Researchers discovered a new snake species in Madagascar and named it ‘ghost snake’ for its…
Category: Science
A strange thing happened in the stratosphere
High above Earth’s tropics, a pattern of winds changed recently in a way that scientists…
First stars formed even later than previously thought
ESA’s Planck satellite has revealed that the first stars in the Universe started forming later…
Rural Nepal: Despite evidence that hospital births are safer, poverty keeps women home
Encouraging hospital births are an important component of reducing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. Now,…
Jupiter’s north pole unlike anything encountered in solar system
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole, taken during…
No longer lost in the blink of an eye
Researchers have re-invented the eye drop with technology that can deliver medicine much more efficiently,…
EEG recordings prove learning foreign languages can sharpen our minds
Scientists say the more foreign languages we learn, the more effectively our brain reacts and…
Osteoporosis: Antibody crystallized
Inhibiting a protein called sclerostin could probably help treating the bone-loss disease osteoporosis.
Living with dementia: Life story work proves successful
Life story work has the potential to help people with dementia, a pioneering study has…
New light on the complex nature of ‘hot Jupiter’ atmospheres
A team of international researchers used state-of-the-art modelling techniques to extensively study the atmosphere of…