Science news articles including breaking science news stories and recent scientific discoveries.

21 February 2010

Researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have discovered...

14 February 2010

NASA launches the Solar Dynamics Observatory to monitor the sun in an unprecidented way...

14 February 2010

High speed elephants have a very strange gait, but do they actually run?

14 February 2010

Scientists have discovered how baby sea turtles move so rapidly across sandy beaches...

14 February 2010

Surprising as it sounds, scientists at the University of Copenhagen have decoded the genome sequence of an ancient...

14 February 2010

Scientists have developed a new way to detect cancer cells in blood using laser-sensitive magnetic nanoparticles...

14 February 2010

Researchers have discovered why tranquiliser agents are addictive. They deactivate a class of neurones whose job it is...

14 February 2010

Bees can issue a stop signal to warn their nest mates away from no-go and other areas where they might face danger!

07 February 2010

Scientists have discovered the specific odour receptors used by the malaria-spreading mosquito species Anopheles...

07 February 2010

Scientists have discovered the mechanism that starts sperm swimming once they exit the male...

31 January 2010

Researchers in the states may have found a way to detect potential prostate tumours using Magnetic resonance...