One of the clinical studies for the antiviral drug Avigan developed by a Japanese company failed to demonstrate a significant difference bet

On Thursday, Jack Dorsey, the billionaire CEO of Twitter, announced he is working with 14 American mayors to fund universal basic income (UB

Sony has announced it will acquire a minority interest in Epic Games through a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, in an investment deal worth

Experts from the World Health Organization are set to travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific

COVID-19 infections in Africa have surpassed 500 000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe

Russian authorities have warned people near the country's border with Mongolia not to hunt or eat marmots, a kind of squirrel whose meat is

A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense ex

China is forging ahead in the race to develop a vaccine to help control the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sinovac Biotech’s experimental vaccine s

Coconut oil production threatens more species than palm or olive oil, according to researchers at the University of Exeter who claimed that

As the United States accelerates the search for a coronavirus vaccine, tensions have erupted between government scientists and Moderna, Inc,

Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for th

Analysis by Japanese supercomputer Fugaku, which was recently named the world's fastest, has found some 30 existing medications that could b

A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has

Tokyoites pay the highest mobile phone charges of six major cities around the world, shelling out ¥8,175 for the large data allowance of 20

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine and combina

Peter Thiel is backing away from supporting President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, sources told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), sendin

From flat-screen TVs to cellular phones, humans generated 53.6 million metric tons (MMT) of electronic waste last year, almost 2 MMT more th

After it jumped between millions of humans, SARS-CoV-2 has suffered many mutations along the way. A particular strain, known as “D614G,” is

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects initial results within two weeks from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be ef

Japan's latest record-breaking bullet train doesn't only run faster and smoother -- it's also able to transport passengers to safety in the

The economy might be in shambles, but Jeff Bezos' wallet couldn't tell. He's now worth nearly $172 billion, a new record for the world's ric

A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “p

Social media site Reddit on Monday shut down r/The_Donald, a forum which long served as a popular online home base for fans of President Don