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A 'happy' spacesuit? Scientists working on revolutionary new tech to keep astronauts stress-free in space

The Nasa-backed project could ultimately improve efficiency of the astronauts on deep-space missions.

Feb 23, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Scientists just measured the Universe's expansion rate but we need new physics to explain it

Scientists used Nasa's Hubble telescope to make the most precise measurements of the Universe's expansion rate till date.

Feb 23, 2018

By India Ashok

NASA

Acid rain threatens to destroy ancient Mayan archaeological sites, eroding 4,000-year-old inscriptions

Many of the structures are made of limestone and would slowly dissolve from the chemicals in the polluted precipitation.

Feb 23, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Is ancient cave art drawn by our ancestors the earliest evidence of first human language?

Humans may have used places where sound echoed the most as "hot-spots" to visually represent language.

Feb 23, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Archaeologists may have found doomsday prophet Isaiah's 2,700-year-old seal

Definitive identification is currently impossible due to damage to the seal, but Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers revealed why they believe it is connected to Isaiah.

Feb 22, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Israel

Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth

Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.

Feb 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Ancient tomb of powerful Japanese chieftain discovered with hoard of weapons

The skeletal remains are those of a 170cm tall adult male, possibly a "powerful leader" who was directly connected with the Yamato imperial court.

Feb 22, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Japan

Revolutionary Nasa technique captures melting Antarctic ice like never before

The seven-year-long work on the system shows that West Antarctic ice sheets are melting at a rapid rate.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Which are the best drugs to treat depression and what are the side effects?

A landmark study has found that antidepressants are effective and more people should take them. Amitriptyline is the most effective drug while Prozac performed relatively badly.

Feb 22, 2018

By Josh Robbins

NHS

Racing birds could explain how giant dinosaurs moved and lived several million years ago

Scientists raced as many as 12 bird species on an enclosed track to understand and relate their locomotive traits to those of long-extinct dinosaurs.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Dinosaurs

Space Launch System: Watch Nasa fire up its next big rocket engine at highest-ever thrust capacity

The first mission of the vehicle will be an uncrewed flight to the far side of the moon sometime in 2020.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

NASA

Nasa's billion dollar 'mobile launchpad' is leaning and is likely to launch only one SLS rocket

Nasa spent eight years modifying a structure that took only two years to build.

Feb 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

NASA

Birth of a supernova: This locksmith peeked into the sky and captured a star as it exploded

Victor Buso was testing a new telescope camera mounted on the top of his home when he made the unique discovery.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Grey seal found with frisbee in neck is released back into the wild after five months rehab

A grey seal found with a yellow frisbee embedded in her neck was released back into the wild after undergoing five months of rehabilitation at an RSPCA centre.

Feb 22, 2018

By Nicole Rojas

How did Egyptians build perfectly aligned Giza pyramids 4,500 years ago

An archaeologist noted a small error in Egyptian pyramids and conducted a series of tests to posit how ancient Egyptians would have built these massive structures.

Feb 21, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Jupiter's Great Red Spot will disappear in the next 10 years

The storm – the largest in the solar system – is about to calm down and will eventually cease to exist.

Feb 21, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

NASA Juno Mission NASA

Danish scientists are backing jellyfish, not potatoes, as the future main ingredient of crisps

Jellyfish is a regular meal in Asian countries and the Danish team behind the crisps research believe it could make it more mainstream for Western culture.

Feb 21, 2018

By James Hetherington

Japan

Binge Drinking Causes Dementia in Older Adults

What is alcohol-use disorder? Chronic drinking now linked to early-onset dementia

Men who suffer from chronic alcohol dependence have a higher chance of suffering from progressive deterioration in cognitive ability.

Feb 21, 2018

By Lara Rebello

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