WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Falcon 9 rocket accident last month should not eliminate SpaceX from the competition to launch a new GPS satellite, U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: July 8, 2015
Surfer-shaped waves found in near-Earth space
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The universe overflows with repeating patterns. From the smallest cells to the largest galaxies, scientists are often rewarded by observing similar patterns in vastly different places. One such pattern is …read more Source:: Science
‘Safer’ replacements for harmful chemical in plastics may be as risky to human health, studies suggest
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According to a new series of studies, two chemicals increasingly used during manufacturing to strengthen plastic wrap, soap, cosmetics, and processed food containers have been linked to a rise in …read more Source:: Science
New horned dinosaur reveals evolution of nose horn in Triceratops family
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Scientists have discovered a striking new species of horned dinosaur based on fossils collected from a bone bed in southern Alberta, Canada. Wendiceratops pinhornensis was approximately 6 meters long and …read more Source:: Science
Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf mice
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Using gene therapy, researchers have restored hearing in mice with a genetic form of deafness. More than 70 different genes are known to cause deafness when mutated. The scientists focused …read more Source:: Science
Record-breaking heavy rainfall events increased under global warming
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Heavy rainfall events setting ever new records have been increasing strikingly in the past thirty years. While before 1980, multi-decadal fluctuations in extreme rainfall events are explained by natural variability, …read more Source:: Science
Brawling badgers age faster
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Male badgers that spend their youth fighting tend to age more quickly than their passive counterparts according to new research. The 35-year study revealed that male badgers living alongside a …read more Source:: Science
Eyeing up Earth-like planets
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Almost 2000 exoplanets have been discovered to date, ranging from rocky Earth-like planets to hot-Jupiters, and orbiting every type of star. But how many of these distant worlds are habitable? …read more Source:: Science
Spectacular Moroccan fossils redefine evolutionary timelines
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Some of the oldest marine animals on the planet, including armoured worm-like forms and giant, lobster like sea creatures, survived millions of years longer than previously thought, according to a …read more Source:: Science
South Africa’s Great Karoo reveals mass extinction
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Scientists have obtained an age from rocks of the Great Karoo that shed light on the timing of a mass extinction event that occurred around 260 million years ago. …read more Source:: Science