Biology Scientists engineer first living organism with unnatural DNA May 9, 2014 - Updated on June 20, 2019
Geology Meet ‘Pinocchio rex’ – the 9 meter long, ferocious cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex May 8, 2014 - Updated on February 18, 2015
Biology Psilocybin, the active substance in magic mushrooms, inhibits the processing of negative emotions in the brain May 8, 2014
Astrophysics Researchers create a remarkably accurate model of our Universe and its evolution May 8, 2014
Anthropology Mysterious lines in Peru that predate the Nazca lines are directions to major fairs May 7, 2014
Research Why birds survived the dinosaur apocalypse: they were small enough May 7, 2014 - Updated on February 20, 2024
Inventions Volvo’s first self-driving cars now being tested live on public roads in Sweden May 7, 2014
Green Living Bioplastic made from shrimp shell could help curb plastic pollution May 6, 2014 - Updated on May 7, 2014
Environment Tree rings reveal worst droughts in the West’s history happened during Christopher Columbus’ lifetime May 6, 2014
Mind & Brain New circuitboard is 9,000 times faster and more energy efficient at simulating the human brain than PC April 29, 2014
Robotics Bionic prosthetic allows disabled to run, climb and even dance – watch this TED talk! April 28, 2014
Environmental Issues Environmental rule regulating mercury emissions saves lives (and $90 billion) April 25, 2014
Eco tips Condensing towers could make water from thin air in the driest places on Earth April 22, 2014
Health Thinking ‘obesity is a disease’ makes you more likely to eat high-calorie foods April 22, 2014
Alien life Vitamin B may have come from space – what does this mean for origin of life? April 22, 2014
Environment Frozen in time: Three-million-year-old landscape still exists beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet April 22, 2014
Biology MIT and Harvard researchers develop 100% internal cochlear implant April 21, 2014 - Updated on April 22, 2014
News China just admitted 20% of its farmland is polluted April 18, 2014 - Updated on September 7, 2018