Cockroach cyborg a reality at Texas A&M University
If you think a cockroach cyborg - that is a normal roach hooked up to a miniature computer that does whatever you want –...
Giant panda at zebra crossing caught on video camera in Chinese town
A wild giant panda was caught on camera using a zebra crossing as it roamed about in a town in southwest China's Sichuan Province...
Large Hadron Collider starts up again at the end of March
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Control Centre are busy testing its systems, getting ready to have the world's largest and most powerful...
Habitable Earth-like planet GJ 581d once ignored does exist, say scientists
An Earth-like planet that should be added to the list of potentially habitable ones, GJ 581d, does exist and should not be discarded as...
Mars lost a huge ocean that covered 19 percent of the planet
Mars had so much water about 4.3 billion ago that it could have covered the whole planet in a massive ocean about 140 metres...
Dawn orbits dwarf planet Ceres marking space exploration milestone
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is now in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, marking a milestone in space exploration. It is the first time a...
Never wash your car, clothes, and windows again – new paint keeps them clean
Imagine never having to wash your clothes, car or windows ever again, and they remain spotlessly clean forever. This dream may soon become a...
Green bus shelter that generates its own electricity 24×7 developed by Cambridge scientists
Scientists at the University of Cambridge, eco-companies, and a firm of architects have developed a “green bus shelter” that could eventually generate enough electricity...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft orbits Ceres, the dwarf planet
Marking a milestone in space exploration, NASA’s Dawn probe is now orbiting Ceres, the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet. At about 04:39...
Chinese pollution documentary sparked swift response from censors
An online documentary by celebrity journalist Chai Jing about the devastating human cost of pollution in China brought a strong response from Chinese censors within...