Kirobo the astronaut robot wins two Guinness World Record titles
Kirobo, a Japanese-speaking robot that keeps astronauts from feeling lonely, has won two Guinness World Record titles. It is the first ever companion robot...
Ili Pika, a ‘magic bunny’ cuddly teddy-like creature, is critically endangered
The Ili Pika looks like a cross between a a cute 'magic bunny' and a cuddly toy teddy. It lives from 2,800 to 4,100...
Earth hour, when the world switches off its lights for one hour, March 28
Those wanting to focus attention on climate change will switch off their lights worldwide for one hour on Saturday, March 28th, 2015, from 20:30...
Mysterious dark matter passes through galaxy collisions unscathed, baffling scientists
When an international team of scientists observed multiple collisions between huge clusters of galaxies, they were amazed to discover that dark matter coasts straight...
Antarctic ice sheet thinning at alarming rate due to climate change, scientists warn
Over the past two decades, the thickness of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves has declined by up to 18% in certain areas, researchers at the...
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...
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...