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Chicxulub crater shows asteroid impacts may have created life
After studying the Chicxulub crater, scientists have been able to show how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a…
Insect biobots spying on diaster areas
A combination of software and hardware has been developed to allow unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect…
Perfecting the art of the ‘selfie’
The new technique from Rice University allows you to grab images of chemical processes that happen faster than most…
Hepatitis C virus plays tricks on liver cells
According to the researchers at the University of Washington, the virus that causes hepatitis C protects itself by…
Data is the new oil in autonomous cars
As if you don’t have enough technology and applications that sore your personal information, autonomous cars will…
Earth sees the brightest radio bursts ever
Thousands of mysterious bursts of radio energy fill space every day; these huge flashes typically pack as much…
App designed to help people understand dementia
Approximately 2.4 million people around the world have downloaded and played a new mobile phone app called Sea Hero…
There’s more than meets the eye with Pluto’s ice-cold heart
It has been discovered that under Pluto’s ‘heart’ is a cold, slushy ocean of water ice, according to data from…
These owls are having a hoot- but you won’t hear them
Many people see the owl as a wise old creature, and this is certainly reflected in the fact that there are many…
Wearable electronic device monitors heart and recognizes speech
A tiny, soft wearable acoustic sensor has been developed to measure vibrations in the human body, allowing them to…