Beagle 2 may have fallen down a crater on Mars recently discovered near where the lander was due to touch down, scientists on the project have said. The crater has been discovered on Isidis Planitia, a flattish basin where Beagle was targeted to land. Scientists said there was a remote possibility i[...]
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Cold Fusion: The Promise of Infinite Energy?
May 6th, 2012 - 17:59 § in Science
Cold fusion, if there is such a thing, offers endless possibilities. Not only would it completely do away with the world抯 energy problems, it would cause violent change in every aspect of power production. There would be no need for a centralized power station; instead, people would be able to own[...]
Sleep position gives personality clue
May 3rd, 2012 - 17:48 § in Science
Scientists believe the position in which a person goes to sleep provides an important clue about the kind of person they are. Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service, has analysed six common sleeping positions – and found that each is linked to a parti[...]
Scientists Highlight Fish ‘Intelligence’
April 30th, 2012 - 03:05 § in Science
Scientists Highlight Fish ‘Intelligence’: Fish are socially intelligent creatures who do not deserve their reputation as the dim-wits of the animal kingdom, according to a group of leading scientists. Rather than simply being instinct-driven, the group says fish are cunning, manipulative[...]
‘Boom’ Mystery Solved
April 26th, 2012 - 02:49 § in Science
‘Boom’ Mystery Solved: The mystery of the twin booms that have startled people from Chattanooga to Huntsville since June has been solved. The culprits are new F/A-22 Raptor fighters and chase planes making supersonic test flights over the region. Â View: Full article[...]
US Military Pioneers ‘Death Ray Bomb’
April 22nd, 2012 - 02:32 § in Science
US Military Pioneers ‘Death Ray Bomb’: American military scientists are developing a weapon which kills by delivering an enormous burst of high-energy gamma rays, it is claimed today. The bomb, which produces little fallout, blurs the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons,[...]
‘Grace’ Mission Reveals Earth Gravity Map
April 20th, 2012 - 06:12 § in Science
‘Grace’ Mission Reveals Earth Gravity Map It is a map the like of which you have probably never seen before. The sweep of colours shows minute variations in the Earth’s gravitational field. If you were to fly over the red areas, you would be tugged ever so slightly downwards; the b[...]
Could Space Elevators Be A Real Possibility ?
April 19th, 2012 - 06:11 § in Science
Could Space Elevators Be A Real Possibility ? Space elevators have an image problem, mainly due to two prominent science fiction novels. They appear either ungainly impossible, or so potentially dangerous to the planet itself you would never dream of building one. With the science now indicating tha[...]
Purple Snow In Russia
February 3rd, 2012 - 18:11 § in Science
Purple Snow In Russia. Some lucky people living in southern Russia got to experience something very unusual the other day – purple snow. Yes, you read that correctly. Purple snow. Russian scientists who have analyzed it believe that the unusual colored snow is the result a massive dust cyclone[...]
Is The Dramatic Increase In Volcano Eruptions
January 16th, 2012 - 18:51 § in Science
Is The Dramatic Increase In Volcano Eruptions Happening Because We Are Getting Closer To 2012? All of a sudden, volcanoes all over the globe have been violently erupting. In fact, some volcanoes that have been dormant for generations have been springing to life. So what are we to make of all thi[...]
