Dolphin DNA collected from blowholes
The dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore are exhaling on cue to provide scientists with samples of their DNA.
Serengeti highway would cause an ‘environmental disaster’
Plans to build a highway through the Serengeti could spell disaster for 1.3 million wildebeest that call it home, scientists say.
World’s largest wave energy device planted off UK coast
A British company has taken a major step towards harnessing wave energy by planting a grid-connected power hub in a seabed in England’s South West.
From grey to green, car spaces to get facelift for a day
Urban areas in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane will be transformed to green enclaves tomorrow, with environmentalists preparing to take over parking areas for a day.
Boeing to offer space flights to tourists
Global aircraft company Boeing announced yesterday new plans to market space flights to tourists.
Ice melt leaves walruses out in the cold
Recent sea ice melt in the Arctic has forced thousands of walruses onto Alaskan shores, causing scientists to once again question their future.
Drug resistant ‘superbugs’ on the increase
New strains of multi-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, have seen a steady increase across the globe since 2003 and a major outbreak could be next, medical experts say.
James Webb telescope to reveal alien volcanoes
Astronomers may be decades away from being able to determine what the surface of a distant planet looks like, but they can tell us if there are volcanoes on them.
Twins help scientists identify genes for myopia and glaucoma
Genes linked to common eye disorders have been uncovered by scientists, in a study that could offer hope to more than 300,000 people in Australia suffering from short sightedness and blindness.
Video: World Trade Centre animation re-creates collapse with scientific accuracy
The world reeled with shock and horror as the World Trade Centre twin towers collapsed in New York on September 11, 2001.
