Sydney to London hypersonic flight of 2 hours one step closer
Hypersonic flight that would cut a Sydney to London or London to New York trip to 2 hours and 35 minutes respectively is one...
Graphene added to thin rubber makes it stronger and more rubbery
If you add graphene to thin rubber films they become more rubbery, stretchier and stronger, say scientists from the University of Manchester. Graphene -...
The redder the zebra finch the healthier it is so the female thinks
The redder the beak of a zebra finch the healthier it is, so the female bird thinks when she is selecting a mate, says...
Scottish beaches mostly clean but some failed EU standards
A report on Scottish beaches reported that most of them were found to be clean, with seventeen classed as ‘excellent’ following considerably stricter European...
A red bird is a healthy bird study finds
A red bird is a healthy bird – a new study found that heightened redness in a bird’s colouring may be a sign of...
Horned dinosaur called Judith a new species says Canadian Museum of Nature
Scientists have identified a new species of horned dinosaur, called Judith, following a chance fossil find in the western US state of Montana ten...
London to New York in 35 minutes hypersonic commercial flights a step closer
An experimental aircraft could lead to flights from London to New York that take just 35 minutes, or Sydney to Los Angeles or London...
Giant Totten Glacier could melt leading to several metres rise in sea level
The giant Totten Glacier in East Antarctica could melt and lead to a rise in sea level of several metres over the coming centuries...
Mount Everest not as high as Chimborazo in Ecuador
Is all this recent talk about Mount Everest not being the highest mountain in the world - with Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador taking the...
Giraffe has long neck thanks to a set of genes that helped it adapt
Why does the giraffe have such a long neck while its cousin, the okapi, does not? Scientists who sequenced the genomes of the two...