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Space Plan From China Broadens Challenge to U.S. December 29, 2011- BEIJING ? Broadening its challenge to the United States, the Chinese ... Read more First of Nasa's Grail gravity twins enters Moon orbit 31 Dec 2011 - Nasa has succeeded in putting the ?rst of two gravity mapping satellites in orbit around... Read more Gene found linked to easily visible differences in kindness Nov. 11, 2011 - A gene variant that affects empathy, parental sensitivity and sociability is so powerful that... Read more Is our galaxy?s black hole shredding asteroids, planets? Nov. 9, 2011 - The black hole at the center of our galaxy may be shredding asteroids on a daily basis... Read more Mom?s mood may affect developing fetus Nov. 17, 2011 - Depression in a pregnant woman can change how the baby develops after birth... Read more "Dialogue between science and ethics is of the greatest importance.." VATICAN CITY, NOV. 14, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is acknowledging the temptations... Read more Explosion might have rocked space itself, scientists claim 4 October 2011 - Astronomers searching for an exotic type of ripple in the very fabric of space and time.... Read more Scientists studying universe's expansion win Nobel Prize in Physics - CNN.com 4 October 2011 - (CNN) -- The astounding discovery that our universe apparently is expanding at... Read more __________________________________________________________________________ UN highlights everyday bene?ts from space science and technology 4 October 2011 - Understanding more about space science and that bene?ts that such technology... Read more __________________________________________________________________________ Sharks' Virus Killer Could Cure Humans, Study Suggests Published September 19, 2011 Sharks aren't just tough on the outside?a substance in... Read more __________________________________________________________________________ Faster than light particles found, claim scientists 22 Sept. 2011 - It is a concept that forms a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe and the concept of... Read more Could robot tractors revolutionize agriculture? Sept. 20, 2011 - A ritual older than civilization itself?the farmer rising at dawn to till the fields all day?could... Read more Different cultures' music matches their speech styles, researchers find June 10, 2011 - Music from different cultures mimics their languages in terms of the types of pitch changes most... Read more Lock of hair pins down early migration of Aborigines 23 September 2011 - A lock of hair has helped scientists to piece together the genome of Australian Aborigines and rewrite the history.... Read more Canadian ?lm-maker's bionic eye 20 September 2011 - So much so that when he lost his eye six years ago, he took inspiration from some of his heroes.... Read more First planet with two suns reported found Sept. 15, 2011 - The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than... Read more Possible hints of much-sought mystery particle reported Aug. 17, 2011 - New results from the world?s largest particle smasher might hint at the existence of an elusive... Read more Astronomers: planet is blacker than coal, but glows faintly Aug. 11, 2011 - Astronomers say they have discovered the darkest known planet ? a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant... Read more UN panel on science and development meets to discuss poverty alleviation 15 September 2011 - Scientists, decision-makers and intellectuals from all over the world who comprise a United... Read more Facial expressions reported to develop before birth Sept. 14, 2011 - Babies in the womb develop a range of facial movements in which one can identify facial... Read more Plants to sustain sealed-off scientist 8 Sep 2011 - A SCIENTIST has volunteered to be sealed inside an airtight Perspex box with dozens of plants in an attempt to demonstrate... Read more Scientists testing theory that there are multiple universes 2 Sept 2011 - Scientists in the US have warned Nasa that the amount of so-called space junk orbiting Earth is at tipping point. Read more Tracking Vital Signs, Without the Wires September 3 2011 - CONFINED to their hospital beds, patients can only fantasize about stripping off all the wires that... Read more Scientists testing theory that there are multiple universes Aug. 4, 2011 - A group of physicists claims to be conducting the first test of a theory that holds our universe is just one of many. Read more Oxygen molecules "confirmed" in space Aug. 2, 2011 - Astronomers say they have confirmed for the first time that there are oxygen molecules in outer space. Read more Study identifies relatives of microbe that became part of us July 25, 2011 - Billions of years ago, a strange and fateful step in evolution took place, biologists say. Some bacteria... Read more MARKINGS POINT TO THE EXISTENCE OF LIQUID WATER ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE TODAY Aug 4, 2011 - All week we?ve heard rumblings from NASA that big Mars science news would drop today, and sure... Read more Fermi closes in on elusive God Particle July 27, 2011 - Scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory say they've found hints of a particle that has eluded... Read more Dolphins' "remarkable" healing abilities spur investigation July 22, 2011 - A doctor has launched an investigation into what he calls the "remarkable" ability of dolphins to... Read more "Invisibility cloak" said to be the first to work with visible light July 28, 2011 - For the first time, scientists have devised an "invisibility cloak" that hides objects from detection... Read more UN Economic and Social Council sets up committee on global geospatial information 27 July 2011 - The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today voted to establish a... Read more Sir Richard Branson on Virgin's space travel plans 22 July 2011 - The space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, marking the end of America's 30-year... Read more Different cultures' music matches their speech styles, researchers find June 10, 2011 - Music from different cultures mimics their languages in terms of the types of pitch changes mos... Read more Asteroid is leading Earth in strange dance, astronomers say July 28, 2011 - A newfound asteroid is locked in a strange dance with our planet - traveling ahead of Earth in its path... Read more Could simple anger have taught people to cooperate? June 20, 2011 - While researchers don?t agree on how humans first developed the exceptional level of cooperation... Read more Galaxy-sized twist in time may explain cosmic conundrum July 19, 2011 - A physicist has devised a galaxy-sized solution to one of the outstanding puzzles of subatomic physics: