Science news articles about 'ticking time bomb'

... belongs to a binary system that can be described as a ticking time bomb. Hydrogen and helium gas from a companion ... X-rays. These bursts, which can occur several times per day from the same neutron star ...

... disability in later life – creating a ticking time bomb for health services in developed countries ... strain on health and social services. The issue is likely to get worse as time goes on and represents ...

... to risks of death among older people but that it is a major contributor to increased disability in later life – creating a ticking time bomb for health services in developed countries. read more

When Bill Clinton took office in 1993, global warming was a slow-moving environmental problem that was easy to ignore. Now it is a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can't avoid.

... , these individuals were forced to live with the possibility that their aneurysm, like a ticking time bomb, could burst at any time, often causing instant death or impact major organs like the ...

... Obama on Monday made his most detailed pitch yet for a $1-trillion overhaul of the nation's burdened healthcare system, calling it a "ticking time bomb" that threatens the nation's prosperity.

A professor extracts Arctic soil and water samples in search of clues to the melting of permafrost, which could be key to global warming.

Vampire companion star could be long-sought progenitor to Type 1a supernova.