Nobel Prize in Chemistry smallest machines ever
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 went to three scientists who helped create the world’s smallest machines – a miniscule lift, artificial muscles and...
Nobel Prize winners getting older and older
Over the past few years, the Nobel Prize in traditional sciences has been awarded to older and older people. Earlier this month, the Royal...
Forecasting Mars dust storms vital for future missions
Forecasting global dust storms on Mars will be vital for future human missions, says NASA, which believes it will soon be able to predict...
Pangolins get extra protection after millions poached
Pangolins, the only mammals to be covered in scales, are to get extra protection after one million of them were poached from the wild over...
Europa water vapour plumes erupting off surface
Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has water vapour plumes erupting from its surface, according to images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA informed...
FAST the alien hunting telescope switched on in China
The world’s largest radio telescope - FAST - which scientists say is now our best alien hunter, has been switched on, and adds to...
Professor Hawking still fears aliens might destroy us
Professor Hawking would love to meet intelligent aliens and ask endless questions about the Universe, but says he still fears that they might end up destroying...
The Universe has no direction it expands uniformly
The Universe has no direction, it is not spinning or being stretched in any particular direction, and is expanding uniformly, says a team of...
Falcon 9 rocket fireball caused by liquid oxygen tank breach probably
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that exploded in a giant fireball on 1st September probably blew up because of a liquid oxygen tank breach....
IG Nobel Prizes for trousers on rats and itch remedies with mirrors
This year’s IG Nobel Prizes have gone to a study on the effects of wearing cotton, wool or polyester trousers on the sex lives...