Read more "Personality" variation seen as vital to ants' success July 13, 2011 - They attack other colonies, plunder and rob, kill other colonies' inhabitants or keep them as slaves. Read more The Shuttle Ends Its Final Voyage and an Era in Space 21 July 2011 - The last space shuttle ?ight rolled to a stop just before 6 a.m. on Thursday, closing an era in the.... Read more Race to the Moon Heats Up for Private Firms 21 July 2011 - Now that the last space shuttle has landed back on Earth, a new generation of space entrepreneurs... Read more Ban stresses crucial role of science in addressing current global challenges 1 July 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of science and technology in helping... Read more Private companies hold the key to space travel's future 1 July 2011 - Sierra County, New Mexico (CNN) -- There are no roller coasters near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Read more UN stresses need for global cooperation on using outer space 1 June 2011 - As the world marks the 50th anniversary of humankind?s ?rst ?ight into outer space, the United Nations... Read more NASA Researchers Discover Large Amounts of Water on the Moon 28 May 2011 - A NASA-funded study reveals that the moon contains a much larger amount of water than was... Read more Astronauts Answering the Pope's Questions VATICAN CITY, MAY 25, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI's visit with the astronauts at the... Read more Benedict XVI Makes Historic Call to Space VATICAN CITY, MAY 22, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI held an historic teleconference over the... Read more Papal call to the Space Station 21 May 2011 - It was a first for the crew of the International Space Station: a papal call. His Holiness Benedict XVI talked... Read more Watch video "Confirmed": spinning Earth drags space along May 5, 2011 - Researchers say they have confirmed two predictions of Albert Einstein?s general theory of relativity, concluding... Read more Scientists surprised to find Egyptian princess had heart disease May 17, 2011 - An Egyptian princess had coronary artery disease more than 3,500 years ago, scientists say, in findings... Read more Giant storm grips Saturn as scientists get unprecedented view May 19, 2011 - European and American astronomers have teamed up to study a rare storm on Saturn in more detail than ever... Read more Strange cosmic ray hotspots stalk southern skies 3 May - Cosmic rays crashing into the Earth over the South Pole appear to be coming from particular locations... Read more Second experiment hints at seasonal dark matter signal 3 May - Things just got a little less lonely for researchers who have been insisting for years not only that their... Read more Information technology skills will boost women's participation in crucial sector - UN 28 April 2011 - Greater efforts to support girls and young women to acquire skills in information and communications... Read more UN increasingly using social media to publicize its work, senior of?cial says 27 April 2011 - The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) is increasingly harnessing social media and... Read more Brains of Buddhist monks scanned in meditation study 24 April 2011 - In a laboratory tucked away off a noisy New York City street, a soft-spoken neuroscientist has been placing... Read more Sleeping neurones linked to mistakes 28 April 2011 - When you are sleep deprived some of your neurones actually fall asleep and can lead you to make mistakes... Read more Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to go on Endeavour shuttle 26 April 2011 - It is the most complex space physics experiment ever built, and it will launch on shuttle Endeavour this week. Read more Earth Recovered from Prehistoric Global Warming Faster Than Previously Thought ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2011) - Earth may be able to recover from rising carbon dioxide emissions faster than previously... Read more Ozone hole has dried Australia, scientists ?nd The Antarctic ozone hole is about one-third to blame for Australia's recent series of droughts, scientists say. Read more Searching for secrets of the universe SCIENTISTS hope a super-sized telescope being built with Australian help will answer some of the biggest questions in... Read more First annual UN celebration marks 50 years since human space travel began 12 April 2011 - The United Nations today celebrated the ?rst annual International Day of Human Space Flight... Read more Scientists teleport Schrodinger's cat Apr 15, 2011 - Researchers from Australia and Japan have successfully teleported wave packets of light, potentially... Read more Patents issued under UN innovations registration system hit two million mark 14 April 2011 - The number of multiple States patents issued under a United Nations-backed treaty on intellectual... Read more Did the universe once have fewer dimensions? 16 March 2011 - The familiar three dimensions of space?height, width and length?may have been just one or two when... Read more 'Magnetricity' behaves like electricity 12 March 2011 - Electricity has a new little sister: magnetricity. Read more Particle smasher might also act as time machine, scientists say March 30, 2005 - The world's largest particle collider may also be the first machine that can make things travel backwards in time... Read more Arctic Ocean hosts weird freshwater pond 5 April 2011 - Freshwater has been accumulating in the Beaufort Gyre, a clockwise circulation pattern in the Arctic Ocean. Read more Fermilab data hint at possible new particle 6 April 2011 - Call it the little particle accelerator that could. For the second time in weeks, the relatively small Tevatron... Read more NASA: Piece of space junk not a threat to station crew 5 April 2011 - (CNN) -- NASA determined Tuesday that a piece of space junk will not pose a threat to the crew aboard... Read more Pre-pregnancy DNA tests for genetic conditions approved 6 April 2011 - Genetic tests for conditions that can be passed on to future generations should be more widely... Read more Space tourism closer as Virgin Galactic nears lift off 30 March 2011 - In the Mojave Desert, a hundred miles north of Los Angeles, engineers are working on a project which... Read more Scientists give chilling warnings on climate 1 April 2011 - New Zealanders have been issued with a stark warning to expect ?surprises? by scientists who say they... Read more Scientists blown away by rising wind speeds Mar 25, 2011 - Wind speeds and wave heights over the world's oceans have been steadily increasing for the past... Read more NASA scientist's claims of alien life in meteorite being reviewed by experts Mar 7 - A NASA scientist's claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of a meteorite