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Constipated scorpions among subjects of this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners
VIDEO Sep 19, 2022The alternative science awards are given to peculiar research projects which make people 'laugh... then think'.
First science-quality images from James Webb to be revealed soon
Jun 3, 2022The next-generation space telescope is almost ready to wow us with spectacular images of the cosmos.
'Underachieving' student once designed an atomic bomb
Jan 20, 2022John Aristotle Phillips' science project was so impressive that it had to be confiscated by the FBI.
Could our universe be an alien science experiment ?
Nov 2, 2021Scientists have speculated over the possibility that our entire universe may have been created in a laboratory.
2021 Ig Nobel Prize celebrates weird science
Sep 18, 2021For the second year running, this traditional celebration of science's most peculiar projects took place online.
Berezow: 'we will never meet intelligent aliens'
Aug 28, 2021Science writer Alex Berezow has offered a damning verdict on the odds of us ever meeting ET face-to-face.
'Water witches' pit science against folklore
Jul 29, 2021Can dowsers really find water sources using nothing but a wooden stick or is dowsing a centuries-long con ?
Real-life wormholes may not be that far-fetched
May 24, 2021It might sound like science fiction, but the idea of linking two black holes together actually does have some merit.
Microbes 'unknown to science' found on ISS
Mar 18, 2021Scientists have discovered three strains of bacteria on the orbiting outpost that have never been seen before.
Scientists succeed in reversing biological aging
Nov 21, 2020In a world-first study, the biological aging process has been reversed in a group of elderly volunteers.
Firm develops Tasmanian tiger DNA detector
Nov 21, 2020A genetic science company in Australia has developed a way to detect the presence of thylacines out in the wild.
USAF to fit its fighter jets with laser weapons
Nov 15, 2020A number of older fighter jets will be fitted out with defensive laser weapons by the mid 2020s.
Weird science projects gain Ig Nobel Prize
Sep 19, 2020Some of this year's most bizarre science projects were recognized at an online ceremony this week.
Could aliens harness energy from black holes ?
Jun 25, 2020A new science experiment has supported the idea that it is possible to use a black hole as an energy source.
Ridley Scott hints at third 'Alien' prequel movie
Jun 6, 2020The creator of the original science-fiction horror classic 'Alien' is planning to make another entry in the series.
Scientists find evidence of a parallel universe
May 18, 2020A science experiment in Antarctica may have discovered particles from a universe where time runs backwards.
Student grows an 8ft canoe out of mushrooms
Apr 22, 2020A recent science experiment has highlighted the unique potential of fungus as a viable construction material.
Mystery virus discovered in Brazilian lake
Feb 10, 2020Scientists have identified a strange new type of virus with a genome that is almost entirely unknown to science.
Blade Runner's gritty cyberpunk future is now
VIDEO Nov 5, 2019Ridley Scott's science fiction epic was set in November 2019 - so where are the flying cars and replicants ?
New NASA team to help detect life beyond Earth
Feb 20, 2019The Center for Life Detection Science will work towards the goal of detecting extraterrestrial life on other worlds.
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