Anthropology Shocking picture of incredibly well-preserved 15 year old girl from the Inca empire April 9, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
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
Mind & Brain The Human brain might be organized a whole lot simpler than previously thought. Imaging reveals 3-D grid structure March 30, 2012
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
Research Toy-inspired “Buckliball” paves the way towards a new class of engineering structures March 27, 2012 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Archaeology Astronomically aligned ancient stone monolith marked the seasons 4,000 years ago March 27, 2012 - Updated on January 31, 2019
Physics Scientists devise qubits in a semiconductor for the first time March 26, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Genetics Memories are stored in specific brain cells, MIT Inception-like research finds March 23, 2012
Research Robot jellyfish that runs on hydrogen can swim forever in the ocean March 21, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Anthropology Human ancestors started walking on two legs to carry more scarce resources, study suggests March 20, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Environment Earth’s prehistoric atmosphere was covered in a haze similar to Saturn’s moon, Titan March 19, 2012
Physics Not that fast: neutrinos shown to travel at sub-light speed, refuting controversial claims March 16, 2012
Anthropology Mysterious hominid fossils found in China hint towards a new human species March 14, 2012
Physics Physics explains why the “man in the moon” stares at the Earth March 13, 2012 - Updated on August 2, 2023
Physics Nuclear clocks set to become most accurate timekeepers on Earth. Only a fraction of a second lost for 14 billion years March 9, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Physics MIT engineers create LED that has 230% efficiency. Thermodynamics laws still in place March 9, 2012
Discoveries Key neutrino discovery helps understand how their oscillation occurs March 8, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Inventions Electron microscope based on revolutionary technique set to provide highest resolution images ever March 7, 2012
Physics Fermilab’s Tevatron accelerator hints Higgs boson existance, confirms LHC data March 7, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Chemistry Nature inspired solar cells based on tiny fractals might lead to improved efficiency March 6, 2012
