms raised in front of a mirror. This time, they must do it when lying in bed too. Some lumps are detectable only when lying in bed.
$5.7 Billion Paris Science Campus Poised To Rival MIT Now Under Fire: Here's Why
Touted as an upcoming rival to the MIT, the $5.7 billion Paris-Saclay is now under fire. Auditors maintain that the science super-campus lacks 'real coherence' in its strategy and governance.
How Will A Backup Lightning Imaging Instrument Work In Space?
The backup Lightning Imaging Sensor is bound to space. It is on its way to the International Space Station for a two-year mission following the shutdown of the original LIS launched in 1997.
Baby Supernova Sheds Light On How Stellar Explosions Happen
The discovery a nwwborn supernova can help shed light on how giant stellar explosions happen. Discovered three hours after its explosion, the cosmic baby belongs to the most common variety, Type II supernova.
Ethicists Say Go Slow On Gene-editing CRISPR, Ponder What It Means To Be Human
Ethicists have renewed the call for caution in handling gene-editing CRISPR, which has the potential not only to cure congenital and other serious illnesses but also can make permanent changes in human genome that can be heritable by a person's offspring.
Embryo-carrying Dinosaur Relative Pushes Back Archosauromorphs Reproductive Biology By 50 Million Years
Embryo-carrying, 250-million-year-old fossil of the long-necked dino relative has its profound effect on the present knowledge about the reproductive biology among archosauromorphs. The fish-eating Dinocephalosaurus thrived during the Middle Triassic Period.
