SIRIUS is the brightest star visible to the unaided eye, from any point on Earth’s surface. So you shouldn’t have any problem spotting it.

But in case you do, just find the three slanting Belt Stars, in the Orion constellation. Follow the...

FOLLOWING the announcement by Prof. Isaiah Ibeh of the University of Benin of a ‘cure’ for HIV/AIDS, which he yesterday laid claim to, experts in the science and health sector are calling for caution, as the announcement of a vaccine...

NIGERIANS have been urged to embrace wellness, by taking charge of their health to reduce incidences of unexpected stroke, heart attacks and sudden deaths.

Managing Director (MD) of PathCare Nigeria, Dr. Pamela Ajayi said on Tuesday that all...

A TEAM from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the University of California at San Francisco and the Department of Biochemistry and Protein Function Discovery at Queen’s University, has developed a...

HOW can a square meter of meadow contain tens of species of plants? And what factors determine the number of species that live in an ecosystem?

Science journal has defined this as one of the 25 most important unresolved questions in science, both...

ALDEBARAN is a renowned and richly hued giant star, which for the past few weeks, has been a visual companion to the planet Jupiter- ushering the glimmery gas world across the moonlit sky.

The visibility of Jupiter’s illustrious orange escort...

SUB-SAHARAN African countries, among which is Nigeria, have shown progress in the fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infections and deaths, a report recently released by the Joint United...

THE Jigawa State Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Hajiya Tani Umar has reiterated the agency’s resolve to strategise and raise the bar for the campaign against poliomyelitis in the state through collaboration with the...

A GROUP of pediatricians in the United States (U.S) has advised school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not even be taken away as punishment.

“We consider it essentially the child’s...

NEARLY gnawed-off telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes, may portend a higher risk of death, a new study suggests.

Telomeres prevent a chromosome’s DNA from being eaten away. Previous studies have shown that telomeres...

DIABETES has already been tied to an increased risk of kidney and cardiovascular troubles, nerve damage and vision loss, and now a Japanese study finds diabetics to be more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have hearing...

WORRIED by the effect of poorly controlled Tuberculosis (TB) in densely populated communities, St. Kizito Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Ilasan Housing Estate, in the Lekki axis of Lagos, has called for collective response of community members...