Pacific salmon migrate with a ‘magnetic map’
There is more evidence that salmon use the Earth's magnetic field to perform extraordinary feats of navigation.
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There is more evidence that salmon use the Earth's magnetic field to perform extraordinary feats of navigation.
Cancer is one of mankind’s biggest killers, but one author believes we are using the wrong strategies to try and beat it.
".edu" has for almost 30 years been the online signature of most education-related websites, but three years after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers loosened restrictions on what comes after the “dot,” few institutions are jumping at the opportunity to brand their corner of the internet.
The mystery of how flying snakes stay aloft may have been solved by scientists.
Stem cell researchers are heralding a "major scientific discovery", with the potential to start a new age of personalised medicine.
An exceptionally close exploding star, discovered on Jan. 21, is the focus of observatories on Earth and in orbit, including the Swift Satellite and several other NASA spacecraft.
Europe's Goce gravity satellite has provided striking new visualisations of the Earth's deep interior.
Technology giant Google has patented a way of linking online ads to free or discounted taxi rides to the advertising restaurant, shop or entertainment venue.
Scientists are stumped as to how a rock mysteriously appeared in images taken two weeks apart by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.
The "fastest ever" broadband speeds have been achieved in a test in London, raising hopes of more efficient data transfer via existing infrastructure.