Category: Science

Asteroids could be nudged off a collision course by a swarm of mirrors, according to…

Europe’s new Metop satellite reveals the extent of ozone thinning over Antarctica.

Japan’s Kaguya lunar explorer has successfully entered orbit around the Moon, space officials say.

Animals bred in captivity for conservation may rapidly lose the capacity to thrive in the…

A study on “gay bombs”, the consequences of giving a hamster Viagra and the side-effects…

Scientists are hopeful they have found a way to halt the progression of motor neurone…

The rise of creationism is making the teaching of evolution increasingly tough, a leading scientist…

Miniature cameras give scientists an extraordinary glimpse of how wild New Caledonian crows behave.

Jodrell Bank observatory is to become the headquarters of a global plan to co-ordinate the…

A device developed for the ill-fated Beagle Mars mission could be used to spot the…