Can animals be left-handed or right-handed; the answer might shock you |
Most people know that humans are mostly right-handed, but fewer realise that many animals also show similar side…
Researchers develop incredible ‘soft robot’ that could revolutionize agriculture: ‘Fascinating’
Changes to the climate that result in more extreme weather events, such as drought and hail, along with…
Not gold, but diamond rainstorms! Meet the richest planets of the solar system
Diamond rain falls on ice giants Uranus and Neptune, where intense pressure and heat transform methane into crystallizing…
Conservation group rescues sea turtles off Nigeria’s coast
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Conservationists and students cheered as three rescued sea turtles, endangered in this part of…
Scientists discover a hidden gene mutation that causes deafness—and a way to fix it
Mutations in a gene called CPD have been found to play a key role in a rare inherited…
Chinese launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy move toward IPOs
HELSINKI — Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move…
In memory of the Christmas Island shrew
Once abundant on Christmas Island, the tiny, five-gram shrew (Crocidura trichura) filled the night forest with its…
Dinosaur ‘mummies’ help scientists visualize the fleshy details of these ancient animals
Dinosaur “mummies” couldn’t have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy knoll on the…
The World’s Biggest Solid-Propellant Rocket Has Successfully Launched For A Second Time
A private Chinese firm has successfully launched the world’s largest solid-propellant rocket…
Earth 2.0 less than 20 light-years away? Scientists have just found a super-Earth in search for life
Guess it’s time for Earth 2.0!Imagine a world so close to us in cosmic terms — just next…
Listen to The Creepy ‘Sounds’ From A Black Hole, Captured by NASA
NASA created a haunting audio clip of sound waves rippling out of a supermassive black hole, located 250…
Snake Bites Captured at 1,000 Frames Per Second on High-Speed Camera
Professor Alistair Evans / Journal of Experimental Biology Scientists used two high-speed cameras recording at 1,000 frames per…