has stirred both... Read more Scientists steer car with thoughts Feb. 21, 2011 - You'd better not let your thoughts wander if you drive using a new technology from the Free University... Read more Explosion shutting down a galactic party: physicists Feb. 23, 2011 - An immense black hole in a galaxy far, far away seems to be causing an explosion that will change... Read more Tiny bugs have own personalities despite being clones, scientists say March 3, 2011 - Tiny green insects known as pea aphids have individual behavior patterns, or ?personalities,? despite ... Read more Scientists put a date on world's 'strangest' book Feb. 10, 2011 - As enthusiasts across the world pore over the Voynich manuscript?penned by an unknown author... Read more Scientists worry that vines are taking over the American tropics Feb. 15, 2011 - Sleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Read more Space Tourism: One Giant Leap for Researchers Feb 28, 2011 - If all goes as planned, within a couple of years, tourists will be rocketing into space aboard a Virgin Galactic ... Read more
UN partners with West African nations to boost information technology in universities 11 February 2011 - The United Nations agency tasked with promoting education and the West African monetary union today ... Read more Meditation really can change the brain, study finds Jan. 23, 2011 - An eight-week program of meditation led to brain structure changes in people participating in a study, Read more Bizarre ?quantum? behavior noted in device large enough to see March 22, 2010 - A device large enough to be seen with the unaided eye has been made to show ?quan-tum? behavior, Read more Self-control in childhood predicts success later, study finds Jan. 24, 2011 - A child's self-control skills?such as conscientiousness, self-discipline, and perseverance?can predict ... Read more Birds may attract mates with ?scary movie? effect Jan. 18, 2011 - Using a horror film to bring your date closer is a classic move in the teenage playbook. Now, a study of ... Read more Birds' plastic nest décor carries a message, scientists find Jan. 20, 2011 - Members of a bird species that decorate their nests with bits of white plastic do it for more than just looks, Read more Hubble peers back to an age of fewer, newer galaxies Jan. 16, 2011 - Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have peered so far across space that they have seen an... Read more Possible Earth-sized, habitable planets found Feb. 2, 2011 - NASA's Kepler space telescope seems to have discovered five planets that are about the size of Earth and... Read more New research points to earlier human migration out of Africa, 125,000 years ago January 27, 2011; For decades, the consensus scienti?c opinion has held that anatomically modern humans ?rst migrated... Read more Test could screen for more than 400 childhood diseases Jan. 12, 2011 - A new genetic test could be used routinely by doctors to screen for 448 severe childhood diseases... Read more New gene ?encyclopedias? delve deeper into life's mechanics Dec. 22, 2010 - Eight years ago, the massive Human Genome Project identified most of the roughly 20,000-25,000... Read more Misfolded molecules gain prominence as culprits in aging Jan. 6, 2011 - Misfolded biological molecules are under growing suspicion as major culprits in the aging process, Read more Thunderstorms produce antimatter, scientists find Jan. 10, 2011 - Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter... Read more NASA spots smallest planet yet found outside our solar system Jan 11, (CNN) -- A NASA spacecraft has detected a rocky planet that is the smallest ever discovered outside the Sun's... Read more Scientists Create Rainstorms in the Desert 4 Jan, (CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - The defining feature of a desert is its consistent lack of rainfall. Yet Sheikh Khalifa ... Read more Journal's Paper on ESP Expected to Prompt Outrage 5 Jan - One of psychology's most respected journals has agreed to publish a paper presenting what its author describes... Read more Drilling Project in the Dead Sea Aimed at Climate History and History of Humankind ScienceDaily (Dec. 22, 2010) ? About 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and... Read more 30,000-year-old girl's pinkie points to new early human species Dec. 23, 2010 (CNN) -- An overlooked female pinkie bone put in storage after it was discovered in a Siberian cave... Read more A lost civilization under the Persian Gulf? Dec. 15, 2010 Courtesy of University of Chicago Press Journals and World Science staff Once fertile ground now... Read more Old leaf-cutter ants ?retire? to more manageable jobs Dec. 13, 2010 - When their razor-sharp jaws wear out, leaf-cutter ants change jobs as their more efficient sisters take... Read more Our gold was a crash delivery from space, study finds Dec. 10, 2010 - Gold prices seem otherworldly these days?which may be fitting in light of a new study that says almost... Read more Images from space enhance UN efforts to promote sustainable development on Earth 14 December 2010 - From shrinking glaciers and forests to the ravages of mining and urban sprawl, the United Nations... Read more Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History 17 Dec 2010 -EIN GEDI, Israel ? Five miles out, nearly to the center of the Dead Sea, an international team of scientists... Read more Being too clean may lead to allergies, study suggests Nov. 29, 2010 - Young people may suffer more allergies if they're overexposed to antibacterial soaps with a common... Read more Scientists work to make livestock happier?even if it must die Dec. 8, 2010 - Scientists have embarked on a new research program aimed at ensuring farm animals live more happily... Read more Low dose aspirin cuts cancer risk, study finds Dec. 7, 2010 - Regular, low doses of aspirin reduce the occurrence of several common cancers, according to a study... Read more Molecule said to underlie benefits of light drinking Nov. 21, 2010 - A well studied molecule called Notch may be behind the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol drinking... Read more Astronomers puzzled by galaxies that formed ?too early? Nov. 25, 2010 - Some of the biggest galaxies may have formed billions of years earlier than prevailing scientific models predict... Read more Dinos out of way, mammals ballooned to record sizes Nov. 26, 2010 - The dinosaurs' demise 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to eventually grow over a thousandfold... Read more Finding ?triples? number of stars in universe Dec. 2, 2010 - Little stars called red dwarfs are much more common than previously thought?so much so that any... Read more ?Forests? detectable even in distant solar systems, scientists suggest Dec. 4, 2010 - ?Tree-like? life