Electric cars ‘pose environmental threat’
Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology study found greenhouse...
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Space shuttle Endeavour home in Los Angeles after final flight
(Reuters) – The space shuttle Endeavour touched down in Los Angeles on Friday on the back of a jumbo jet, greeted by cheering crowds as...
ALICE scientists enter primeval plasma wonderland
(Reuters) – Scientists at CERN have smashed together various particles for the first time, moving closer to learning what was in the super-hot plasma wonderland...
Insight – Neuroscience in court: My brain made me do it
(Reuters) – He was once a respected pediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for pedophilia,...
Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for habitats that could...
Arctic sea ice likely to hit record low next week
(Reuters) – Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to a record small size sometime next week, and then keep on melting,...
After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA’s Mars program
(Reuters) – This week’s arrival of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like...
World over-using underground water reserves for agriculture
(Reuters) – The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the...
Pop music too loud and all sounds the same: official
(Reuters) – Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all...
Anti-matter universe sought by space-based detector
(Reuters) – A seven metric ton particle detector parked for over a year on the International Space Station (ISS) aims to establish whether there is...