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Mind-Blowing $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope begins construction in Hawaii
After years of planning and engineering schemes, the construction of the $1.4 billion telescope in Hawaii has finally begun. The unimaginatively named Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will provide astronomers with unparalleled...
UK to allow fracking companies to use ‘any substance’ under homes, despite 99% public opposition
A new proposed amendment in the UK would make a mockery of existing European shale gas regulation. If the new regulation would pass, it would allow fracking companies to put "any...
Alien Mussels Threaten U.K. Biodiversity
The single most threatening species to U.K.'s biodiversity is a species of mussels - the quagga mussel. Coming from the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in Eastern Europe, the...
NASA confirms there’s a huge cloud of methane over southwest US
A cloud of methane gas about the size of Delaware was detected over the Four Corners area of the American southwest years ago. But people didn't take it seriously, because (believe...
Hybrid Semiconductors might Smash PV Efficiency through the Roof
A team at University of Cambridge have harvested so-called ‘dark’ spin-triplet excitons with close to 100% efficiency, a breakthrough achievement which could vastly improve the efficiency of hybrid solar cells that...
Quantum Robots learn Faster, respond Better and Smarter
Image: Peratech While robots today have become more adapted, they're still essentially stupid - limited to a particular pre-programmed series of tasks, slow to respond to...
Genes that Define How Tall You Grow Identified
It's common knowledge that babies born out of tall parents will most likely grow to be just as tall, but it's only recently that scientists report finding most of the genes responsible...
Ocean Abyss hasn’t Warmed – Where’s All The Heat?
The ocean abyss hasn't warmed significantly since 2005, according to a new NASA study, further deepening the mystery of why global warming has apparently ground to halt in the past couple...
All Solar Systems likely have Water (just like ours!)
This flowchart picture shows the evolution of water as it starts out in the Sun's birth cloud, survives the destructive formation of the early solar system,...
Curiosity sparks Brain Mechanisms that Facilitate Learning
Whether we're assigned a learning task or choose to follow it, those subjects that interest us are always easier to comprehend, assimilate and remember over a long time. In this context,...
New crystal might allow us to breathe Underwater
Researchers from Denmark have synthesized crystalline materials that can bind and store oxygen in high concentrations, releasing them when needed. A single crystal about the size of a sponge can suck...
Most detailed Map of the Seafloor yet exposes Thousands of New Mountains
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has released a new map of the world's seafloor - the first in nearly 20 years - which exposes new terrain, including thousands...
New Paint-on, See-through bandage Emits Phosphorescent Glow for Healing Below
Credit: Li/Wellman Center for Photomedicine. An interdisciplinary team of researchers has created a paint-on, see-through, “smart” bandage that glows to indicate a wound’s tissue oxygenation concentration....
Ancient Magma found on the Moon, below the Dark Spots
Scientists have discovered an almost rectangular feature consisting of ancient magma. The features are similar to rifts here on Earth, a linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being...
Cancer may be an Ancient ‘Safe Mode’ Mechanism that Evolved to Protect Us
An innovative research posits that cancer may actually be a sort of 'safe mode' mechanism, akin to how a computer's operating system reverts back to safe settings to preserve itself,...
Chimps Pass down Skills to Peers and Establish Cultures
Chimps, our closest relatives, can pass down knowledge and skills, like using a new tool for instance, and establish cultural communities, according to a recently study published in PLOS Biology. Communicating...
Sharks have Social Personalities too: some are friendlier than Others
When people think of sharks, the most immediate response might be jaws, fright or blood, but if you're willing to set prejudice aside you might find that these animals aren't...
Beautiful Undulating Clouds officially recognized as a New type of Cloud Formation
Different types of clouds form under different circumstances, although they all originate from the same process: the condensation of water. Though most people would categorize clouds as either fluffy, dark...
Near Perfect Solar absorbing Material developed at MIT
Researchers at MIT report they've developed a novel material that can absorb almost all incoming wavelengths of light and convert the energy into heat. The radiated heat emitted by the...
The UK’s First Floating Solar Farm Unveiled in Berkshire
The UK's first floating solar farm has been unveiled in Berkshire; the array features 800 photovoltaic panels and has a capacity of 200W. The project cost £250,000 ($405,400) and has been...
