Charissa Echavez

Google's 'Smart Reply' Will Answer Emails For You

11.06.2015 00:13 AM

Google's parent company Alphabet is presenting a new email program that determines on your behalf what emails get a short response or prepares a few replies. Dubbed as the 'Smart Reply', answering email can now be a tap away.

US Government Prepping Up for Solar Storm That Could Wipe Modern Civilization

11.05.2015 23:19 PM

White house is now prepping up for a disastrous solar storm that could allegedly cause power interruption for months across the globe.

Cryotherapy Industry Needs Regulation Following Death of an Employee

11.05.2015 22:39 PM

An increasing number of people are now seeking for cryotherapy. The treatment known as cryotheraphy is now under investigation following the incident of an employee in a Las Vegas-based spa last month where the body was found dead in the cryotherapy machine chamber.

Bad Mood Results From Lack of Quality Rather than Quantity of Sleep

11.05.2015 02:24 AM

Researchers say that a bad sleep is not only affected by its quantity but also with its quantity. Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Researchers say that a bad sleep is not only affected by its quantity but also with its quality.

A Can of Cola a Day Increases Risk of Heart Failure

11.05.2015 02:12 AM

Researchers found that a can of sweetened carbonated beverages might increase risk to heart failure by 20 per cent

Twitter Drops Star-Shaped ‘Favourite’ Button, Replaces It With Heart-Shaped ‘Like Button’

11.04.2015 20:08 PM

Looks like our little blue bird will now be sending heart-shaped "like" button instead of the usual star for "favourite" to engage more users in the microblogging site.

Erosion of Martian Rocks in Mars Likely Due To Acid Fog

11.04.2015 19:44 PM

Scant water mixed with acidic vapors from the volcanoes is the possible way how this acid fog in Mars was formed.

Early Exposure to Pets Reduces Risk of Developing Asthma

11.04.2015 18:53 PM

Children who grew up together with a pet dog have a 15 per cent reduced risk of acquiring asthma according to a new research

Activision Blizzard to Acquire Candy Crash Maker, King Digital for $5.9 Billion

11.03.2015 20:51 PM

Last Monday, Activision Blizzard expressed their plan of acquiring King Digital Entertainment, the brain behind the most addicting smartphone game Candy Crush, for a stunning $5.9 billion.

Massive Crack in Wyoming Thanks to Unstable Hillside

11.03.2015 20:37 PM

Last September, a small crack that was found by two hunting guides in an isolated ranch near Ten Sleep in north central Wyoming now measures a width of 45 metres and a length of 650 metres.

Snapchat Clarifies New Privacy Policy

11.03.2015 20:17 PM

Users of the popular photo and video sharing app Snapchat reacted with fury following the announcement that the firm could now save up to 700 million messages sent per year.

Study: Soybeans Can Help Protect Brittle Bones Among Menopausal Women

11.03.2015 19:59 PM

Research found a certain chemical in soybean foods with a similar structural composition like estrogen, thus theoretically protecting women against bone loss by copying estrogen's mechanism of action.

Impact of TV Ads on Children's Food Preference

11.03.2015 19:17 PM

A new research shows that use of toys and fast food TV commercials can convince children to dine in on those fast food chains.

Facebook to Change 'Real Name Policy'

11.02.2015 23:08 PM

Facebook announced that it is planning to make some changes with regard to its real name policy in response to some advocacy group's disapproval.

Skull-shaped Comet Passed by Earth on Halloween

11.02.2015 22:54 PM

While everyone else is busy trick-or-treating this Halloween, a comet, most likely a dead one, slip past Earth with images morphing a human skull.

WHO Clarification: Moderate Consumption of Processed Meat is Okay

11.02.2015 19:06 PM

Because of the various reactions from netizens, the WHO issued a clarification statement regarding its previous report on the causal relationship of processed meat and cancer.

Oregon Teen in Hospital for Bubonic Plague

11.02.2015 18:34 PM

Health officials affirmed that a 16-year-old girl from Oregon contracted bubonic plague last Friday, Oct. 30.

Google "Who's Down" App Shows Who's Ready To Hang Out

11.02.2015 02:40 AM

The latest app "Who's Down" allows you to view who among your friends are available to hang out.

Antibiotic Resistant Lyme disease

11.02.2015 02:36 AM

A new strain of bacteria of the Lyme family is not responsive to the regular antibiotics. A kind of disease was discovered to be resistant to antibiotics.

Warning: Vultures in Africa on the Verge of Extinction

11.01.2015 22:20 PM

The carnivorous birds in Africa are facing the verge of extinction. Without vultures around, pests and scavengers will also increase, thus endangering also the health of people and their livestocks.

Scientists Found 3500-year-old Warrior Plus Trove of Treasures

11.01.2015 21:59 PM

xxx A 3500-year-old unlooted tomb of a Mycenaean warrior was unearthed by a group of international archaeologists in the city of Pylos, Greece. The remnants of an unknown warrior were found together with a trove of treasure with over 1,400 items in counting.

WHO: More than 3.7 Billion People in the World Have Herpes

11.01.2015 21:49 PM

An estimated 3.7 billion people in the world under 50 are contaminated with the infectious herpes virus according to the latest findings of the World Health Organization.

China Bids Farewell to One-child Policy

10.30.2015 00:22 AM

After more than three decades, China finally decided to bid farewell to its one-child policy. Now, families can have two children according to a report by Xinhua News Agency.

Tuberculosis Kills Thousands Daily

10.30.2015 00:01 AM

Tuberculosis, declared as a curable and treatable infection, is killing an "unacceptably high" number of individuals per day close at hand with HIV/AIDS according to the World Health Organization's report last Wednesday.

Nintendo Pushed Back Release Date of First Mobile Game

10.29.2015 22:47 PM

Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo's successor after the death of the previous CEO early this year, pushed back the release date and announced that launching of Miitomo will commence on March 2016.

E-cigarettes No Longer Allowed for Checked Baggages

10.29.2015 00:21 AM

A new policy now prohibits battery-operated devices like e-cigarettes on checked baggage. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) made public on Oct.

NASA Captures Black Hole Flares, Ejection of Corona

10.28.2015 23:48 PM

Scientists are starting to learn that these massive X-ray beams are a result of coronas escaping from the black hole speeding at 20 percent the speed of light.

What Love Hormone Oxytocin Can Do For Autism

10.28.2015 23:06 PM

In a recent study by researchers from Australia, the team found a miracle drug for autism, the love hormone, oxytocin.

Personal Care and Cosmetic Products Contain Cancer-causing Ingredient

10.28.2015 22:41 PM

The chemical known as parabens, commonly used as a preservative for personal care and cosmetic products can reportedly contribute to developing breast cancer.

Native American Children's DNA Found In Alaska

10.28.2015 21:28 PM

Researchers dig deeper on the ancestors of the two linage of the Native American tribes in Americas, starting with the Berignian Standstill.