Science

Online activists are silencing us, scientists say

The emails, tweets and blog posts in the “abuse” folder that Michael Sharpe keeps on… Read More

Biggest Tyrannosaurus rex discovered

Nicknamed Scotty, the record-breaking rex is also the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada Read More

Scientists develop Terminator-style stretchable liquid metal

The technology is getting closer with the development of new liquid metals that can be… Read More

A sigh is not just a sigh!

Ooh, surprise! Those spontaneous sounds we make to express everything from elation (woohoo) to embarrassment… Read More

A change in diet may have transformed human language

Diet-induced changes in the human bite resulted in new sounds, such as “f”, in languages… Read More

WHO celebrates women leaders in science and health

On 8 March 2019, it’s a moment to recall that principles of human rights and… Read More

World’s oldest tattoo kit discovered!

Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known tattooist’s kit – and among the most startling… Read More

WATCH: 3D printed prosthetics developed for war victims

A hospital in Jordan has given a victim of Yemen’s war new hope for the… Read More

5G is coming: what can we expect?

This year the telecoms industry will begin the transition to new fifth-generation cellular networks --… Read More

Scientists use drones to monitor whale health

The old cry of sailors sighting a whale’s waterspout is taking on new meaning as… Read More

China clones gene-edited monkeys

A Chinese scientist claimed last year he had altered the DNA of babies to make… Read More

Scientists develop gene-edited chickens

British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be totally resistant to flu in a… Read More

‘Zebra’ bodypaint cuts fly bites 10-fold: study

Tribes in Africa, Australia and southeast Asia have practiced bodypainting in cultural ceremonies for generations. Read More

Cell-by-cell DNA science is ‘Breakthrough of 2018’

Experts say new DNA research will transform science over the coming decades, allowing an ever-clearer… Read More

Grim tidings from science on climate change

Scientists monitoring the Earth's climate and environment have delivered a cascade of grim news this… Read More

President stresses on promoting research, science in country

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday underscored the need to focus on promoting research… Read More

Science icon Stephen Hawking’s funeral set for March 31

LONDON: Professor Stephen Hawking's funeral will take place at the Cambridge University church on March… Read More

Top quotes from Stephen Hawking

The world-famous British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died on Wednesday at the age of… Read More

How infertility treatment has left sperm science behind

LONDON: They can make test-tube babies, grow human eggs in a lab and reproduce mice… Read More

Complex plants were first to conquer land: study

Before the first land plants appeared on Earth around half a billion years ago, Earth… Read More