Science news - latest stories on space, the environment and nature

Science

Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize

The prize consists of a gold medal, a diploma and the sum of nine million Swedish kronor (about $914,000 or 833,000 euros).

12 days ago

By Johannes Ledel

Aurora Station: Luxury Space Hotel Will Launch in 2021

Astronauts grow meat in space

Astronauts successfully cultivated a beef steak onboard the International Space Station.

12 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

'Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors' To Premiere Sep 16

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's life-long dream fulfilled 13 years after his death

Steve Irwin's family has fulfilled his wish of opening an elephant hospital in Indonesia to help conserve endangered Sumatran elephants.

17 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Conservation

Trump Administration's DNA testing for immigrants may soon be a reality

The DNA metrics will be added to a criminal database.

18 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Donald Trump

What's that sound? A 'marsquake' heard by NASA

The quakes, far too quiet to be picked up by the human ear, were recorded by the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) in May and July.

19 days ago

By AFP News

NASA

Red meat unhealthy? Maybe not, researchers say

The quality of evidence linking processed meat with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes was "very low."

20 days ago

By AFP News

Cancer

Verifying, dismantling of nuclear bombs may be possible soon, initial tests successful

Currently, there are many covert nuclear regimes, who don't admit to transgressions even when caught.

21 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

A woman struggles to apply contact lenses

Johnson & Johnson recalls daily contact lenses which could scratch cornea

A defective batch of Acuvue daily wear contact lenses which can damage the wearer's cornea has caused a recall.

24 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom

Scientists watch a black hole splitting a star in the luckiest observation possible

This is the first observation of its kind.

24 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

NASA

Fish oil can massively cut heart attack risk: Study

The substance can not only help reduce heart attack risk, but also cancer risk.

26 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

German court's definition of hangover as an illness calls for a guilt-free Oktoberfest sick leave

Hangovers have been defined as an illness by a German court during a trial against an anti-hangover supplement company.

27 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Ikea worker fought with his manager at the Bristol superstore in Eastgate shopping centre, before later stabbing his supervisor

Climate Change: Ikea will go green, produce more energy than it uses by 2030

The company has stated that it has invested more than $2.8 billion in solar and wind energy in the past decade.

28 days ago

By Rishabh Jain

Climate Change

Students join Global Climate Strike as police arrests protesters in London

Students all over the UK join the Global Climate Strike. Police have arrested two protesters in London.

Sep 20, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

London United Kingdom Climate Change

Dramatic Timelapse Shows Motorist Rescued From Car Roof In California Flood

Flood-resistant crops may be a reality soon: Study

Scientists are working on using the water-resistant gene in rice, for other crops.

Sep 20, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Climate Change

Amazon pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

Amazon announced its "Climate Pledge" initiative and said it would be its first signatory to reduce emissions in line with a 2050 goal for carbon neutrality.

Sep 20, 2019

By AFP News

Amazon

Life in oceans was shaped by asteroid belt calamity: Study

You can have seafood today, thanks to the calamity that occurred 460 million years ago.

Sep 19, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Toxic smoke chokes Indonesia, nearly 200 arrested for causing forest fires

Forest fires in Indonesia has spread toxic smoke all over the country and nearby territories.

Sep 18, 2019

By Agrima Tikader

'Existential isolation' may lead to obsession with death: Study

Isolated individuals don't feel that their worldviews are shared by others.

Sep 18, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

American, Russian satellites may collide, US Air Force warns

If these satellites collide, it may create a lot of space debris.

Sep 18, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Russian Ebola and Smallpox facility rocked by explosion, risks being assessed

The explosion resulted in one worker getting third-degree burns.

Sep 17, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Russia Ebola

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next