Science

Researchers have long been researching how insect colonies function – particularly how their complicated system of living together works. scientists have also looked for answers about these interactions in animals’ DNA. For the first time, Arizona State University scientists, along with a large group of international researchers, have sequenced and analyzed the genome of one termite species. This means researchers …

A mysterious reptilian species of snake believed to be lost has resurfaced in the volcanic rocks on an island off Mexico, Live Science reported. First discovered more than 80 years ago on Clarion Island, the elusive, nocturnal Clarion nightsnake was lost after that. Brownish black in color and sporting spots on its head and neck, it was found again on …

Rising temperatures could lead to more female sea turtles but won’t affect population size, research from Swansea University (UK) finds. Above a certain incubation temperature of about 29 degrees, most sea turtle eggs will produce female hatchlings. Although the sex ratio will be altered the overall population size will not crash, at least for a few decades, because males breed …

After eight years of study of the second planet in our Solar System, ESA’s Venus Express orbiter is winding up its science program in anticipation of a plunge into the Venusian atmosphere sometime in the next two months. The space agency says that the unmanned orbiter’s service life is coming to an end because its propellant is running low, so …

An injured sea turtle whose two left flippers had to be amputated is swimming again with the help of a new prosthetic fin designed like a fighter jet’s wings. Called “Hofesh” after the Hebrew word for “freedom,” the turtle has two stumps after he was found badly injured. In 2009, the green sea turtle was brought in by a fishing …

A new report shows that glaciers near Alaska are shrinking rapidly, and climate change is causing this substantial melt. The loss of the tens of thousands of glaciers in Alaska and neighbouring British Columbia, Canada alone is deeply worrying, according to scientists. Not only is this glacial melt accelerating, but it may spell a host of problems for humans, including …

A team of scientists from the Imperial College of London has discovered a technique to turn light into matter, bringing closer to reality a task that was set on paper 80 years ago. According to the original theory, devised by Gregory Breit and John Archibald Wheeler in 1934, it is theoretically possible to turn light into matter by smashing two …

A flaming object has reportedly fallen from the sky and hit the ground “like a bomb”, according to residents in Queensland, Australia. What seemed to be a massive ball with a blue and orange tail appeared in the sky and then plunged towards the ground. No debris was found where the object crashed.

Ever wondered why octopuses don’t tie themselves in knots? A team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem believes they have discovered how they achieve it: a chemical produced by octopus skin temporarily stops the suckers from doing their job.

Paleontologists say the discovered the fossilized bones of the biggest dinosaur that ever lived, the BBC reported. The bones were first found by a local farmer in a desert near La Flecha, 135 miles west of the city of Trelew in the Patagonia region of Argentina. A team of paleontologists from the Museum of Paleontology Egidio Feruglio went on to …

Photos of a mysterious deepwater fish are going viral on social media after the strange looking fish washed up along the North Carolina coast on Monday.