Drone with bird-bat-like wings can recover from mid-air collision
Scientists have created a drone that has the capacity to recover from mid-air collisions, after examining the wings of bats and birds and applying their...
Swift Parrot faces extinction if not protected, say Australian researchers
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to south eastern Australia in the winter, is facing such a devastating population...
Shell cuts hundreds of jobs in North Sea to manage increasing costs
Shell UK announced that it will cut 250 jobs in its North Sea operations this year.
The move is part of the oil giant's plan...
Animals know when earthquakes are coming, weeks in advance
Animals know when an earthquake is coming several weeks before it strikes, researchers reported this week. Three weeks before a major tremor, animals start moving around...
Bees tracked with microchip glued onto their backs, Kew Gardens study
In a study aimed at reversing bee decline, scientists at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have glued tiny 4.8mm x 8mm microchips onto the insects' backs...
Grab an asteroid boulder, put it into Moon orbit, and study it, NASA plan
NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission aims to grab a large boulder from the surface of a nearby asteroid, and then place into a stable orbit...
Supermassive black hole blows away galaxy’s star-building material
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that blows away star-building gas and dust from its host galaxy’s core. For years, scientists have wondered...
Every MP will receive an iPad Air 2 after the UK general election
The House of Commons announced that all Members of Parliament will be given a new iPad Air 2 and laptop after the general election....
Mars has life-sustaining nitrogen, Curiosity rover discovers
NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected life-sustaining nitrogen on Mars, further adding to the evidence that the Red Planet was habitable for life. Nitrogen is...
Apollo Education Group shares plummet after posting lackluster quarterly results
Apollo Education Group Inc shares plummeted after the company posted lower than expected fiscal Q2 revenue and cut its annual revenue forecast.
Apollo owns and...