forms might be detectable even from across the vast spaces that separate us from planets... Read more New test could estimate age of crime suspects from bloodstains Nov. 22, 2010 - A new test can estimate crime suspects' or missing people's ages to an accuracy of nine years based... Read more Are the poor better at reading emotions? Nov. 23, 2010 - People of low socioeconomic status are better at reading others' emotions than are upper-class folk... Read more NASA finds bacteria 'aliens' 3 Dec 2010 - Bacteria that thrive on arsenic have been scooped from a California lake, a discovery that redefines the building... Read more Ball lightning 'may explain UFOs' 1 Dec 2010 - Some UFO sightings could be explained by ball lightning and other atmospheric phenomena, claims... Read more Giant bubbles found at heart of Milky Way Nov. 9, 2010 - A NASA space telescope has unveiled a giant, previously unseen structure resembling a pair of giant ... Read more Galaxies detected by their ?shadows? Nov. 2, 2010 - Astronomers have reported finding 10 huge new clusters of galaxies using a new method that detects... Read more ?Gangster? bird found to charge for protection Nov. 19, 2010 - In what some scientists are likening to a mob protection racket, a species of birds in Africa has been... Read more UNESCO and cosmetics giant L'Oréal honour ?ve outstanding women scientists 9 November 2010 - The United Nations Educational, Scienti?c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and cosmetics... Read more Emerging economies advancing rapidly in scienti?c research - UN 10 November 2010 - Emerging economies are rapidly closing the gap in global research and development between the... Read more Epic collision brings scientists closer to grasping universe's origins 9 Nov, 2010 (CNN) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to recreating the conditions at the birth of the universe and to... Read more Observatories on 5 continents to scan skies for extraterrestrial life November 6, 2010; The scienti?c search for extraterrestrial intelligence went global this weekend as observatories in 13... Read more MRI brain imaging pinpoints deception 1 Nov, 2010 Our ability to project a picture of ourselves in other people's minds may be down to a distinct form of brain... Read more Dream recording device 'possible' researcher claims 27 Oct, 2010 - A US researcher says he plans to electronically record and interpret dreams. Writing in the journal Nature... Read more ?Liberal gene? identified Oct. 28, 2010 - Researchers have for the first time identified a gene that they say can influence political outlook. Read more Early date for Chinese human fossils 26 Oct, 2010 - Modern humans could have reached East Asia much earlier than believed, according to new evidence... Read more Grass could turn toxic waste into energy Oct. 29, 2010 - A team of Australian and Chinese scientists claims to have pioneered a method to decontaminate polluted land... Read more Forecast: global warming may bring giant drought Oct. 19, 2010 - Thanks to global warming, the United States and many other populous countries face a growing threat of long... Read more More species slide to extinction Oct. 26, 2010 - One fifth of animal and plant species are under the threat of extinction, a global conservation study has... Read more Obese kids said to show sign of ?middle-age? heart disease Oct. 25, 2010 - Obese children have stiff blood vessels typical of much older adults with cardiovascular disease, who are... Read more Daily vibration may help protect aging bones Oct. 26, 2010 - Daily, whole-body vibration may reduce the bone density loss that usually occurs with age, researchers... Read more Astronomers peer into primordial ?fog? Oct. 21, 2010 - Astronomers say they have confirmed the discovery of the furthest galaxy known, an object so remote that... Read more Scientists work on sun-charged ?heat battery? Oct. 27, 2010 - Scientists are envisioning a new type of rechargeable battery that would store heat absorbed from the sun... Read more Watch video Moon's water is useful resource, says Nasa Oct. 22, 2010 - There are oases of water-rich soil that could sustain astronauts on the Moon, according to Nasa. Read more Neanderthals had feelings too, researchers say Oct. 5, 2010 - Neanderthal people had a deep-seated sense of compassion, their brutish reputation notwithstanding... Read more Marine census shows ocean life ?richer? than expected Oct. 4, 2010 - A ten-year effort by marine explorers from more than 80 countries has led to the first global Census of Marine Life... Read more Societies evolve a bit like creatures, study finds Oct. 13, 2010 - Societies evolve somewhat similarly to the way living creatures do, in that increases in complexity tend... Read more Artificial white light may become eye-friendly Oct. 6, 2010 - The harsh, artificial-looking light of today's energy-efficient light bulbs could become a thing of the past... Read more Get them some sleep, scientists say of young delinquents Oct. 12, 2010 - Juvenile delinquency among high school students may be partly linked to lack of sleep, researchers have... Read more Butterflies ?treat? sick young Oct. 11, 2010 - Monarch butterflies seem to ?treat? their unborn offspring for a parasitic infection by laying the eggs on ... Read more Ingredients of life could form over Saturn moon: study Oct. 7, 2010 - The types of molecules necessary to build living things may have formed in the hazy atmosphere of Titan... Read more Obama signs Nasa up to new future 11 Oct 2010, The US space agency (Nasa) has been given a new direction, one that will seek to put astronauts in orbit using... Read more Previously unknown language emerges in India 6 October 2010 - (CNN) -- Linguists announced Monday they have identified an endangered language known as Koro that... Read more Molecule building work wins Nobel 6 Oct, 2010 - Three scientists have shared this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new ways of linking carbon... Read more Tablet PC for developing nations 5 Oct, 2010 - The One Laptop Per Child organisation has been given a $5.6m (£3.5m) grant to develop a tablet version of its... Read more Candidate ?habitable? planet described as most promising yet Sept. 29, 2010 - Astronomers have identified what they describe as the most promising candidate yet for a habitable planet... Read more Just bad boys, or malfunctioning brains? Sept. 26, 2010 - Antisocial boys who abuse drugs, break laws and act recklessly aren't just ?bad?: many of them may have... Read more Over a fifth of plant species may face extinction threat Sept. 28, 2010 - One in five plant species are threatened with extinction, putting plants on a par with mammals in terms of... Read more Physicists claim first true random number