Environmental Issues Japanese breakthrough can make wind power cheaper than nuclear August 30, 2011 - Updated on November 5, 2013
Physics CERN scientists claim the Higgs boson is excluded with a 95% possibility August 30, 2011 - Updated on November 5, 2013
Physics Nuclear fission power plants – a viable power source for outposts on the Moon or Mars August 29, 2011 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Geology Underground river discovered 4km beneath the Amazon – but it’s not quite a river August 28, 2011
Anthropology Human mating with Neanderthals made our immune system stronger August 26, 2011 - Updated on November 23, 2016
Biology Scientists estimate how many species exist, and why this matters August 24, 2011 - Updated on July 25, 2019
Geology Oldest fossil in the world found, scientists claim August 23, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Science African Rat smears poison on its fur for protection against predators August 3, 2011 - Updated on March 16, 2023
Discoveries Oldest bird might not be a bird in the first place July 28, 2011 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Archaeology Shorties: 3.7 million year old Australopithecus footprints show ‘human walking’ began much earlier than believed July 26, 2011
Discoveries Elusive Higgs Boson particle may have finally been found July 23, 2011 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Environmental Issues 200 million years ago, half of all life on Earth went extint from a methane eruption July 22, 2011
Research Homemade supercomputer made with lego is highly energy efficient July 20, 2011 - Updated on February 28, 2012
Nanotechnology MBE machine grows gadgets one atom at a time July 13, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Research Youngest dinosaur found adds weight to asteroid extinction theory July 13, 2011 - Updated on July 15, 2011