Science

HONG KONG: Scientists have discovered a natural material stronger than titanium, Kevlar and even spider silk. In fact, measurements suggest...

Researchers turn wastewater into fresh water

CANADA: What if we could convert wastewater into fresh water with less energy than it takes to manage wastewater facilities?...

Sea ice in Arctic melts due to warm Atlantic Ocean waters

VOLOS: Warm Atlantic Ocean waters are causing sea ice to melt in the Arctic, further contributing to the disappearance of...

Caffeine, nicotine can save bees against intestinal parasites

PARIS: Chemicals found in flowers of some plants are a "natural medicine cabinet" for ailing bees infested with one common...

Researchers discover loss of naturally occurring oyster reefs spanned South Australia’s coastline 70 years ago

SYDNEY: Researchers from the University of Adelaide have discovered the loss of naturally occurring oyster reefs that spanned South Australia’s...

Stanford engineers develop new air filter that could help in breathing

BEIJING: Stanford Univ.'s Yi Cui and his students have turned a material commonly used in surgical gloves into a low-cost,...

Black hole more powerful than a trillion suns

MEXICO: In the middle of a galaxy more than 2 billion light years from Earth, a black hole called PDS-456...

Warm ocean temperatures can mean major coral bleaching: NOAA scientists

LONDON: Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are warning that warm, acidic ocean waters prevalent throughout the...

During final re-entry, Europe’s space truck burned up

CANADA: In the end, Europe's fifth and final space station freighter went out in more of a fiery blaze than...

Hundreds of sick sea lion pups turning up on California beaches

PARIS: Unusually warm ocean water along the West Coast is to blame for four times more sick and dying sea...

Frozen sea exists below Mars’ Surface, European scientists reveal

TOKYO: A huge, frozen sea lies just below the surface of Mars, a team of European scientists has announced. Their...

Microscope can scan objects million times smaller than human hair

LONDON: British scientists have invented a new super-powerful electron microscope that can examine objects a million times smaller than a...

Scientists say explosive phenomena intervene in formation of planetary nebulae

BRENT: The birth of planetary nebulae, resulting from the death of low and intermediate mass stars, is usually thought of...

Climate change: New York City sea levels could rise by up to 6 feet at end of century

LONDON: New York City may need to "pull up its pants" as scientists predict the city could experience sea level...

Scientists find new Seadragon species Deep Ruby Red

HARROW: There's another color of seadragon out there: deep ruby red. Scientists had previously believed there were only two seadragon...

Earth was hostile environment with oxygen-deprived air over 3 billion years ago

MEXICO: The Earth was a hostile environment marked by unpredictable climate and oxygen-deprived air over 3 billion years ago. Researchers...

Our Sun may experience surprisingly explosive death

CANADA: A new study has revealed that our sun will not explode as a powerful supernova when it eventually runs...

Scientists expose 1st map of human Epigenomes in effort to fight disease

HONG KONG: The first-ever comprehensive map of "human epigenomes" -- the structural and chemical "tweaks" that determine how genes govern...

Human brains grew under direction of specific snippets of DNA

FRANCE: Human brains could have grown larger under the direction of specific snippets of DNA, Kent State University researchers report....

University of Oslo researchers throw rocket through northern lights to unlock space weather