generation Sept. 13, 2010 - Seemingly random events seen in daily life, such as the results of dice throws, actually have definite causes... Read more Money CAN buy happiness, within limits: study Sept. 8, 2010 - Money can buy happiness, but within limits, a study suggests. Read more Organic farms have better fruit, soil, environment, study finds Sept. 2, 2010 - Compared to conventional strawberry farms, organic ones consistently produce fruit that's equal or better in taste... Read more In war on germs, ?backstabbers? could be our friends on the inside Sept. 6, 2010 - Days after scientists reported discovering ?charitable? bacteria whose activities might help reveal new infection... Read more A ?fundamental? number may be shifty, astronomers say Sept. 7, 2010 - A number traditionally believed to be the same universe-wide, and which characterizes the strength of electricity... Read more Giving robots the ability to deceive Sept. 9, 2010 - A robot tricks an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and then hiding. While this sounds like a scene from one... Read more Brain region linked to introspective thinking Sept. 16, 2010 - A specific brain region is larger in people who are good at turning their thoughts inward and reflecting on their... Read more Global Warming's Silver Lining? Northern Countries Will Thrive and Grow, Researcher Predicts 5 September 2010 - As worldwide population increases by 40 percent over the next 40 years, sparsely populated Canada, Scandinavia... Read more Strange dinosaur remains discovered in Spain 9 Sept, 2010 - Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner... Read more In one day, two asteroids buzz the Earth 9 Sept, 2010 - (CNN) -- Two small asteroids passed within the moon's distance from the Earth about 12 hours apart on Wednesday... Read more Biggest black holes formed early, study finds Aug. 26, 2010 - The first ?supermassive? black holes were formed shortly after the birth of the universe. That's the conclusion of... Read more A moment on the lips, a year on the hips Aug. 24, 2010 - Just a few weeks of overeating may affect your weight and fat storage years later? even if you lost the weight you initially... Read more Attacked, tobacco plants call their enemy's enemy Aug. 27, 2010 - When caterpillars nibble on wild tobacco plants, the leafy victims emit a distress signal that brings the vermins' enemy... Read more Evolution rewritten, over and over Aug. 31, 2010 - Palaeontologists are always claiming that their latest fossil discovery will ?rewrite evolutionary history.? Read more Scientists: The Moon is slowly shrinking Aug. 20, 2010 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite is revealing landforms that indicate the moon is shrinking, researchers say. Read more New Mars tests find possible life ingredients September 3, 2010; Thirty-four years after NASA's Viking missions to Mars sent back results interpreted to mean there was no organic... Read more Ancient coral reef uncovered in South Pacific 1 September 2010 - An ancient reef found in the Pacific may provide clues to what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise. Read more The Power of Biological Light in Healing 27 August 2010 - A Russian scientist, Pjotr Garjajev, has managed to intercept communication from a DNA molecule in the form of... Read more Scientists create liver cells from patients' skin Aug 25, 2010 6:31pm EDT (Reuters) - Scientists have created liver cells in a lab for the first time using reprogrammed cells from human... Read more Bugs in orbit unlock secret to life in space 24 August 2010 -Microbes taken from a cliff in a small fishing village in Britain have survived the hostile conditions of space and could... Read more UN hopes science review eases climate scepticism 30 August 2010 - A review due on Monday (US time) can help restore public faith in the United Nations panel of climate scientists and its... Read more Telescope Detects Possible Earth-Size Planet 26 August 2010 - Scientists working with NASA's Kepler satellite reported Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times... Read more Spinal-Fluid Test Is Found to Predict Alzheimer's 9 August 2010 - Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in identifying patients with significant memory... Read more Colonise space or perish, Hawking warns 10 August 2010 - Mankind's only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earth of resources and face a... Read more New UN online tool detects global fire hotspots in real time 11 August 2010 - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today unveiled a new online portal to help countries... Read more Experts Opine on Building Homes in Outer Space VALENCIA, Spain, JULY 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A recent conference on space architecture brought together astronomers, architects... Read more Atom smasher closing in on 'God particle' 27 Jul - The world's biggest atom smasher has scaled up in power even faster than hoped for and may soon unlock some of the... Read more First-of-Its-Kind Map Details the Height of the Globe's Forests ScienceDaily (July 21, 2010) ? Using NASA satellite data, scientists have produced a ?rst-of-its kind map that details the height of... Read more 'Sniff code' device controls wheelchair 30 Jul - Scientists have developed a device that allows people with severe disabilities to control a wheelchair by sniffing. Read more US lab eyes more time to hunt Higgs boson particle 22 July, 2010 - A US "atom smasher" may get three more years of life in order to continue its hunt for the so-called God particle... Read more Unusual electrons go with the flow July 15, 2010 - Scientists on a quest to discover new states of matter have found that on the surfaces of certain materials, charged... Read more Strange crystals found to twist as they grow July 18, 2010 Chemists have created crystals that can twist and untwist, pointing to a much more varied process of crystal growth than was previously... Read more New Plan For NASA Keeps Shuttles On The Job (For Now) July 15, 2010 - A NASA oversight committee unanimously passed a plan to postpone the space shuttles' retirement and build a new U.S... Read more Senior UN, private sector officials define vision for globally connected society 12 July 2010 - Meeting at a United Nations forum, leaders from the private sector, civil society and the creative world have underscored... Read more
