Chimpanzees have been spotted eating and sharing an alcoholic fruit in the wild for the first time, leaving scientists perplexed about why the primates would deliberately seek such a diet. […]
Category: Science
Earth Day marks the chance to help save the planet. The environment is on the edge
Tuesday marks the 55th anniversary of the United States’ Earth Day movement. As the world continues to get hotter and hotter, each passing day is but another that could be […]
Have signs of life been found in space? Scientists are calling that into question
It’s one of humanity’s oldest questions. Are we alone? Is there life elsewhere in our galaxy or the universe? Scientists last week made a stunning announcement that they had found […]
They’re here. They’re howling. But, are they really resurrected dire wolves?
Call them dire wolves. Don’t call them dire wolves. Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company from Dallas, Texas, that wants to de-extinct the woolly mammoth and dodo, doesn’t care what you […]
Scientists say they have discovered a new colour ‘olo’ – but there’s a catch
Scientists say they have discovered a new colour only ever seen by five people in the world – called ‘olo’. The colour, said to be a saturated shade of blue-green, […]
They’re here. They’re howling. But, are they really resurrected dire wolves?
Call them dire wolves. Don’t call them dire wolves. Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company from Dallas, Texas, that wants to de-extinct the woolly mammoth and dodo, doesn’t care what you […]
There could be more than 10 billion other exoplanets that support life
Scientists said this week that they have detected an encouraging sign of life on a planet beyond Earth. Now, a separate group of researchers has announced that a greater number […]
Scientists share 70-year, multi-billion dollar plan to build tunnel under the Alps
The Large Hadron Collider has been responsible for astounding advances in physics: the discovery of the elusive, long-sought Higgs boson as well as other new exotic particles, possible hints of […]
Minerals on Mars signal a watery and ‘possibly life-supporting’ past
Researchers say they are one step closer to finding out if life ever existed on Mars. An international team has found “compelling evidence” of multiple mineral-forming events just below the […]
The secret to bowling the perfect strike, according to scientists
Bowling’s elusive perfect strike may no longer be a matter of intuition and experience. A team of researchers from premier world institutions have developed a new physics-based model that can […]