SCIENCE

Brain O'Leary passed away last week (July 28th, 2011). A former NASA astronaut and PhD recipient from the University of California at Berkeley (1967), Dr. O'Leary was more recently known for his research and advocacy into alternative energy (free energy).

Russia and its partners plan to sink the International Space Station in the Pacific Ocean once it is no longer needed, according to a Russian space official on Wednesday.

A new study conducted by Chinese experts pointed to the likelihood that Archaeopteryx, long regarded as one of birds’ probable ancestors, would lose its more than a hundred year reputation and be re-classified as one of the many flying dinosaurs.

The International Space Station (ISS) will end its mission by 2020 but Russia assured that the huge orbiting object will not add up to the increasing numbers of space junks circling above Earth, according to the Roskosmos space agency.

For 150 years the famous winged fossil Archeopteryx has enjoyed being called the world's oldest bird, until a chicken- sized dinosaur fossil found in China proved that the species is just another feathery dinosaur.

Researchers from Oxford University are asking the public for help in translating the millions of fragments of ancient texts that could possibly be a lost gospel.

A group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has declared there will be no machine that can travel through time, because they have proved that nothing can be faster than the speed of light.

Researchers have discovered a new miniature frog species in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Scientists in the United Kingdom are warning future researchers that the lack of ethical rules could lead to the humanizing of animals and a possible scenario much like the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes, in which scientists inadvertently create a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence.

Physicists working with large hadron collider believe that they may be close to finding the long sought Higgs Boson, the "God particle" by 2012 or disprove its existence entirely.

Amidst radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey are presenting a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change.

Pluto may not be part of our solar system's planets anymore but that doesn't mean that it has stopped being interesting. On Wednesday, NASA astronomers discovered another hidden gem to this tiny dwarf planet: a new moon.

A new study presented at the World Health Organization's (WHO) 1st International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, Switzerland, has revealed that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in hospitals helps reduce the rate of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by 40 percent. The metal also effectively kills 97 percent of bacteria, as well as many viral and fungal pathogens.

NASA has invited the public to share a virtual dinner with the final space shuttle crew on Thursday, July 14, encouraging everyone to prepare grilled chicken, barbecue brisket, baked beans and southwestern corn at home using NASA's recipes.

Space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission, a flight notable for its lasts, is taking the first iPhone into space to help with experiments aboard the International Space Station.

New research has revealed Australians’ growing obsession with smartphones, with many using mobile internet-connected phones everywhere from business meetings to first dates and even to avoid awkward social encounters.

No, you can't actually lift off from highways but at least if you're driving the Terrafugia flying car you can drive it to nearest airport and take off. The world's first flying car has been cleared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for use on roads and granted it special exemptions as a "roadable aircraft."

New Zealand civil defense authorities have cancelled its tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean northeast of the country.

Virgin Australia (ASX: VBA) is collaborating with Renewable Oil Corporation (ROC), Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (DYMTF) and Future Farm Industries Co-operative Research Centre (FFI CRC) to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel that also has benefits for the Australian farming community and the environment.

The world's most powerful radio telescope could find a home in Western Australia if it wins over other countries including South Africa to host the massive Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope.

Recent probing into the age of volcanoes has verified that Western Victoria and South Australia are overdue for an eruption that could potentially affect thousands of local residents.

A joint research conducted by Australian and European experts suggested that banana cross-breeding will lead to improved production and make the crop more robust in deflecting pests and diseases.

Blame it to the camel, which according to an Aussie firm, contributes as much as one tonne of carbon dioxide emission each year to the country’s atmosphere basing on their last accounted population of about 1.2 million heads.

The plausibility of life on Mars has been put forward with NASA scientists seeing new evidence that suggests traces of water on Mars are under a thin layer of rust similar to conditions found on desert rocks in California's Mojave Desert.

Ice sheets frozen for million of years could disappear sooner than we thought as a new study showed that apart from the ‘melting’ effect of global warming on Earth’s poles, the warming water beneath the polar ice reserves could also drastically speed up their evaporation.

A study by British researchers at Southampton University have identified countries that would be most affected in the wake of an asteroid hit on Earth.

Astronomers have discovered that galaxies in the distant universe continuously ingested their star-making fuel over long periods of time like grazing cows. This goes against previous theories that galaxies devoured their fuel like voracious tigers in quick bursts after run-ins with other galaxies.

It appears that Earth just escaped a likely ‘doomsday scenario’ as the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that an asteroid missed the planet by a hairline on Monday.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence that one of Saturn's moons could actually support life. Enceladus, one of the ringed planets 62 moons may prove to hold the answer to one of astronomy's biggest question: is there life out there?