World?s ?rst solar-powered plane lands safely 8 July, 2010 - Solar Impulse has become the world?s ?rst solar-powered plane to make it through the night, landing safely at 9am. Read more Watch video Group of genes may predict longevity with 77% accuracy July 2, 2010 - Researchers have identified a group of genes that they say can be used to predict with 77 percent accuracy whether... Read more ?Standard model? safe as physicists can't find misbehaving light particles June 29, 2010 - Physicists say they have confirmed to a near certainty that particles of light obey a basic distinction between two... Read more Drug found to thwart mental decline, grow brain cells in rodents July 8, 2010 - Scientists have discovered a chemical that they say restores memory-forming capacity in aging rats, likely by promoting... Read more Clues of Britain's First Humans 7 July, 2010 - The last time the British Museum claimed that the earliest known human was British, some 98 years ago, its evidence was... Read more Moon water sheds light on Earth's development 6 July, 2010 - NASA scientists say their latest findings from the moon shed light on the Earth's development... Read more Scientists Cite Fastest Case of Human Evolution 1 July, 2010 - Tibetans live at altitudes of 13,000 feet, breathing air that has 40 percent less oxygen than is available at sea level... Read more First pics of faraway planet confirmed 1 July, 2010 - Scientists led by Dr David Lafreniere from the University of Montreal in Canada say the planet, about eight times the size... Read more Monster Moby Dick chomped on whales 1 July, 2010 - Scientists have reported the discovery of an extinct predator sperm whale with jaws and teeth so huge it probably hunted... Read more Test to predict menopause age a step nearer 27 June 2010 - Doctors are a step closer to accurately predicting the age at which a woman will hit the menopause... Read more Study examines scientists' 'climate credibility' 22 June, 2010 - Some 98% of climate scientists that publish research on the subject support the view that human activities are warming... Read more LHC smashes beam collision record 28 June, 2010 - Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) say they have moved a step closer to their aim of unlocking the... Read more Aussie research spices up organ transplants 21 June, 2010 - Researchers believe a spice extract could be used as a treatment to improve the life of transplanted organs... Read more Ocean covered a third of Mars, study concludes June 13, 2010 - Some 3.5 billion years ago, a vast ocean likely covered more than one-third of Mars and was part of an Earth-like... Read more Sense of direction may be innate June 17, 2010 - Are we born with a sense of direction, or is it learned? New research suggests the brain comes hard-wired with... Read more Oil spill threatens iconic fish with saw-like snout May 27, 2010 - The oil spill caused by the collapse of a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico threatens to kill off a critically endangered... Read more Study seeks to show how acupuncture really works May 30, 2010 - Scientists are presenting a new theory on the mechanism of acupuncture?a traditional Chinese healing technique that... Read more Diversity within species may be as important as among them 2 June 2010 - For the health and resilience of a natural environment, it may be as important for each species to have genetic diversity... Read more Comets may have come from other solar systems June 10, 2010 - Many of the best known comets, including Halley, Hale-Bopp and McNaught, may have been born orbiting other stars... Read more Japanese space probe crashes to Earth 14 June, 2010 - Japanese scientists say they have located the space capsule Hayabusa after a helicopter search over Woomera in... Read more Squirrels found to adopt orphans June 1, 2010 - Those squirrels you often see fighting over food may not seem altruistic, but new research has found that the critters... Read more Exploding star spews out calcium 20 May 2010 - Astronomers have discovered a new type of exploding star that spews huge quantities of calcium and defies the two... Read more LHC's particle search 'nearing' 17 May 2010 - The Large Hadron Collider could soon begin a search for new sub- atomic particles, a leading physicist says... Read more New clue to anti-matter mystery 19 May 2010 - A US-based physics experiment has found a clue as to why the world around us is composed of normal matter and... Read more Palestinian girls nab science prize in Silicon Valley, praise at UN headquarters 18 May 2010 - Three Palestinian girls educated in a United Nations-funded school in a refugee camp have made history by winning a... Read more Star caught eating its offspring 21 May 2010 - For the first time, scientists are seeing a distant planet being slowly eaten by its parent star... Read more Radical treatment gives MS patient his life back 18 May 2010 - A new stem cell treatment has saved the life of a young Australian with multiple sclerosis, but MS Australia still warns... Read more Can a mother's voice spur coma recovery? May 11, 2010 - Karen Schroeder's recorded voice spoke to her son, Ryan, trying to remind him of the time he had decided to raise... Read more Why is breast milk best? It's in the genes, scientists say May 13, 2010 - Is breast milk so different from infant formula? Yes, say scientists, who in a new study have compared breast-fed and... Read more Mom's hugs in youth may help keep doctor away later May 18, 2010 - While poverty has been associated with higher risk for illnesses, receiving plenty of maternal warmth during childhood... Read more US team creates first 'synthetic life' 21 May 2010 - WASHINGTON (AFP) - US researchers have developed the first self-replicating bacteria cell controlled by a synthetic... Read more Black hole 'hurled out of galaxy' 12 May 2010 - A supermassive black hole may have been observed in the process of being hurled from its parent galaxy at high speed... Read more Broadband internet can spur anti-poverty efforts, UN agency says 10 May 2010 - Information and communication technologies, such as high-speed internet, can help drive social and economic... Read more Robot arm controlled by the mind 12 May 2010 - Every morning Christian Kandlbauer wakes up, dresses himself, and gets in his car to drive to work. Read more ...Detailed studies of the ways bats and dolphins use sound to echo-locate... 11 May 2010 - The research could also help robots improve how they find their way around hazardous environments. Read more Telescope finds hole in space 12 May 2010 - A gaping hole in the clouds surrounding a batch of young stars has been found by the Herschel Space Observatory. Read more 'Starving yogi' astounds Indian scientists 11 May 2010 - An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team... Read more Rocks record early magnetic field 4 May 2010 - Scientists have managed to push back the date for the earliest known presence of a magnetic field on Earth by about... Read more Palestinian girls take science project from UN school to Silicon Valley 28 April 2010 - Three teenagers studying in a United Nations-funded school in a refugee camp in the West Bank have been chosen to... Read more Whatever Happened to the Hole in the Ozone Layer? 