Science: Scientists say destructive solar blasts narrowly missed Earth in 2012
(Reuters) – Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012, U.S. researchers said...
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Science: Leaving politics behind, Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space
(Reuters) – Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut blasted off for six-month stay aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, a partnership unaffected by...
Rock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth
(Reuters) – To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon...
Lockheed tech lets U.S. Apache helicopter pilots aim in color
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army has unveiled new technology that will for the first time allow AH-64 Apache helicopter pilots to see targeting and surveillance...
Scientists to map genome of medieval English king Richard III
(Reuters) – A year after they revealed a twisted skeleton found under a car park as the mortal remains of King Richard III, scientists in...
Star-rich galaxy found from universe’s baby years
(Reuters) – Astronomers have found an old and distant galaxy that is believed to date back to a time when the universe was just 650...
Step to artificial hand that feels what you touch
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not quite the bionics of science fiction, but European researchers have created a robotic hand that gave an amputee a sense...
Scientists Solve Mystery of Flying Snakes
A new study sheds light on how flying snakes are capable of gliding in the air. This discovery can possibly help in the improvement of...
Humans controlled fire at least 300,000 years ago, new study says
Archeologists know that early humans discovered fire over a million years ago, but when they learned to control it–to use it for cooking and for...
Europe launches RoboEarth: ‘Wikipedia for Robots’
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Let the robot race begin. Expectations are high for RoboEarth, a new European-funded system to speed the development of human-serving robots....