Science

Scientists synthesized a material that has been dubbed “the cousin graphene.” The 2D material is called germanene, and is made up of just a single layer of atoms. The material is expected to have impressive electrical and optical properties and could be extremely useful in the electronics industry, the Institute of Physics reported. Read More »

Previously unknown archaeological monuments have been discovered around Stonehenge as part of an unprecedented digital mapping project that is expected to transform our knowledge of this iconic landscape forever. The new findings are part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which was led by the University of Birmingham in conjunction with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual ... Read More »

Scientists looked at the key role whales’ pelvic bones play in the process of reproduction. Whales and dolphins have hip bones leftover from their land-roaming ancestors that existed 40 million years ago. In the past researchers believed these bones were slowly withering away, but new research suggests these pelvic bones actually do serve a purpose and influence sexual selection, the ... Read More »

The wreckage of one of two ships lost in an expedition to Canada’s fabled Northwest Passage by naval officer and explorer Sir John Franklin in 1845 has been found. Read More »

A 24-year-old Utah orangutan, who gained national fame by accurately predicting the Super Bowl winner seven consecutive years, died over the weekend during a surgical procedure. Read More »

The UN weather agency says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013. According to the latest figures, published by the United Nations agency in its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, there was a 34 percent net increase in radiative forcing — the rate at which the atmosphere warms up — between 1990 and 2013. This, the report ... Read More »

Researchers have discovered a new species of dinosaur that lived about 100 million years ago and may have weighed as much as several elephants. Read More »

You’d be forgiven for thinking this was something out of the film Alien. But it’s actually a giant mantis shrimp. A couple reeled in the enormous creature while fishing at Florida’s Fort Pierce. Read More »

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists say an active Kilauea lava flow could reach a government road in Pahoa within 16 to 18 days. Read More »

New research shows economic growth to be main driver of language extinction and reveals global ‘hotspots’ where languages are most under threat. Read More »

It’s relatively easy to trap molecules using lasers, yet they persist in rotating as if they were not trapped at all. But a new laser cooling technique has helped a team from Northwestern University stop a trapped, rotating molecule dead in its tracks. Read More »