Archaeology One of the first ancient civilizations, the Harappan, was devastated by climate change May 29, 2012
Biology Theories on the Evolution of Consciousness must Account for Why More Species Have not Evolved It May 29, 2012 - Updated on May 11, 2023
Environment Seagrass on ocean coasts can store twice as much carbon as tropical rainforests, yet face destruction May 22, 2012
Discoveries Chemical reactions turns CO2 into semiconductor material, and releases energy [!] May 21, 2012
Animals Earliest evidence of pollination is 100 million years-old, found in perfectly preserved insects May 15, 2012
Environmental Issues Humans need an extra planet at current rate of resource depletion, study finds May 15, 2012
Genetics Dark skin and natural blond hair genetic mystery solved May 4, 2012 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Diseases H5N1 controversial paper shows that bird flu is only a genetic mutation away from mammal flu May 3, 2012
Science New Yellowstone study suggests volcanic activity is more frequent than previously thought May 2, 2012
Anthropology Humanity is still subjected to the natural process of evolution, despite advances May 1, 2012 - Updated on December 3, 2021
Animals 24 new lizard species discovered in the Caribbean – already faced with extinction May 1, 2012 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Biology Recently found, mankind’s most distant relative doesn’t fit in any known branch of living organisms April 30, 2012
Remote sensing The Sombrero Galaxy is actually made up of two galaxies in one, infrared survey finds April 26, 2012
Psychology Humans think more rationally in a foreign language, study finds April 25, 2012 - Updated on December 22, 2022
Animals Bowerbirds grow garden just for the sake of beauty April 24, 2012 - Updated on January 16, 2013
Genetics Synthetic DNA and RNA that mimics chemistry of life can encode genetic information and evolve April 20, 2012 - Updated on June 20, 2019
Physics Physicist avoids traffic ticket by publishing a paper, proving his innocence April 16, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Inventions Real-life, working Tricorder developed by Trekkie-scientist and made open source available April 14, 2012
Anthropology Holding a gun makes you look bigger and stronger, study finds April 12, 2012 - Updated on April 14, 2012
Physics First-ever working quantum network lays foundation for the future’s quantum internet April 12, 2012
Animals T. Rex relative had an extensive plumage – biggest feathered dinosaur ever found April 5, 2012 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Nanotechnology The most sensitive scale in the world can measure to the yoctogram (proton’s mass) April 4, 2012
Robotics ‘Smart sand’ could morph into any object automatically April 2, 2012 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Astronomy IBM to develop world’s most powerful computing system tasked with finding origins of Universe April 2, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Mind & Brain The Human brain might be organized a whole lot simpler than previously thought. Imaging reveals 3-D grid structure March 30, 2012
Animals Bio-mechanical hybrid robot might detect diseases from inside your body March 30, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Geology Raindrops fossil 2.7-billion-year-old reveals secrets from Earth’s early atmosphere March 29, 2012
Anthropology New hominid species that lived alongside the famous Lucy was mostly a climber, not a walker March 28, 2012
Alien life How many Earth-like planets are there in the Milky Way? Billions, according to astronomers March 28, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Research Toy-inspired “Buckliball” paves the way towards a new class of engineering structures March 27, 2012 - Updated on April 22, 2023
