Tag: Scientists
So we’re the aliens? Scientists say life began on Mars!
It might not just be men who are from Mars, claims a new study which suggests that all life on Earth actually began on...
Spanish sea-monster has scientists in a fix
Call it a hoax or the real deal all you like – this apparent sea monster is the stuff nightmares are made of!
Washed up...
Where David battled Goliath Scientists stumble across King David’s palace
Archaeologists have unearthed a palace in what they believe is the fortified Judean city of Shaarayim, where the Bible states King David battled the...
GM salmon can breed with wild fish and pass on genes
Scientists from Canada have found that transgenic Atlantic salmon can cross-breed with a closely related species - the brown trout. The fish, which have...
Have scientists discovered reversible evolution?
There is new evidence suggesting that evolution does not proceed inexorably forward in a more or less straight line as many have long believed....
Scientists build the One Million Dollar man
One million dollar Rex – short for robotic exoskeletons – was built using the most advanced artificial limbs and organs from across the world.
And...
Scientists identify crocodile ancestor among fossils discovered a century ago
A creature resembling a hybrid dolphin and crocodile has been identified by scientists examining fossil remains discovered more than a century ago. The new...
Scientists revive bird flu research amid contagion fear
Bird flu experts decided to shut down their research last year over government concerns that samples could cause contagion outside the lab. Now, some...
Scientists find Louis XVI’s blood in ancient gourd
When King Louis XVI was beheaded after the French Revolution in 1793, many were said to have dipped handkerchiefs and other garments in his...
We survived the Mayan armageddon, but another doomsday is on the...
There is still some bad news for those who peeked out the window this morning and heaved a sigh of relief that the world...
Hello Curiosity, farewell Neil Armstrong: the year in space
Every year marks beginnings and endings, but when it comes to space exploration, 2012 ranks as a big year for both starts and stops....
How will it all end on Doomsday 2012?
They say it won't happen, at least not today (Friday), but in the event the Mayan prophecy of the end of the world is...
Cheese – the elixir of life?
Scientists discovered the French cheese, known for its mould and green veins, has specific anti-inflammatory properties.
It could provide clues to the “French paradox” and...
Evidence of world’s ‘oldest’ cheese-making found
Scientists may be one step closer to uncovering the origins of cheese-making, as evidence thousands of years old has been uncovered. What would a...
Scientists discover oldest dinosaur yet
An arm bone and a handful of vertebrae have yielded a surprising truth: The age of the dinosaur began earlier than anyone ever suspected....
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Scientists have discovered the origin of intelligence after identifying a ‘genetic accident’ 500 million years ago when the genes that enabled humans to think...
Scientists prepare to launch search for life in lake beneath the...
British scientists are due to begin drilling to in an extraordinary search for life in a lake that has lain hidden beneath three kilometres...
