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New research shows sea snail teeth are nature’s strongest material
BEIJING: The spider's silk is known as the strongest natural material hailed for its strength and structure but it may...
18 pound device: Japan unveils wearable tomato machine for runners
TOKYO: After Google Glass, Apple Watch, Japan has unveiled a wearable device for marathon participants. The "Tomatan" is a backpack...
NASA delays spacewalks to fix spacesuit problem linked to near-drowning of astronaut
NEW YORK: The start of a series of spacewalks to carry out major work at the International Space Station will...
Stanford research team finds marine animal lineages
WASHINGTON: After conducting an extensive study on size, a Stanford research team found that, over time, marine animal lineages generally...
Penguins can’t sense 3 of 5 basic tastes: Researchers
PARIS: A Universityof Michigan-led study of penguin genetics has concluded that the flightless aquatic birds lost three of the five...
New ozone eating gases on rise, study
LONDON: A recent study shows that levels of a new ozone-eating gas are on the rise. These chemicals referred to...
New satellite reveals places on Earth most at risk from ocean acidification
HARROW: Our planet’s oceans absorb over 25 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted by the burning of fossils, fuels and...
Limpet teeth: The world’s strongest natural material
NEW YORK: The strongest material in the world can be found inside the mouths of rock-dwelling marine gastropods. If you've...
ETH Zurich researchers find novel way to store data using DNA for millions of years
HONG KONG: Taking inspiration from the way fossilized bones can preserve genetic material for hundreds of thousands of years; researchers...
Google seeking young inventors, explorers, scientists to participate in 5th Google Science Fair
HONG KONG: Google is seeking young inventors, explorers and scientists to help change the world and participate in the fifth...
Key element in chemical evolution of cosmos ‘lithium’ comes from stellar explosions
OSAKA: A large amount of lithium, one of the key elements in the chemical evolution of the cosmos, is produced...
Fireball meteor brighter than the Full moon: NASA
LONDON: A bright meteor lit up skies over the American states of New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania this week, burning...
Astronomers try to search missing brown dwarf star
PARIS: Armed with one of the largest telescopes in the world, the aptly named Very Large Telescope at the ESO...
Researchers catch 2000 turtle hatchlings from South Australia’s River land
WASHINGTON: Researchers will track 2,000 turtle hatchlings in South Australia's Riverland to see why the population is rapidly declining. The...
Dawn captures sharper images of Ceres from 83,000km distance
NEW YORK: NASA’s Dawn is on its way towards Ceres and every time it sends back images of the dwarf...
All types of penguins have no taste for sweet, their genes for salty & sour tastes work well
WASHINGTON: All penguins - of all types - have been discovered to have no taste for sweet, bitter, and umami...
Scholz’s star buzzed edges of our solar system just 70,000 years ago
PARIS: The nearest star beyond our own sun is 4 light-years away, but not long ago a small binary star...
85 years after discovery, New Horizons gets first look of Pluto’s smaller moons
PARIS: Exactly 85 years ago, on the 18th of February in 1930, a young researcher named Clyde Tombaugh was working...
Science behind Interstellar: The movie’s black hole explained
WASHINGTON: The team behind the black hole of the hit movie ‘Interstellar’ has now explained the science behind their spectacular...
Charred grape seeds dating back 1,500 discovered in ancient Byzantine city of Halutza
HOLON: Charred grape seeds dating back 1,500 years were discovered recently in an archaeological excavation in the ruins of the...
