SCIENCE

A physicist is using 3D technology to trace the evolution of the cosmos and the formation of galaxies in a bid to solve the mysteries of the universe.

A new study suggests that swearing might be a sign of smartness as it indicates that the person has wide vocabulary.

Scientists claimed that the melting of ice sheets brought by global warming slows down Earth’s rotation, which will make days longer by 1.7 milliseconds.

German project Stellarator used Wendelstein 7-X’s microwave laser to heat helium atoms and contain the plasma inside the vessel briefly.

It may be possible to develop more intelligent human beings some day with the help of gene tinkering.

LSD causes an increase in blood flow to the visual cortex located at the back of the brain that may cut link with the external world and result in hallucinations.

Scientists may have found a way to resolve the complex quantum time travel paradox of what happens if a man travel backs in time to kill his grandfather.

Not all tweets are just personal opinions that may or may not matter to the world at large, some can help promote scientific research.

Forget the 99 days challenge, some people can’t keep away from the Facebook for even a day because of some reasons, claim Dutch researchers.

There was climate change back in the 10th century too, but contrary to what is commonly believed, it did not play a role in the colonisation and subsequent abandonment of Greenland by the Vikings.

Impulsive behaviour on the part of human beings could be a result of their genes, suggests a new study.

Mankind may one day succeed in finding actual ripples in space-time, with a dry run already taking place.

Researchers at the University of Michigan say that eye contact, confidence and planned answers are signs of lying, based on a software that can detect a lie more accurately than a polygraph.

Families can head out to view the Full Moon on Christmas Day before ending the holiday festivities.

Google and D-Wave, a controversial quantum-computing firm, has collaborated to create an ultra-fast quantum computer at NASA's Ames campus in Mountain View, California.

Scientists finally have an explanation for the pictured mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet called Ceres.

E-books make reading cooler and more interesting, improving the reading skills of boys.

A new theory explains how a hard material, such as a ski, can actually make ice more slippery.

The new US legislation allowing mining in space is expected to trigger a space gold rush.

SA Premier Jay Weatherill aims to make Adelaide the world’s first carbon neutral city, as part of the plan to enable South Australia achieve the same status by 2050.

The genes of Nicotiana benthamiana, a relative of tobacco, can be the key to farming plants and crops in outer space.

AustCann will farm cannabis on Christmas Island after the law approves to market the plant in Australia.

The Geminid meteor shower peak this December will offer the viewers with an amazing display.

Two decades after its Galileo spacecraft first flirted with Jupiter, NASA is set to resume its love affair with the gas giant with a new mission.

Scientists discover Australia’s most complete dinosaur skeleton, Kunbarrasaurus, a primitive type of the famed ankylosaur.

In a controversial claim, a French scientist claims to have found the hidden portrait of another woman under Leonardo Da Vinci’s world-famous Mona Lisa painting.

Mankind may well be a step closer to time travel, with Australian scientists successfully sending particles of light into the past.

In a significant discovery, astronomers have spotted some monstrous baby galaxies nestled in dark matter.

A new research that shows that more than two particles can also get entangled at the same time.