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China's first flyby of an asteroid shows that a gigantic space rock which once triggered a doomsday scare is essentially rubble, scientists reported on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2013
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Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe in a billion years. Physicists have long predicted that the universe may one day collapse, and that everything in it will be compressed to a small hard ball. New calculations from physicists ...
General Physics
Dec 12, 2013
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Two teams of researchers, including a scientist from Case Western Reserve University, have announced the discovery of a new species of fossil horse from 4.4 million-year-old fossil-rich deposits in Ethiopia.
Archaeology
Dec 12, 2013
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A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth precision, according to new research by scientists at Queen Mary University of London.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2013
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The incidence of marine pests in Albany's King George Sound will be examined for the first time this summer in research by a UWA plant biology and Oceans Institute PhD student.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2013
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The government says 1 in 14 Americans fell prey to identity theft last year.
Internet
Dec 12, 2013
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Google competitors said Thursday they were unhappy with the latest offer the US giant has made to satisfy EU complaints it is abusing its dominant market position in the Internet search market.
Internet
Dec 12, 2013
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Computer games can be a popular item on many kids' Christmas wish list. But for some parents, gaming has been linked to a range of negative connotations, from time wasting to promoting violence.
Software
Dec 12, 2013
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Apps that keep young children occupied abound but there are some that are educational, fun and free to boot. What's more they can make an heirloom record of a young child's development.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2013
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Take one perplexed shopper, add a veritable forest of festive foliage, multiply by some mathematical ingenuity and what have you got? The perfect family Christmas tree.
Mathematics
Dec 12, 2013
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