Fruit flies watch the sky to stay on course
A fruit fly suspended in a magnetic field alters its flight path depending on cues it receives from light polarisation.
3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
Swiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.
New species discovered
California Academy of Sciences described 140 new species in 2011, spanning six continents and three oceans.
Discovery of “God particle”
Scientists believe that they may have caught their first glimpse of the Higgs Boson, or “God particle”, a subatomic unit that is a vital factor in science’s understanding of the universe.
