Science

Professor Didier Queloz of Cambridge University strongly believes that alien life exists. Queloz - who is one of three scientists to be awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics - said it was “entirely realistic” life could be found outside...

An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the "dark matter" of human cancer DNA. The mutation, as described in two related studies published...

Tel Aviv University researchers, in collaboration with scholars from Spain, have uncovered evidence of the storage and delayed consumption of animal bone marrow at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv, the site of many major discoveries from the late...

In animals, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting wild koalas, by a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Queensland, reveal a new form...

Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found. Publishing online Oct. 9 in the...

Researchers recently unearthed the fossilized remains of a new species of giant predatory dinosaur in Thailand. The 26-foot (8 meters) creature is a new member of a widespread group of ancient reptiles called Carcharodontosaurids. According to the study, the discovery...

A huge asteroid may have hit the Earth 12,800 years ago causing global climate change and extinction, according to new evidence found in South Africa. Scientists analysed ancient soil at a site called Wonderkrater and found high levels of platinum...

Scientists have successfully used sound waves to control quantum information in a single electron, a significant step towards efficient, robust quantum computers made from semiconductors. The international team, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, sent high-frequency sound waves across...

NASA has just detected a swarm of 16 asteroids, which are hurtling towards Earth this week. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), Earth will be visited by a total of seven asteroids. These asteroids have been...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos" with one half to James...