Mars had a huge ocean about 4.3 billion years ago, say NASA scientists
Mars used to have a huge ocean, possibly covering half of its northern hemisphere and bigger than the Arctic Ocean, NASA scientists reported this...
EA shutting down Maxis Emeryville
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is shutting down Maxis Emeryville, the Maxis studio that created critically acclaimed video games such as SimCity, the...
New paint means never having to wash cars, windows or clothes
The dream of never having to clean your car, windows or clothes may soon become a reality, say scientists from University College London, Imperial...
Praying mantis jumps with incredible precision and total control
The praying mantis is in total control during its jump, creating and manipulating angular momentum at spectacular speeds to guide its body for precise landings,...
Commercial space flights from UK spaceports by 2018, says Government
The UK Government plans to have a British spaceport operational by 2018, with commercial space flights taking off and landing at prices starting at...
iPad Pro production delayed due to display panel issues
Production of Apple's plus-sized iPad Pro has been delayed because of issues with display panels, according to sources.
The iOS tablet, which is rumoured to...
UK house prices fell 0.3% in February, according to Halifax
House prices in the UK dropped by 0.3% in February, according to Halifax, with the average property price standing at £192,372 - 8.3% higher...
Dawn probe about to orbit dwarf planet Ceres
The Dawn probe, launched by NASA in 2007, is about to start orbiting Ceres, the dwarf planet made of ice and rock that lies...
Ethiopian jawbone find shows humans were around 2.8 million years ago
An amazing fossil find in Ethiopia shows that the genus Homo was around 2.8 million years ago, which is 400,000 years earlier than scientists...
Homer Simpson discovered the Higgs boson during a mid-life crisis
In 1998 during a mid-life crisis, when he realized that he would probably reach the end of his life without having achieved anything, Homer Simpson just...