Secrets of flying snakes revealed
The mystery of how flying snakes stay aloft may have been solved by scientists.
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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.
The comet-chasing probe Rosetta has woken up and is operational after a 31-month hibernation, the European Space Agency says.
A fridge has been discovered sending out spam after a web attack managed to compromise smart gadgets.
It's rare for astronomers to spot a planet in a star cluster. That's partly why a cluster called Messier 67 is so special: We now know that it has three planets orbiting stars.