Category: Science
What makes dogs so special? Science says love
Story by AFP The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before...
Here’s how a jellyfish can sting you without even a single touch
Story by AFP Scientists have found that a species of the jellyfish throw venom grenades to create stinging water to snare their preys. The Cassiopea xamachana...
Heart-melting moment as orangutan extends helping hand to man stuck in river
A heart-melting picture has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river. The picture was taken in a...
Scientists develop bionic jellyfish to explore oceans efficiently
Story by Reuters It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these...
Scientists find out why stress turns your hair grey
A new discovery has found that stress turns human hair grey and there are factors that lead to such a situation. Scientists have long understood that gray hair is the...
Global natural resource consumption hits 100 billion tonnes: report
Story by AFP The world is using up more than 100 billion tonnes of natural resources per year for the first time ever while global recycling of raw materials has fallen,...
Scientists say seven billion year-old ‘stardust’ is oldest solid material found
Story by AFP Researchers say that new techniques have allowed them to identify the oldest solid material ever found on earth. The stardust, formed five to seven billion...
US town rejects solar panels, fearing ‘it will suck all energy from sun and plants will suffer’
A town in the United States has spurned an idea floated by the management for installation of solar panels over concerns that the panels would suck up all energy from...
What is the mystery of a giant butterfly in African forest?
Story by AFP Suspended from branches high above the ground, Nicolas Moulin looked through his binoculars over a seemingly endless sea of emerald green. Somewhere beneath...
Video of “biggest” Hydrogen Peroxide experiment goes viral
A video is going rounds on the internet, showing a group of researchers conducting Hydrogen Peroxide experiment, resulting in mammoth combined form of foam and heat. The...