Science
Giant anteaters kill two hunters in Brazil
Giant anteaters in Brazil have killed two hunters in separate incidents, raising concerns about the animals’ loss of habitat and the growing risk...
Just 8.2% of human DNA ‘does something important’, study finds
Less than 10% of human DNA is “functional” and likely to be doing something important, according to Oxford University researchers.
Earth survived near-miss from 2012 solar storm: NASA
Back in 2012, the Sun erupted with a powerful solar storm that just missed the Earth but was big enough to knock modern civilisation back to the 18th century.
That’s my master! Dogs can feel jealousy, researchers find
Man’s best friend does not like anything muscling in on that friendship. The first experimental test of jealousy in dogs shows that canines nip even...
T. rex and the gang: Tyrannosaurus prowled in packs, tracks show
It was the king of the carnivores that ruled the Earth 70 million years ago but maybe the Tyrannosaurus was friendlier than its reputation has allowed.
U.S. scientists begin mapping interior of Mount St. Helens volcano
A series of explosions set off by a team of scientists were expected to rattle Washington state’s Mount St.
That cheeseburger you’re eating? It’s harming the environment
Raising beef for the dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says.
Declassified docs show U.S. military once planned spying base on the moon
The United States military once made plans to build a surveillance station on the moon, newly declassified documents reveal.
Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez
A group of scientists named the new species of water mite after listening to Lopez’s music while doing their research.
Ancient 520-million-year-old sea monster found preserved in China
A spectacularly well-preserved sea monster that once prowled the oceans during the Cambrian Period has been unearthed in China.
UAE plans unmanned mission to Mars by 2021
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it planned to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021, in the Arab world’s first mission to another planet.
Competely legless: Scientists create a mutant worm that can’t get drunk
A mutant worm that can never get drunk has been created by scientists. They changed a neuron channel to block the effects of alcohol - and believe the...
Your friends may be your fourth cousins: U.S. study
People tend to choose friends who are genetically similar to themselves, so much so that a person’s social circle could be made up of their fourth...
End of days? U.S. and China could be at war by 2045, warns British military
A war between the U.S. and China is just one of the potentially devastating scenarios outlined in a new study published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence...
Lady in red, leave him alone! Women ‘protective’ when rivals wear colour
When women see a lady in red they become more protective of their boyfriends, new research suggests.
First ‘supermoon’ of 2014 set to brighten up the skies this weekend
Skywatchers are in for a treat when the first ‘supermoon’ of the year appears this weekend.
Last night’s ‘meteor’ was a Russian space junk
The fireball that streaked across the skies of south-eastern Australia on Thursday night was an ejected piece of a Russian rocket used to launch a weather...
Buzz Aldrin: ‘First human beings to land on Mars should not come back’
Buzz Aldrin has said the first people to land on Mars should never return to Earth.
Meet the original Big Bird: Scientists uncover fossil of biggest-known flying seabird
This is the original Big Bird - a feathered creature with a wingspan of 7.3 meters, according to a study out Monday.
Skeletons found in El Salvador shed light on pre-Hispanic life
Japanese and Salvadoran archaeologists said Friday they have found three human skeletons in El Salvador from more than 1,600 years ago that could shed...
'i' in the sky: Science students launch iPhone into space
A team of students of Giles Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, have filmed Earth from space using a helium balloon and an iPhone.
New frozen Earth-like planet could help find alien life, astronomers claim
A frozen Earth-like planet circling just one of a pair of stars has greatly improved the prospects of finding extra-terrestrial life, astronomers claim.
Scientists say fish may be eating ocean plastic waste
Scientists are concerned that hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste floating in the ocean is being eaten by fish.
Scientists withdraw claim about ‘breakthrough’ stem cell study
U.S. and Japanese scientists who reported that they’d found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, with one author...
The month aquatic: Cousteau’s grandson surfaces after record underwater stay
Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the turquoise waters off the Florida Keys on Wednesday morning,...
NASA launches $468M satellite to track carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
NASA has launched a satellite designed to track carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas that is responsible for global warming.
Caribbean corals could vanish ‘over next 20 years’
Caribbean coral reefs could disappear within 20 years as overfishing has all but wiped out the fish that feast on coral-smothering algae, the U.N.
Yeti, Big Foot debunked: DNA reveals the bear facts
Those who believe in the existence of the Abominable Snowman and Big Foot will be disappointed with science’s latest discovery.
Up to 88 per cent of ocean surfaces sullied by plastic
As much as 88 per cent of the open ocean’s surface contains plastic debris, raising concern about the effect on marine life and the food chain, scientists...
Nasa’s ‘flying saucer’ launched successfully, lands with a bump
A saucer-shaped space vehicle has successfully completed a US$150 million mission into the Earth’s atmosphere, but a massive parachute—intended...
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