Evolutionary biology tells us that humans share a range of different traits with many other species on Earth. New research reveals that the human and octopus brain both share the same 'jumping gen… [+4371 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a video showing a flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to our sun. The images that make up the clip were captured by ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter last … [+2392 chars]
A new video released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday (June 27) shows the crater-ridden surface of the solar system’s smallest planet Mercury as captured during a very close flyby of the … [+3880 chars]
Evolutionary biology tells us that humans share a range of different traits with many other species on Earth. New research reveals that the human and octopus brain both share the same 'jumping gen… [+4371 chars]
A research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have successfully developed a novel Vacuum Ultra-Violet (VUV) meta-lens which can generate and focus the VUV light, a disruptive technol… [+3260 chars]
Clay-based 2D nanofluidics are potential candidates for boosting the practical implementation of osmotic energy harvesting because they are inexpensive and easy to prepare on a large scale. However, … [+5991 chars]
Due to the malleable quality of liquid metals and the existence of surface oxide film, exploring the contact performance and interface charge transfer has proven difficult for systems based on liquid… [+5565 chars]
There are just eight planets in our Solar System (sorry Pluto), so the neighbourhood can feel pretty empty. But there are over 200 moons orbiting objects in the solar system, including planets and la… [+5209 chars]
Three-dimensional models of astronomical objects can be ridiculously complex. They can range from black holes that light doesn't even escape to the literal size of the universe and everything in betw… [+3664 chars]
Photos from NASAs Curiosity mission might reveal evidence of climate change on Mars that includes the drying up of a previous watery surface. The findings were released last week in a statement from… [+3796 chars]
Scientists successfully grew green algae without sunlight. (Getty) Growing plants in the dark sounds like something out of science fiction, but a new breakthrough has brought it closer to reality. … [+3349 chars]
This Hubble image features four of the thousands of galaxies found within the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. All of the highlighted galaxies show evidence of vigorous star formation (blue regions filled wi… [+6107 chars]
