#Fieldworkfail: Scientists reveal their most embarrassing mistakes in the field
Researchers around the world have taken to Twitter to share their funniest and strangest fieldwork errors. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 7, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Venomous frogs that head-butt poison into potential predators discovered by scientists
The first venomous frogs which use their heads as weapons to inject poison into potential predators have been discovered in Brazil, scientists said. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Genetic switch left in 'on' position identified by scientists as likely cause of autism in children
A genetic switch left in the “on” position has been identified as a likely cause of autism in some children affected by the developmental disorder, a study has found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Liberal or conservative? It may be down to your genes
Whether you class yourself as conservative or liberal may not be down to your world view, but your genes, according to new research. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Marijuana users no more likely to experience depression, psychosis or asthma, study says
No matter how much marijuana you did in your rebellious youth – or how little because you were a good lad – it will not come back to haunt you as an adult much at all. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Fish are reckless when drunk, study finds
The effect of alcohol on humans is well-documented in academic research, anecdotal evidence and police reports, but what of the fish's inebriation I hear you cry? (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Nasa releases new video showing dark side of the moon passing over Earth
Nasa has released a unique video showing the moon as it moves in front of the sunlit side of the Earth. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 6, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Gloucestershire radio ham manages to contact International Space Station
An amateur radio ham managed to contact the International Space Station, flying at 18,500mph some 200 miles up in the sky, according to a report. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 5, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Divine Eagle: How much of a threat is China's new high-flying drone to US air superiority?
In May, grainy pictures emerged of a huge new twin-fuselage, high-altitude Chinese drone called the Divine Eagle. Those in the know instantly labelled it the "stealth-hunting drone". Stealth technology is the equivalent of electronic camouflage for planes, making them hard for enemy radar to spot – but the Chinese drone is certainly big enough to carry the special radars developed to detect stealth aircraft. It's able to fly high enough to detect them long before they can reach their targets. Its radar is rumoured to have been able to pick out an American stealth F-22 Raptor off the coast of South Korea almost 500km away...
Source: The Independent - Science - August 5, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
4 charts that show Barack Obama is right to be terrified of climate change, as US government unveils Clean Power Plan
Barack Obama has launched a huge plan to wean America off coal, warning that "no challenge poses a greater threat to our future, the future generations, than the changing climate". And the data show that threat might have already arrived. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 4, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Japanese distillery Suntory is sending the world's best whisky into space to test the effects of zero gravity on ageing
The Japanese distiller behind the world’s best whisky is preparing to launch six of its best samples into space to see if it can be improved. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 4, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Gene which helps people cope with low oxygen levels at high altitudes could become target for new drugs to treat heart disease
A gene thought to be involved in helping people to cope with low levels of oxygen when they live at high altitudes could become a target for new drugs to treat heart disease at low altitude, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
'Gene drives': Government science advisers expected to investigate potentially dangerous GM organisms
Government science advisers are expected to investigate a new method of creating “supercharged” genetically modified (GM) organisms that some scientists fear might cause havoc if released without adequate safeguards into the wild. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Climate change: Oceans will die even if we remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere, say scientists
Attempts to save the world from global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while continuing to burn fossil fuels are unlikely to prevent the oceans from dying as a result of a build-up of acidity, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Environment Source Type: news
Hangovers could be prevented by drinking pear juice before alcohol, scientists say
Drinking pear juice before starting alcohol could keep hangovers at bay and lower the blood alcohol level, according to new research. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - August 3, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
