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Negotiators meet in Geneva to trim draft climate pact ahead of Paris conference
UN negotiations resume in Geneva on Sunday to streamline the bloated draft for a climate pact that nations – still at odds over key elements – must...
King of the rats: Scientists detail 3-metre long rodent discovery
If you were looking for reasons to be pleased you weren’t alive 3 million years ago, this might be the winner: An article in the Journal of Anatomy...
Historic reveal: Ancient tablets tell of life of Jews in ancient Babylon
A new exhibition of ancient clay tablets discovered in modern-day Iraq is shedding light for the first time on the daily life of Jews exiled to Babylon...
Ancient tablets reveal life of Jews in ancient Babylon
A new exhibition of ancient clay tablets discovered in modern-day Iraq is shedding light for the first time on the daily life of Jews exiled to Babylon...
Stay or stray? Study delves into sexual behaviour
Scientists said Wednesday they had amassed the first evidence to back theories that people fall into two broad categories — promiscuity or faithfulness...
Counting sheep: Study links teenagers’ screen time to poor sleep patterns
Teenagers who spend their days staring at computer, mobile phone, tablet or TV screens tend to spend their nights staring at the ceiling, a new study in...
NASA satellite will ‘aim to end floods and droughts’
A NASA satellite has been launched to transmit data that will help the world do a better job preparing for floods and droughts. The satellite is on a...
Rocket blasts off with NASA satellite to track climate change
A NASA satellite lifted off early Saturday with the hope it will transmit data that will help the world do a better job of preparing for floods and droughts. The...
Pilots break ballooning records by completing six-day Pacific crossing
Two pilots from the U.S. and Russia have travelled farther and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history.
There goes that theory: Big Bang find turns into big bust
The most exciting astronomical discovery of 2014 has vanished. A March 2014 discovery in which scientists claimed to have found patterns in light left...
Rare megamouth shark nicknamed ‘Toothless’ discovered in Philippines
A rare megamouth shark washed ashore dead in the Philippines this week, wildlife officials said.
Charles Townes, inventor of the laser beam, dies at 99
The physicist whose invention led to the development of devices to read barcodes, guide missiles and survey the planets has died aged 99. Charles Townes...
Charles Townes, inventor of the laser beam, dies at 99
The physicist whose invention led to the development of devices to read barcodes, guide missiles and survey the planets has died aged 99. Charles Townes...
Great snakes! Serpents may be 70 million years older than thought
A new look at four fossils has revealed that snakes’ earliest known ancestor lived as many as 70 million years earlier than thought, scientists said...
Crisis talks called to save rare rhino from extinction
Conservationists and scientists met in Kenya this week to come up with a last ditch plan to save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, and they...
Not so hard: Scientists find way to unboil egg, could aid in cancer treatment
Researchers have managed to unboil an ordinary boiled egg, and the results may have implications for cancer treatments, biotechnology and a broad range...
East Antarctica’s largest glacier melting due to warming oceans
The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing the ice equivalent of a six-metre rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, scientists...
New Horizons to be snapped as NASA craft starts beaming Pluto pics
Nine years after leaving Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft is at last drawing close to Pluto and is expected to start shooting photographs of the dwarf...
Researchers find coffee protein that mimics the effect of morphine
Brazilian scientists have discovered a protein in coffee that has effects similar to pain reliever morphine, researchers at the state University of Brasilia...
Legal high: Brazil finds coffee protein that mimics morphine effect
Brazilian scientists have discovered a protein in coffee that has effects similar to pain reliever morphine, researchers at the state University of Brasilia...
Close call: Asteroid the size of six football pitches to pass Earth tomorrow
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Close call: Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
Mountain-size asteroid to zoom past Earth on Monday
A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth on Monday, marking the closest pass by such a large space rock until 2027.
NASA probe gets up close and personal with dwarf planet Ceres
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has captured tantalizing views of the dwarf planet Ceres, revealing hints of craters and other structures on the surface of...
Canada to cull 184 wolves in helicopter hunt to save declining caribou herds
A government plan to shoot up to 184 wolves from a helicopter to reduce their population and save caribou herds in western Canada is drawing sharp criticism...
Life on Mars? ‘Partially deployed’ Beagle-2 finally located on the red planet
The European Space Agency’s Beagle-2 lander, which had been lost on Mars since 2003, has been found, the agency said Friday.
Epic flyby: NASA’s New Horizons probe begins six-month approach to Pluto
U.S. space agency NASA said its New Horizons spacecraft Thursday officially began its six-month approach to Pluto, with the first close-up flyby scheduled...
Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone: study
Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, according to an international...
NASA Curiosity rover’s drill smashes Mars rock, collects important samples
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover drilled a test hole in its latest rock target, called “Mojave,” which could reveal a bit more about the Red...
U.S. astronauts evacuated to Russian section of ISS after pressure increase
Astronauts were evacuated as a “precautionary measure” from the U.S.
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