6 May 2010 - Three British scientists shocked the world when they revealed on May 16th, 1985 ? 25 years ago ? that aerosol... Read more UN-backed initiative welcomes website's effort to promote rural jobs in India 6 May 2010 - A United Nations-supported global initiative today welcomed the efforts of an international recruitment website to... Read more Audio slideshow: Hubble's first 20 years 23 Apr 2010 - The world's most famous space telescope has been peering into some of the deepest recesses of the universe for... Read more Watch video Indonesia hosts world's biggest geothermal energy forum April 25, 2010 - The congress in Bali is an attempt to look at how to better develop geothermal power as an environmentally friendly... Read more Dreams 'can help with learning' 23 April 2010 - Napping after learning something new could help you commit it to memory - as long as you dream, scientists say. Read more Soil Production of C02 May Decline As World Warms 27 April 2010 - Contradicting earlier studies showing that soil microbes will emit more carbon dioxide as global warming intensifies... Read more Protected Reef Offers Model for Conservation April 26, 2010 GLOVER'S REEF, Belize ? As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across... Read more Southern Ocean current flows faster than Amazon 26 Apr 2010 - Scientists have measured the most powerful current that helps drive the circulation of the Southern Ocean, paving the way... Read more 'Hot' substance in chilli peppers key to killing pain 27 Apr 2010 - Studying chilli peppers is helping scientists create a new type of painkiller which could stop pain at its source... Read more
Nasa readies jumbo eye in the sky April 22, 2010 - The US space agency Nasa has unveiled a powerful new tool in its quest to unravel the mysteries of the Universe. Read more Site chosen for super-telescope 26 April 2010 - Europe has chosen the place it wants to build the world's biggest optical telescope. Read more Brain circuits for empathy, violence may overlap April 18, 2010 Human brain circuits involved in empathy and in violence may overlap, scientists have found. They say the discovery... Read more First Light for the Solar Dynamics Observatory 21 Apr 2010 - April 21, 2010: Warning, the images you are about to see could take your breath away. Read more Watch videos Hubble's role in search for aliens 22 Apr 2010 - The powerful vision of the Hubble Telescope - which turns 20 this week - has expanded our cosmic horizons and brought... Read more Spectacular images from Sun probe 22 Apr 2010 - Scientists are seeing the violent and dynamic processes of the Sun in unprecedented detail thanks to a new... Read more Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior April 21, 2010; 10:23 AM - The year of the earthquake has suddenly become the year of the volcano. Read more 'Gigantic' scorpion fossil found 20 April 2010 - A cast is being made of tracks left by a two-metre long ancient animal in north east Fife. Read more Ocean census uncovers microbe world 19 April 2010 - An ocean census has revealed a "new world" of richly diverse marine microbe life that could help scientists... Read more Giant 'UFO' balloon lifts off in Alice Fri Apr 16, 2010 - It looks like an giant elongated jelly fish floating towards the edge of space - and as it drifts from Alice Springs... Read more Trial of bionic eye within three years 30 Mar - Melbourne researchers have developed a prototype for a bionic eye which they hope to implant in a person within three years. Read more How caterpillar walk became talk 13 April 2010 -Communication in caterpillars evolved from the simple act of walking, according to scientists. Read more HP outlines memory of the future 8 Apr 2010 - The fundamental building blocks of all computing devices could be about to undergo a dramatic change that would allow... Read more New species of human found in 'death trap' 9 April 2010 - Remains of new species of early human have been found in South Africa at the base of what was once a network of... Read more Venus 'still volcanically active' 9 Apr 2010 - Data from Europe's Venus Express probe suggests that Earth's neighbour may still be able to erupt volcanoes. Read more 'World needs a barometer of life' 9 April 2010 - The world needs a "barometer of life" to prevent ecosystems and species being lost forever, scientists have warned. Read more Scientists link low birth weight and diabetes 7 Apr 2010 - British researchers have found two genetic variants that affect a baby's size at birth and say one of them is also linked... Read more Lasers could create clean nuclear energy 6 April 2010 - An Australian-led team of scientists may have found a way of creating a cheap and abundant source of clean energy... Read more Discovery lifts off for space station 5 Apr 2010 - Space shuttle Discovery with seven astronauts aboard has blasted off on one of NASA's final servicing missions to the... Read more Agile 'roadrunner' dinosaur fossil discovered in China 30 March 2010 - One the most agile dinosaurs so far discovered has been unearthed in China. Read more Cern LHC sees high-energy success 30 March 2010 - Scientists working on the European machine have smashed beams of protons together at energies that are 3.5 times... Read more Watch video Bizarre ?quantum? behavior noted in device large enough to see March 22, 2010 A device large enough to be seen with the unaided eye has been made to show ?quantum? behavior, a possibility that previously applied Read more ?Artificial leaves? could help power machines of future March 26, 2010 Scientists are presenting a design strategy for a long-sought artificial leaf, which they say could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce Read more It seems we're all more human than average March 14 , 2010 - For many, it's almost a truism that most people think they're ?better? than average, and a good deal of past research Read more Repeated anesthesia may affect kids' learning March 11, 2010, A study with young rodents shows repeated anesthesia wipes out memory-forming brain cells, scientists say. Read more DNA identifies new ancient human 24 March 2010 - Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human through analysis of DNA from a finger bone Read more Switzerland: Green Light for a Proton Collision Course 23 March 2010 - After spending $10 billion and making preparations for 16 years, scientists hope to start the world's biggest physics... Read more Scientists hide gold with 3D "invisibility cloak" 19 March 2010 - LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists have created a three-dimensional "invisibility