Science
Acting on impulse: Round-the-world solar plane leaves Myanmar for China
The Solar Impulse (Si2), the solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, has left Mandalay in Myanmar for China...
Astronauts board space station to begin historic yearlong mission
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three crew on board has successfully docked with the International Space Station, Nasa has said.
Cold reality: Ice around Antarctica has shrunk by almost 20 per cent
According to research, the ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 per cent, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse...
Cold reality: Ice around Antarctica has shrunk by almost 20 per cent
According to research, the ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 per cent, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse...
Feud on Earth but peace in space for U.S. and Russia
Russians Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka and American Scott Kelly are set to launch early on Saturday, Kazakh time, aboard a Soyuz space capsule...
Ice around Antarctica has shrunk by almost 20 per cent
According to research, the ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 per cent, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse...
Ice around Antarctica ‘has shrunk by 20 per cent’, sparking ocean rise fear
According to research, the ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 per cent, depleting the barrier that prevents the permanent collapse...
Ice around Antarctica has shrank by almost 20 per cent
According to research, the ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 per cent, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse...
Russian, American ready for a year in space
Russians Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka and American Scott Kelly are to launch early Saturday Kazakh time aboard a Soyuz space capsule for the International...
Personal best: Mars rover travels distance of a marathon - in 11 years
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet — a feat accomplished in a record...
Walking marathon: NASA rover completes 26-mile journey in 11 years
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet - a feat accomplished in a record...
NASA rover completes 11-year Mars marathon
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover has become the first human-made vehicle to complete a marathon on another planet — a feat accomplished in a record...
Signs of life: Curiosity rover finds evidence of nitrogen on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found nitrogen on the surface of Mars, a significant discovery that adds to evidence the Red Planet could once have sustained...
Signs of life: Curiosity rover has found evidence of nitrogen on Mars, says NASA
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found nitrogen on the surface of Mars, a significant discovery that adds to evidence the Red Planet could once have sustained...
Killer newt the ‘size of a car’ discovered by fossil hunters
A killer newt the size of a small car terrorised lakes and rivers during the rise of the dinosaurs, scientists have discovered.
World’s largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia
Scientists have uncovered in central Australia what is believed to be the largest asteroid impact zone ever found on Earth.
'Space twins' in once-in-a-lifetime space station experiment
A set of identical twins are hoping to increase understanding of the effects of long haul-space travel on the human body by taking part in a one-of-a-kind...
Thousands flock to watch spectacle of ‘tide of the century’
Higher-than-usual tides are expected across the southern coast of England and the north of France due to a rare alignment of the sun and moon that happens...
Australia unveils plan to secure Great Barrier Reef’s future
Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage...
Arctic sea ice shrinks to smallest winter size in 35 years
Arctic sea ice has set a new winter record by freezing to the smallest maximum extent in satellite records dating back to 1979 in new evidence of long-term...
Gravity of the situation: The gene that stops humans looking like lizards
Scientists have discovered a gene which helps our bodies withstand gravity and take on their 3D shape - solving a century-old mystery. A team of international...
Hydrogen sulphide suspected in deaths of three at Japanese hot spring
Three men died Wednesday while working at popular hot spring in northern Japan, possibly due to toxic gas poisoning, a local fire official said.
Nearly 150 trafficked animals flown to Amazon freedom
Nearly 150 trafficked animals were sent back to the Amazon on Tuesday following months of rehabilitation.
Solar eclipse may cause ‘unprecedented’ energy losses in Europe
Europe’s power operators are bracing for Friday’s solar eclipse, which could knock out almost all solar-generated electricity in an “unprecedented”...
At last, a theory about why Denver is a mile above sea level
Geologists may finally be able to explain why Denver, the Mile High City, is a mile high: water.
Global CO2 emissions stall despite economic growth: IEA
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years during a period of economic growth, the International...
Astronauts end six-month space stint with safe landing in Kazakhstan
Two Russians and an American astronaut have returned to Earth after a six-month stint in space. NASA said that after successfully undocking, the capsule...
Terrible, no good, very bad year: Scientists name date we began ruining the Earth
A growing number of scientists say that humanity is the most powerful force on the planet — shaping the environment more than water, wind, or plate tectonics...
True colours: Scientists unlock the secret to chameleon morphing
The secret to Chameleon skin change is out, according to a new study from the journal Nature Communication.
Scientists say they have found the year humans started to ‘ruin the world’
A growing number of scientists say that humanity is the most powerful force on the planet, shaping the environment more than water, wind, or plate tectonics, and...
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