Tag: Science

A large asteroid that scientists only discovered this month will make a relatively close approach to Earth on Saturday, astronomers say, providing one of...

Two-million-year-old fossils including the three tiny bones of the middle ear are helping scientists figure out the auditory abilities of early human ancestors at...

SYDNEY- Australian surgeons said Friday they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in what they said was a world first that...

  GENEVA-  Physicists in Switzerland said Sunday they had succeeded in teleporting the quantum state of a photon to a crystal, in which information transited from...

A Chinese farmer left with a large chunk missing from his skull is to have it repaired with the help of a 3D printer.         The...

KUNSHAN- It's more teatime than Terminator -- a restaurant in China is electrifying customers by using more than a dozen robots to cook and deliver...

A boy who was born without ears has had a pair created from his ribs. Nine-year-old Kieran Sorkin had the surgery at London's Great Ormond...

PARIS- Why waste your time looking for a place to park when your car can do it for you? An idea that was pure science...

A new species of one of the toughest creatures on Earth has been found on the Antarctic coast. Mopsechiniscus franciscae is a tardigrade, or water bear....

Scientists have moved closer to a breakthrough in 'personalised' treatments for a leading cause of blindness. Researchers have stepped up their bid to create individual...

Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many lifestyle-related health conditions. Age-related macular degeneration: The antioxidant zeaxanthin,...

  Earth's magnetic field, which protects the planet from huge blasts of deadly solar radiation, has been weakening over the past six months, according to...

PHILADELPHIA When robots first started playing soccer, it was a challenge for them just to see the ball. And to stay upright. But the machines participating...

Five legs are better than four for kangaroos. A new study finds that 'roos use their tail as an extra leg when walking. Though kangaroos...

A new mammal discovered in the remote desert of western Africa resembles a long-nosed mouse in appearance but is more closely related genetically to...

Hugging trees helps koalas to keep cool, a study has revealed. In a study published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, scientists used thermal...

Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected - a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our...