cloak" that can hide objects by Read more CSIRO chief defends climate science 19 March 2010 - The head of Australia's peak science body has spoken out in defence of climate scientists, saying the link between Read more Scientists go 'gaga' to find creatures beneath 180 metres of ice 16 March 2010 - WASHINGTON - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like Read more 'It's the Magna Carta of physics!' Albert Einstein's original theory of relativity manuscript goes on display for the first time 9 March 2010 - The original manuscript of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking theory of relativity has gone on display in its entirety for the Read more Collider to shut down for a year March 10, 2010, The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) must close at the end of 2011 for up to a year to address design issues, according Read more New UN satellite standards to boost communications in emergencies 10 March 2010 - New radiocommunication standards for satellite services that could be used to save greater lives in the wake of Read more Collider to shut down for a year March 10, 2010, The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) must close at the end of 2011 for up to a year to address design issues, according Read more Exotic antimatter finding may clarify cosmic symmetries March 4, 2010, Physicists say they have detected the heaviest ?anti-nucleus? to date, a rare specimen of a sort of mirror-image form Read more Nanometre 'fuses' for high- performance batteries 9 March 2010, Minuscule tubes coated with a chemical fuel can act as a power source with 100 times more electrical power by weight Read more . Ban urges students to find common ground at UN forum on bioethics 4 March 2010 - Bioethics increasingly has implications for many areas of people's lives and it is important to identify common ground Read more . Nasa finds vast water ice deposits at Moon's north pole raising prospect of manned base 3rd March 2010, Nasa has discovered vast quantities of water on the Moon, rekindling dreams of a manned lunar base. Read more . Polar bears survived previous ice thaw... but they won't be so lucky this time, warn experts 2nd March 2010, When it comes to bears, the polar species is the new kid on the block. A rare fossil jaw found in Norway has Read more .
'It's the Magna Carta of physics!' Albert Einstein's original theory of relativity manuscript goes on display for the first time 10 Mar 2010, The original manuscript of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking theory of relativity has gone on display in its entirety for the first time. Read more . Geophysicists Push Age of Earth's Magnetic Field Back 250 Million Years 4 Mar 2010, Earth's magnetic field existed about 250 million years earlier than previously thought, new research suggests, Read more . Shields Up: Magnetized Rocks Push Back Origin of Earth's Magnetic Field 4 Mar 2010, CLASSIC ROCK: Barberton Mountain Land in South Africa preserves relatively pristine rocks formed just a billion years Read more . DNA test 'could predict most effective diet' 5 Mar 2010, A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet, Read more . Days 'shorter after Chilean earthquake' The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile probably shifted the Earth's axis and shortened the day, Bloomberg reported. Read more . Nose scanning techniques could sniff out criminals 2 Mar 2010, We already have iris and fingerprint scanning but noses could be an even better method of identification, says a study Read more . ?Quantum chemistry? a new window into lives of molecules Feb. 12, 2010, Physicists have detected molecules interacting with each other near the coldest possible temperature, Read more . Vitamin cocktail found to extend youthfulness in mice Feb. 15, 2010 A complex cocktail of ingredients available in many drug stores helps keep mice youthful into old age, judging by their physical Read more . Child obesity: It's the TV food ads, not the TV, study finds Feb. 9, 2010, To head off obesity in your kids, you don't have to prohibit TV, some scientists are advising. Instead, they say, Read more . PONTIFF: BIOETHICS NEEDS NATURAL LAW VATICAN CITY, FEB. 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming that bioethics, with all of the scientific developments it Read more . Stride toward quantum computer reported Feb. 6, 2010, Researchers are reporting that they have passed a major hurdle in the quest to create a radically new kind Read more . Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises Feb 10, Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more Read more . Excessive Internet use linked to depression Feb. 3, 2010, People who spend a lot of time on the Internet are more likely to show depressive symptoms, according to the first Read more . Quantum trick for pressure-sensitive mobile devices Feb 9, Hand-held devices could soon have pressure-sensitive touch-screens and keys, thanks to a UK firm's material that exploits Read more . 'Vegetative state' man responds to questions Feb 4, London, England (CNN) -- A man presumed to have been in a vegetative state for five years has communicated with the Read more . Space UFO baffles scientists Feb 4, Astronomers are at a loss to explain a comet-like object they believe was created by the collision of two asteroids. Read more . Fish oil supplements' beat psychotic mental illness' Feb 2, Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest. Read more . Stress may cause cancer, study suggests Jan. 13, 2010 - Stress may cause cells to become cancerous, Yale University scientists have found, in a study that also suggests Read more . Post-traumatic stress diagnosed using magnetism Jan. 21, 2010 - The thicket of anxiety, recurring nightmares and related problems that envelops some war veterans and other trauma Read more . Some dino feather colors identified Jan. 27, 2010 - The colour of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds has been identified for the first time, reports a paper published Read more Study: recognition of facial expressions not universal Jan. 26, 2010 - Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way, according to new research. Read more . Report: cancer studies used wrong cells Jan. 14, 2010 - More than 100 published studies and two clinical trials involving esophageal cancer are based partly or wholly on Read more . Supernovae linked to gamma ray bursts Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 - Scientists have discovered a new way of detecting gamma ray bursts while using radio telescopes Read more Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled 6 Jan 2010 - The giant halo of dark matter that surrounds our galaxy is shaped like a flattened beach ball, researchers say. Read more .