Articles by Cez Verzosa
Alien on North Carolina beach? No, just a rare lancet fish
A fish of the open seas known as lancet fish was found in the shores of a popular fishing spot in North Carolina, another rare find added to the list of this year's weird-looking creatures unintentionally hauled from the oceans.
Consumption of ground water may be triggering California earthquakes
What happens when large volumes of water from underneath Central Valley are pumped out? Aside from the lands sinking and the mountain ranges rising, it could even disturb San Andreas Fault. A not-so-good idea.
Scientists spot magnetar 16,000 light years away. It's more magnetic than your favorite Hollywood celebrities.
The latest discovery of a magnetar may hold the key in solving the age-old quandary of this rarity that has baffled astronomers for nearly 35 years.
After mild winter, UK is in for an early summer. Ah, the hills are alive
An early summer is set to follow the wet and mild winter, the fifth mildest December to February recorded in the UK for more than a century.
Stellar carnage: NASA simulation features neutron stars colliding to form black hole
NASA released an incredibly compelling video of how an ensemble of two neutron stars dancing to the tune of their gravity forms into a mysterious black hole, with a massive burst of gamma ray as their ending note.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover finishes drilling task at Windjana, resumes mission to Mount Sharp
No more drilling for Curiosity for the meantime. NASA has decided it should proceed with its main target Mount Sharp, and during breaks, analyze the sample collected from Windjana.
Camelopardalids is a new meteor shower you should see on May 23 to 24
Joining the roster of the most-awaited meteor showers on Earth is the Camelopardalid meteor shower radiating from the constellation of Camelopardalis, the 18th largest constellation in the night sky.
Here's how farmers and consumers can cut nitrogen pollution by half
In a recent study, scientists proposed "ambitious mitigation" to curb nitrogen pollution expected to rise by a whopping 156 percent in 2050.
Anti-depressant drug Celexa shows promise as Alzheimer's treatment: Study
Experts in the field of biomedicine are coming up with breakthroughs one after the other in a bid to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
Judge orders Oscar Pistorius to go through psychiatric evaluation
South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius is sought to undergo a month-long psychiatric evaluation, the judge of the murder case declared Wednesday.
Obesity ups risk of death in pre-menopausal breast cancer patient
Obese women are likely to lose the battle against breast cancer unless they reduce weight, a recent study bared.
Petrified 16 million-year-old sperm of mussel shrimp is sperm-tacular in size
From an ancient mating of two marine species comes the oldest and biggest fossil of a sperm ever found, at least of its kind.
Four reasons to look at the night sky this May: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury
It's the planets' turn to dance in the heavens, as four of them come together in a string of planetary bonanza, offering a bejeweled evening panorama like no other.
Oil researchers discover deep-sea grave off the coast of Angola. Here's what they found out
A chance discovery of a "deep-sea graveyard" off the coast of Angola may unearth mysteries of a thriving ecosystem underneath and could even serve as stepping stone in curbing carbon in the world's oceans.
California's wolf OR-7 might have found love in Oregon
There is still hope for the endangered species of wolves in the North America. OR-7, the famous grey wolf, may have finally found its mate in the wilderness of Oregon.
NASA: All bags are packed, not yet ready to land on asteroid. Astronauts in training.
NASA is preparing for landings on asteroids by 2020 as one of its springboard to Mars. The agency is now training astronauts in a neutral buoyancy pool in preparation for the upcoming missions.
Lava flows responsible for deep gorges, massive canyons on Mars
A geologist is going against the tides in claiming that the gorge systems on Mars known as Noctis Labyrinthus are not formed by water. They are caused by heavy lava flows. Find out how here.
Massive fish kill in New Jersey's Shark River due to oxygen depletion
Thousands of dead fish greeted locals of Belmar, New Jersey Monday, leaving authorities baffled at what caused these fish to die in the outwardly acceptable waters of Shark River.
Rubio thinks humans not responsible for climate change and how Al Gore sees politics behind this stance
Climate change has the politicians talking. Florida representative and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says humans are not to be blamed for it. Former vice president Al Gore thinks there something more out of this surprising statement.
Death by pollution: New Delhi mortality rate doubles since 1991 due to dirty air
Latest report from the World Health Organization reveals New Delhi as the city with the worst air pollution, but the Indian government says it has overestimated the global data.
UN debates about the use of Terminator-like killer robots in warfare
Will there be a real-life episode of Terminator taking place years from now? One could only imagine but to the United Nations officials, it sounds like a serious matter.
Where in the Pacific is Nereus? U.S. robotic research submarine might have imploded, says scientists
Extreme underwater pressure could have possibly led a Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle named Nereus to its demise in the waters of New Zealand.
Google Doodle honors Dorothy Hodgkin on her 104th birthday, features structure of penicillin
With an artistic display of a molecular structure of penicillin on its home page, Google Doodle casts the spotlight Monday on British biochemist Dorothy Hodgkin to commemorate her 104th birthday.
NASA's COSmIC simulator gives scientists a peek of evolution of universe
To better understand the universe’s birth, scientists at NASA found a revolutionary way of recreating a red giant star’s dust responsible for the formation of a planet-forming interstellar dust.
Scientists discovered metal-eating plant species in the Philippines. You read that right.
A bizarre plant life thriving in the Philippines need nickel for a living too, and it could be key to a more effective "green technology."
Anti-aging gene that boosts brain functions opens new gates for treatment of Alzheimer's, other diseases
A gene responsible for prolonging life is ironically the key to improved mental abilities that decline as people age. That is according to a recent study by scientists from Gladstone Institutes and University of California in San Francisco. Here's how.
New implantable device can keep blood pressure in check
A new implantable device that uses electric signals sent to the brain to reduce high blood pressure is now made available by researchers in Germany.
Increasing syphilis rates among gay, bisexual men worry U.S. health authorities
Syphilis is considered as a restrained sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. but latest data show the cases have increased by leaps and bounds in the past eight years, and most of them are in gay men and bisexual men.
Megamouth shark wows crowd during public autopsy in Japan. Yes, the creature lives by its name.
The year 2014 is not just the year of the Horse, as per the Chinese calendar. It turns out it is also an auspicious year for rare shark sightings.
Scientists create global inventory of glaciers. Yes, all 198,000 of them
With the recent completion of the Randolph Glacier Inventory, scientists may now be able to determine impacts of climate change on the world’s 198,000 glaciers.
