Virgin Galactic crash: SpaceShipTwo accident in Mojave Desert blamed on human error, gaps in pilot training and braking issues
When Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo broke apart and plummeted from 50,000ft to the Mojave Desert during a test flight on 31 October 2014, Sir Richard Branson’s dream of a smooth ride to recreational spaceflight seemed to come crashing down with it. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Americas Source Type: news
Turning off street lights does not cause increase in traffic accidents or crime, says study
Turning street lights off late at night to save money does not seem to trigger an increase in either traffic accidents or crime according to a survey of local councils in England and Wales where such cuts have been made. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Home News Source Type: news
Anxiety and depression caused by stress can be affected by whether gut bacteria is living in intestines, scientists find
Anxiety and depression caused by stress can be affected by whether or not gut bacteria is living in the intestines, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news
Anxiety and depression caused by stress linked to gut bacteria living in intestines, scientists find
Anxiety and depression could be linked to the presence of bacteria in the intestines, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news
Scientists develop 1.4mm thick bomb-proof bag to protect against explosives on planes
British scientists have helped invent a bomb proof bag just 1.4mm thick which can contain an explosion, in a bid to protect air passengers from the threat of explosives on board planes. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Home News Source Type: news
Babies born underweight are 'more likely to be neurotic'
Adults who weighed less than 3.3lbs at birth are more likely to be neurotic and introverted, a new study has shown. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
French students find human tooth which is at least 550,000 years old
Two young archeological volunteers have uncovered the oldest human fragment ever found in France – an adult tooth which is at least 550,000 years old. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Europe Source Type: news
Scientists have discovered a new taste that could change profoundly the way we eat
Taste, the sense that allows us to appreciate the beauty of good food, is something scientists understand fairly well. The sensation we feel when eating a piece of cake, chewing on a hamburger or taking the first bite of a piping hot piece of pizza is triggered when chemicals in our food interact with receptors in our mouths. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Scientists have discovered a new taste that could profoundly change the way we eat
Taste, the sense that allows us to appreciate the beauty of good food, is something scientists understand fairly well. The sensation we feel when eating a piece of cake, chewing on a hamburger or taking the first bite of a piping hot piece of pizza is triggered when chemicals in our food interact with receptors in our mouths. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Nasa 4K video shows what happens when you dissolve an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water
After travelling three billion miles and nine years to perform the first ever flyby visit of Pluto and also discovering another planet Earth, Nasa has earned the right to have a bit of fun. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 28, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Mystery over deaths of 3,000 Napoleonic soldiers in mass grave has been solved
A longstanding mystery surrounding the deaths of 3,000 soldiers from Napoleon’s army found in a mass grave in Lithuania has been solved. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Crispr: Breakthrough announced in technique of 'editing' DNA to fight off deadly illnesses
A revolutionary technique for “editing” the human genome with extreme precision has been used for the first time to “cut and paste” the genes of a key type of immune cell involved in protecting the body against a wide range of diseases, from diabetes to HIV and cancer. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Crispr: The science behind a 'game-changing' gene-editing technique
It has been less than five years since it was first discovered yet it is fair to say that the gene-editing technique known as Crispr-Cas9 has in that time become a recognised “game changer” in the field of genetics. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Meeting extraterrestrials: Should we contact aliens?
As you read this, the metal dishes of 42 radio telescopes, hidden in a little-visited valley in California's Cascade Mountains, are locked on to a star system hundreds of light years away. Together they will scan 10 billion radio channels, searching for signals deliberately sent by intelligent aliens or accidentally leaked from their planets. Then the dishes will turn to the next star and its satellites. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Mystery over deaths of Napoleonic soldiers in mass grave has been solved
A longstanding mystery surrounding the deaths of 3,000 soldiers from Napoleon’s army found in a mass grave in Lithuania has been solved. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 27, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
