Health People eating dirt, literally. Study documents soil, raw starch ingestion in Madagascar November 7, 2012
Physics Nanodevice lets light waves travel infinitely fast. Theory of Relativity still in place November 7, 2012
Physics Physics premiere: synthetic magnetism used to control light – new generation of electronics possible November 1, 2012
Psychology Scientist’s 12-year old son helps unravel gaze mystery: we’re wired to look for eyes, not faces November 1, 2012
Diseases Bans on smoking result in one-third drop in heart attacks. Linked to second-hand smoke. October 30, 2012
Climate Huge methane deposits trapped in seabed sediments might get released due to warmer waters October 26, 2012
Biology Newly discovered microbial lifeforms form ‘electrical cables’ on deep-sea floor October 25, 2012
Archaeology World’s oldest undeciphered writing system on the brink of a breakthrough October 24, 2012
Psychology Humans are capable of short-term precognition, study finds October 24, 2012 - Updated on April 4, 2017
Anthropology The grandmother hypothesis – grandma babysitting helped us evolve longer lifespans October 24, 2012
Environmental Issues Solar geoengineering might hold the key to drastically reducing global warming October 22, 2012
Environmental Issues During the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history the world’s oceans reached 40°C – lethally hot October 19, 2012
Technology Nano-tech solar cells reach 18.2% efficiency without anti-reflective layers October 17, 2012
Animals Chinese turtle is unique in the animal kingdom: it urinates through its mouth October 11, 2012
Animals Fossil find of 520 million year-old arthropod might be the missing link in insects evolution October 11, 2012
Chemistry Sponge polymer soaks up oil and turns it into gel – viable option for cleaning oil spills October 9, 2012
Animals Slime can navigate using external memory, despite having no brain – a precursor to the nervous system? October 8, 2012
Environmental Issues Electric cars are twice as harmful than conventional cars to the environment during manufacturing October 8, 2012
Discoveries Perfectly preserved 30,000 year old mammoth discovered by 11 year old boy in icy Russia October 5, 2012
Environmental Issues Human induced greenhouse emissions were plenty before industrial age October 4, 2012
Environmental Issues More than half of the Great Barrier Reef has declined in the past 30 years October 2, 2012
