Science

Scientists discover oldest galaxy cluster

Astronomers have discovered a 13-billion-year-old galaxy cluster that is the earliest ever observed, according to… Read More

Jellyfish thrive despite man-made disruption of the oceans

Jellyfish have been on Earth longer than we have -- they are believed to have… Read More

Scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses

The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has… Read More

Scientists release mosquitoes to fight malaria

Their experiment is the first outside the lab to release genetically altered mosquitoes in the… Read More

Where DNA falls short in cracking crimes, scientists can use this new tool

DNA is a relatively fragile molecule that breaks down easily. That’s where proteomics, the new… Read More

Scientists find bodies move after death

An Australian scientist has proved that human bodies move around significantly for more than a… Read More

Indian minister says ‘Einstein discovered gravity’, explains it later with more gaffes

He later issued a clarification that it was a 'slip of tongue.' Read More

NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar

The goal of worldwide malaria eradication within a generation, by 2050, is "bold but attainable",… Read More

Hunters turn gamekeepers to help C. Africa’s threatened wildlife

Scientists, with the help of the Pygmy rangers, are moving through the park to draw… Read More

Parrot half the size of humans discovered in New Zealand

When the bones were found in 2008 no one was certain what they were, and… Read More

Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time

The cutting-edge -- but controversial -- research involves implanting modified animal embryos with human "induced… Read More

Genome study finds roots of Komodo dragon’s tenaciousness

Komodo dragons reach up to about 10 feet (3 meters) long, possess curved and serrated… Read More

Good news: We can help halt climate change!

Bad news: it would require covering an area the size of the United States in… Read More

The mission of a lifetime: a drone on Titan in 2034

The 1,323-pound drone won't land on Titan -- about one billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers)… Read More

Total solar eclipse of 2019 to take place tomorrow

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the eclipse will not be visible in Pakistan. Read More

‘Cat-fox’: On the trail of what may be a new species

'The cat-fox is part of our shepherd mythology. From generation to generation, they told stories… Read More

Broadcom’s $2 billion warning rattles global chip sector

Shares in Broadcom fell as much as 8.6pc wiping more than $9 billion off the… Read More

Scientists adopt new ‘hyper-accurate’ kilogram definition

Instead of relating to the mass of a singular physical object, the kilogram will now… Read More

What if an asteroid was about to hit Earth? Scientists ponder question

Here's a hypothetical: a telescope detects an asteroid between 100 and 300 meters in diameter… Read More

Scientists turn brain signals into speech, may help people who cannot talk

New Technology is a Stepping Stone to a Neural Speech Prosthesis, Researchers Say Read More