SCIENCE

Scientists believe that using the genetics of a close relative of Pinta tortoises will offer a path to reviving the extinct species.

Russia is reportedly using its next-generation satellites and mighty space power to attack the ISIS and other militants in Syria.

Chinese buy up bottles of fresh air from Canadian start-up company Vitality Air.

In a fascinating cosmic event, a team of researchers at NASA has captured gamma rays older than Earth travelling across the universe.

Australian scientists have discovered the closest potentially habitable planet outside the Solar System.

A new study by Brian John, Dr Dyfed Elis-Gruffyd and John Downes says that glaciers transported the rocks of Stonehenge to the landmark’s current location.

The travel booking site, Kayak, has started offering space flights for travel in 2016 through XCOR Space Expeditions.

NASA began on Dec 14 the search for future space explorers who will carry out deep-space missions that will advance a human mission to Mars.

Fly-bag, developed by a company from the University of Sheffield, will prevent bombs from exploding aboard an aircraft.

A new research shows elected heads of the government live fewer years than those who lose.

A New York University graduate student has designed a robot that can help Tinder dating app users find “guaranteed” true love.

The air quality in the United States and Europe has significantly improved, but they are still among the largest emitters of nitrogen dioxide, according to trends mapped by NASA scientists.

The sunscreen test results add to the skin cancer concerns as about 2,000 Australians die of skin cancer every year, with melanoma being the deadliest of all.

Spinal cord injury, stroke or recovering from car crash, humanoid robot NAO is a highly advance rehabilitation tool that will help children walk and move again.

Jesus Christ does not look the way the world believes, say British scientists after recreating his image with the help of forensic 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.