Science
When women are few, men settle down
Women want to settle down while men prefer to play the field, right? Not quite, said a study Wednesday that challenged long-held views of sexual selection.
Nobel Prize winners show playful side with crayon drawings
A new photography exhibit has found that Nobel laureates may be geniuses in their field, but most aren’t very good at colouring.
'Close but no cigar': SpaceX's rocket barge landing recycle bid fails
The world’s first attempt to recycle a rocket by guiding it down to a precision landing on an ocean platform (pictured above) failed today, SpaceX...
New implant lets paralysed rats walk again
An experimental flexible implant that connects directly to the spinal cord might someday lead to a treatment for people with spinal cord injuries, and...
SpaceX’s Elon Musk to reveal Mars colonization ideas this year
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the private spaceflight company SpaceX, says he will unveil his concepts for Mars colonization later this...
Human lifespan linked to behaviour of Sun at time of their birth, scientists say
Norwegian scientists say people born during periods of solar calm may live longer – as much as five years on average – than those who enter the world...
SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket
SpaceX aims to propel modern rocket science into a brave new era Tuesday by landing a key part of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic...
How to age gracefully? Ask a bowhead whale
To learn the secret behind aging gracefully, you may want to check out the bowhead whale, the majestic denizen of the Arctic waters that boasts a lifespan...
Scientists puzzling over unexplained die-off of Pacific Coast sea bird
Scientists are trying to figure out what’s behind the deaths of seabirds that have been found by the hundreds along the Pacific Coast since October.
NASA explores inflatable spacecraft technology
Devising a way to one day land astronauts on Mars is a complex problem and NASA scientists think something as simple as a child’s toy design may...
Indonesian frog is one of a kind (and not because of its fangs)
Its fangs are not what makes the newly identified Indonesian frog species Limnonectes larvaepartus unique on Earth.
Right noises? ‘Jurassic World’ guesses on dinosaur sounds, experts say
The new “Jurassic World” movie trailer features growling, grunting and shrieking dinosaurs.
Hadron Collider to renew search for more ‘God particles’ in 2015
In 2015, the world’s most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, will restart.
Oceans of carbon dioxide could have shaped the surface of Venus
Venus may have once possessed strange oceans of carbon dioxide fluid that helped shape the planet’s surface, researchers revealed on Monday.
Experience what Whitney Houston and JFK would have smelled as they died
Dutch scientists are recreating the deaths of some of the world’s most famous personalities by reconstructing their last moments using scents and...
Global warming blamed for ‘worst ever’ Pacific coral bleaching
The Marshall Islands is experiencing its worst-ever coral bleaching as global warming threatens reefs across the entire northern Pacific, scientists said...
Brain’s internal compass that acts as ‘GPS system’ is discovered by scientists
Scientists believe they have found the part of the brain which acts as an “internal compass” and makes some people better at navigating than...
It’s the space age: NASA ‘emailed’ a wrench to its astronauts
3D printing has crossed the final frontier. Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have printed out the tools from a drawing sent to them...
Cemetery with remains of one million mummies is unearthed in Egypt
Researchers have found a cemetery in Egypt which contains the remains of more than one million mummies.
India successfully test fires its heaviest rocket
India Thursday moved forward in rocket technology with the successful flight testing of its heaviest next generation rocket and the crew module. Precisely...
One of world’s six remaining northern white rhinos dies of old age at 44
A northern white rhinoceros that zoo officials said was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Scientists uncover mystery behind why birds have no teeth
The common ancestor of all living birds sported a set of pearly whites 116 million years ago, a new study finds.
Have scientists solved a cosmic mystery and found first sign of Dark Matter?
Astronomers may finally have detected a signal of dark matter, the mysterious and elusive stuff thought to make up most of the material universe.
Scientists prep mummy boy for debut 2,500 years in the making
Conservation work has started on the 2,500-year-old mummy of a 14-year-old Egyptian boy at Chicago’s Field Museum after scientists opened the coffin...
Endangered rhino species ‘could die out’ as remaining pairs won’t mate naturally
The experiment to fly four highly endangered rhinos from a Czech Republic zoo to Mount Kenya in East Africa in the hope the natural environment would help...
Breakthrough: Quantum teleportation reaches farthest distance yet
A new distance record has been set in the strange world of quantum teleportation.
Giant crater on Mars was once a vast lake, Curiosity Rover shows
A mountain on Mars may have built up over time from lake sediments, according to NASA scientists who have been studying observations from the Curiosity...
Russian scientist spots mountain-sized asteroid heading our way
A professor at Moscow State University said his team has located a huge, mountain-sized asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth’s every three years.
Study: Risks of extreme European summer heat waves rise sharply
The chances of extremely hot summers in parts of Europe have risen tenfold this century because of man-made global warming, a study by British scientists...
Australian scientists announce solar energy breakthrough
Australian researchers made a major breakthrough when they set a world record for the highest levels of solar power efficiency ever achieved, media reported...
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