Biggest map of giant voids and clusters in the universe solves major cosmological puzzle
Oct 19, 2016 18:56 pm UTC| Science
Since its discovery in 2008, astronomers have been puzzled by a cosmic mystery so vexing that it has even led some to question whether the general theory of relativity Einsteins masterpiece theory of gravity is wrong on...
NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Crewmates Launch to Space Station to Continue Research
Oct 19, 2016 09:24 am UTC| Science
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2016--Three crew members representing the United States and Russia are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:05 a.m. EDT...
The slow climb from innovation to cure: treating anaemia with gene editing
Oct 19, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Science
The ability to precisely edit DNA via CRISPR technology has emerged as the one of the most powerful advances in biology. A new paper showing repair of a genetic mutation in human blood cells represents an important step...
Shape-shifting materials could be crucial in tight spaces – such as inside our bodies
Oct 07, 2016 15:35 pm UTC| Science
The rise of 3D printing means its now easy to create objects to any design we like from scratch, something thats already finding particular use in medicine, with 3D printed customised prosthetics or even replacement bones...
Why insights of Nobel physicists could revolutionise 21st-century computing
Oct 07, 2016 00:15 am UTC| Science
British scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won this years Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter. The reference to...
From muscles to motors: 2016 chemistry Nobel goes to creators of the world's tiniest machines
Oct 06, 2016 14:55 pm UTC| Science
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three individuals for designing and developing molecular machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage of Frances University of Strasbourg, J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern...
Play video games, advance science
Oct 06, 2016 14:28 pm UTC| Science
Computer gaming is now a regular part of life for many people. Beyond just being entertaining, though, it can be a very useful tool in education and in science. If people spent just a fraction of their play time solving...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight