Science

Scientists restore lost memories in mice, shedding light on amnesia

WASHINGTON: Researchers have gained new understanding on the workings of amnesia through research that used… Read More

Scientists crack mystery of holes in Swiss cheese

GENEVA: Eureka! After about a century of research, Swiss scientists have finally cracked the mystery… Read More

Space scientists make wireless energy breakthrough

TOKYO: Japanese scientists have succeeded in transmitting energy wirelessly, in a key step that could… Read More

Why and how do Chameleons change colour

PARIS: Humans have long been fascinated by chameleons changing colour to dazzle mates, scare rivals… Read More

NASA spacecraft set to take photos of Pluto

WASHINGTON: Nine years after leaving Earth, the New Horizons spacecraft is at last drawing close… Read More

Five Interesting Facts about Moon

Here on planet earth, the moon is something of a superstar. After all, some planets… Read More

Genes linked to heart defects, seizures and intellectual disability

PARIS: British scientists said Wednesday they had discovered 12 genes linked to developmental disorders in… Read More

NASA finds organic molecules, methane gas on Mars

WASHINGTON: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has found carbon-containing compounds in samples drilled out of an… Read More

Birds use humanlike genes to speak: research

MIAMI: Birds use essentially the same genes to sing as humans do to speak. And… Read More

Artificial Intelligence 'could spell end of human race': Hawking

LONDON: British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has warned that development of artificial intelligence could mean… Read More

Breakthrough Prizes in science, math earn winners $3 million each

SAN FRANCISCO: Academia doesn't usually bring rich financial rewards. Read More

Oldest DNA ever found sheds light on humans’ global trek

PARIS: Scientists said Wednesday they had unravelled the oldest DNA ever retrieved from a Homo… Read More

US debates next lunar step; 45 years after Neil Armstrong

CAPE CANAVERAL: Forty-five years after the first Apollo lunar landing, the United States remains divided… Read More