Science News
Gorilla escapes from London Zoo
AN 18-YEAR-OLD silverback gorilla sparked panic after breaking out of his enclosure — but zoo workers don’t know how he escaped.
Amazing footage of rare white whale calf
INCREDIBLE drone footage has captured the amazing lengths southern right whale mothers go to for their calves, starving themselves for months to fatten them. WATCH THE VIDEO
Consortium announces first ‘space nation’
A GROUP of scientists and entrepreneurs has unveiled a plan to create the “first nation in space” which promises to change the global order.
‘Animals taste best when you kill them’
IT’S hard to imagine Mark Zuckerberg sporting fatigues and aiming a rifle, but the Facebook CEO apparently loves to hunt.
Obama sets sights on Mars by 2030
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has renewed a push for the US to put humans on Mars by 2030 but said the government can’t do it alone.
Obama vows to send people to Mars
US President Barack Obama said the United States will partner with private industry to send people to Mars by the 2030s.
Peek inside ancient mansion
EVER wondered how the rich lived in ancient times? Thanks to modern technology, now we can take a peek inside.
Bird’s-eye view of Adelaide’s amazing wildlife
EVER wondered what bird or animal is that? Now you can find out, with Adelaide’s first comprehensive wildlife guidebook.
‘Preposterous but technically legitimate’
A DOCTOR from the UK claims he owns land on Mars, and it’s not as out of this world as you might think.
‘We are living in The Matrix’
A PAIR of Silicon Valley billionaires are so convinced we’re living in a real-life Matrix that they are funding research aimed at discovering ways of escaping it.
Secret fire station discovered
AN INCREDIBLE underground fire station, untouched for almost 60 years, has proved to be an amazing time capsule.
No one knows why this star is dimming
A STRANGE star in our galaxy has officially become even more mysterious, with astronomers struggling to explain why it keeps dimming.
How is a doughnut like a coffee cup?
A TRIO of mathematicians has won the Nobel prize for investigating exotic states of matter with huge potential in computing and new materials.
Pre-historic mega shark discovered
SCIENTISTS have identified a new shark species, thought to be related to the infamous super predator Megalodon.
Why we could be headed for an Ice Age
THE Sun has ‘gone blank’ for the fourth time this year, and it could herald the arrival of an Ice Age — it has been claimed.
Moment family is circled by crocodile
THIS family had no idea they were being circled by a deadly predator. The terrifying video footage shows just how close they were.
‘The bite hit bone and I heard a crunch’
A HIKER has shared his terrifying ordeal after he was attacked twice by a mother bear protecting her cubs in the US. WARNING: Graphic.
Dinosaur footprint among largest ever
SCIENTISTS have discovered a dinosaur footprint in the Gobi desert, believed to have belonged to a huge Titanosaur.
Sabotage conspiracy in SpaceX failure
A CURIOUS incident involving a heated rival has introduced the idea of sabotage in a SpaceX investigation over an exploding rocket.
Man miraculously ‘cured’ of HIV
SCIENTISTS are hopeful they have cured HIV after the virus vanished from the blood of a patient treated with a new therapy.
Government plan to get smart on sharks
THE state government is promising to ramp up protection against sharks along the NSW north coast — one week after a surfer was attacked.
To bee or not to bee is the question
THE US is on a mission to save one of nature’s busiest workers — bees! Seven species have now been placed on the endangered list.
Deer killed in Sydney peak hour traffic
A LONE deer that wandered onto a Sydney road in peak hour traffic has left police scratching their heads about how it got there.
Comet crash ‘mission complete’
THE Rosetta spacecraft has crashed into Comet 67P, ending a 12-year mission and providing unique close ups of the surface.
‘Aliens have been here forever’
THE idea of aliens having already visited Earth is “impossible” for many. That’s why these alleged abductees stick together.
Inside Elon Musk’s big Mars plan
THE temperatures are so extreme and the atmosphere so thin you can’t venture outside without a protective suit. Welcome to the Mars colony.
Flares could play havoc with your Tinder
EARTH is about to be bombarded by a solar storm which could cause mayhem — disrupting technology including mobile phones and satellite TV.
Space probe set to crash onto comet
SCIENTISTS began saying their final farewells to the Rosetta space probe just hours before it crash lands on a comet.
Roman coins turn up at Japanese castle
SCIENTISTS were “shocked” to discover ancient 4th century Roman coins thousands of kilometres from where they were likely minted.
