A remote Indian village is responding to global warming-induced water shortages by creating large masses of ice, or “artificial glaciers,”…
Month: March 2012
Tiny Dinosaur Sported Shimmery Feathers
A new fossil of a four-winged dinosaur about the size of a pigeon shows he apparently sported quite the costume,…
Giant Prehistoric Penguins Revealed
Scientists finally have the skinny on two extinct species of giant “svelte” penguins that lived in New Zealand 25 million…
Fruit and veg ‘give healthy glow’
Even a few weeks of eating fruit and vegetables could improve your skin colour, it is claimed. University of St…
‘You’re the bravest most beautiful girl I’ve ever known’
When Sara Duncan appeared on ITV’s breakfast show this morning she knew she would be talking to the presenters about…
Spiny, Venomous New Sea Snake Discovered
A new species of venomous sea snake mysteriously covered head to tail in spiny scales has been discovered in treacherous…
Helping New Orleans make a comeback
It was more than a year after hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf region in 2005 and the floodwaters receded…
Gorilla DNA unlocks secrets of our species
THANKS to Kamilah the gorilla, the last of the great apes has had its genome fully sequenced. The results highlight…
New Scars Found on Moon
Parts of the moon‘s surface have been stretched apart to form shallow, sunken valleys, according to a new study based…
Distant ‘waterworld’ is confirmed
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a new class of planet: a waterworld with a thick, steamy atmosphere. The exoplanet…