Science

FRANCE: The latest pictures to be beamed back from the far reaches of the solar system show a newly discovered...

What makes scientists so convinced it’s worthwhile looking for alien life?

HONG KONG: This week it was revealed that astronomers are about to start the most intensive ever search for alien...

Powerful mammoths fall prey to quickly warming Earth

LONDON: The mighty megafauna of the last ice age, including the wooly mammoths, short-faced bears and cave lions, largely went...

Dark matter may not be an exotic substance as assumed

NEW YORK: Dark matter may not be an exotic substance as has been assumed -- a new theory proposes that...

What makes scientists so convinced it’s worthwhile looking for alien life?

HONG KONG: This week it was revealed that astronomers are about to start the most intensive ever search for alien...

The search for ET has been going on for years

EUROPE: The search for extraterrestrial intelligence elsewhere in the universe has leaped to prominence once again, with the announcement of...

University of Essex plans to develop world’s largest space pool

CANADA: Grab your swim trunks and flip flops and get ready to dive into the world’s largest space pool. Of...

Star-forming hotspot in a lopsided galaxy

CANADA: Astronomers using a giant radio telescope in the Atacama Desert of Chile have sighted the star-forming hotspot in a...

Sea turtle populations in danger due to climate change, study

SYDNEY: Rising sea levels from climate change are a threat to sea turtle populations as eggs laid on beaches become...

First spacecraft to make a flyby of Pluto

LONDON: The first spacecraft to make a flyby of Pluto and its moons is now beyond Pluto. And scientists are...

Comet Lander Philae in silent mode

FRANCE: The status of the refrigerator-sized spacecraft is unclear for now as the European Space Agency tries to activate a...

Why some teenagers binge eats?

LONDON: Scientists have discovered a gene they believe may hold the key to why some teenagers binge eat. Around 10%...

CT scans can damage patient DNA and kill cells, research

WASHINGTON: CT scans used throughout the NHS can damage DNA and kill cells, a study has found. Whether the harmful...

Saliva test could be used in future to detect Alzheimer’s disease

HONG KONG: A saliva test could be used in the future to detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop, a new...

NASA’s kepler mission discovers older cousin to Earth

LONDON: We might not be so lonely out here after all. Although, the planet is still over 1,000 light years...

NASA discovered a fast-moving pulsar with a massive punch

BRENT: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a fast-moving pulsar with a massive punch. The pulsar seems to have punched...

Soyuz space capsule has landed smoothly on ISS

MEXICO: A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese has successfully docked at the International Space...

Smartphone app to help prove the truth in space

WASHINGTON: After Physicist Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced their quest for finding extraterrestrial life, they are now...

How boa constrictors kill their prey?

AFRICA: Boa Constrictors are one of the largest snakes in the world, along with the Reticulated Python and Anaconda. Boas...

Four legs Snake fossil discovered