Zombie worm Osedax lived on prehistoric carcasses of reptiles
The Osedax worm, known informally as the Zombie Worm, is a species of bone-eating worm that scientists mistakenly believed evolved in conjunction with whales. It...
Dolphin sightings off the Hebrides more than doubled in twelve years
The number of common dolphin sightings off the Hebrides has more than doubled over the last twelve years, says the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin...
Extinct species like mammoths could be cloned, says science
The science says we could bring extinct species like mammoths back to life by cloning them, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at...
Dark matter and its role in the universe, new maps may help us understand
Nobody fully understands what the role of dark matter in the universe is. Scientists have created the first in a series of dark matter...
No signs of super-advanced alien life after 100,000 galaxies searched
A team of scientists searched for super-advanced alien life in 100,000 galaxies and found no evidence. They used observations from NASA’s WISE orbiting observatory....
Scientists try to solve the Four Corners methane mystery
There is an area in the US where the states of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona meet, that has the highest concentrations of...
Fairly large asteroid coming awfully close to Earth in 2017
A fairly large asteroid from 12 to 40 metres (40 to 130 feet) wide will whizz by very close to us and could even crash...
Mysterious signals came from kitchen microwave oven, not aliens
Mysterious signals thought to have come from deep space and possibly aliens, in fact, originated from somewhere much less spectacular - a microwave oven...
Dark matter maps will help explain their role in the Universe
Scientists have released the first in a series of dark matter maps of the Universe that should help us understand their role in the...
Robotic chef could well leave top professionals out of a job
A new robotic chef has been created which can cook Michelin star food right in your kitchen just by receiving recipes from an online...