Nasa releases first picture of the whole Earth taken in 43 years
Nasa has released the first picture of the Earth that it has taken in 43 years. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 21, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Dementia: Good grades and a complex job linked to lower risk of developing disease, studies show
Performing well at school and going on to have a complex job could lower the risk of dementia, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 20, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Dementia: Good grades and a complex job may prevent disease, studies show
Performing well at school and going on to have a complex job could lower the risk of dementia, scientists have found. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 20, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Stephen Hawking: There is 'no bigger question' in science than the search for extraterrestrial life
Humanity has taken a step closer to knowing whether or not we are alone in the universe, Professor Stephen Hawking has said, as scientists announced a major new £64m investment in the search for intelligent life on other planets. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 20, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Russian entrepreneur launches $100 million search for aliens, backed by Stephen Hawking
A Russian entrepreneur has launched the biggest and most expensive search for alien life ever, backed by famous scientists including Stephen Hawking and Frank Drake. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 20, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
World's oldest sperm is discovered in Antarctica – 50 million years after its preservation
Scientists from Sweden have found a fossilised cocoon in Antarctica containing the world's oldest sperm. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Rhinos’ horns to be fitted with spy cameras and alarms to help catch poachers
The last remaining rhinos on Earth could be fitted with spy cameras in their horns and heart monitors to help catch poachers in a move hailed as a “game changer” by animal protection activists. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Africa Source Type: news
New Horizons: Scientists admit they were completely wrong about ‘inert’ Pluto
As Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft took its last look at Pluto yesterday from nearly six million kilometres away, scientists were marvelling at how “very active” the dwarf planet is in contrast with previous theories that it was an inert ball of ice and rock. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
World’s oldest sperm discovered in Antarctica – 50 million years after its preservation
Scientists from Sweden have found a fossilised cocoon in Antarctica containing the world's oldest sperm. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
‘Scary’ ghost asylum tours contribute stigma against mental health patients, says charity
Mental health charities have criticised a series of ghost tours around former mental asylums across Britain over the summer. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Early 19th century Shipwreck discovered off the coast North Carolina in the 'The Graveyard of the Atlantic'
The Marine scientists didn’t set out to find a shipwreck. But when they deployed their underwater equipment off the North Carolina coast, there it was, lying nearly a mile beneath the surface: a ship carrying an iron chain, red bricks and glass bottles. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Scientists have discovered the taste of fat and say it could hold the key to tackling obesity
There have been many failed attempts to provide evidence of a sixth sense, but now scientists have at least, they claim, come up with a sixth taste – the taste of fat. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Toddlers who watch lots of TV 'are more likely to be bullied'
Watching too much television as a toddler could make children more likely to be bullied at school, a new study suggests. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Rare 'corpse flower' blooms for the first time in 11 years
A rare "corpse flower" which emits the smell of rotting flesh is expected to attract thousands of people after it bloomed for the first time in 11 years. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 19, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Radical overhaul of how the NHS treats cancer could save 30,000 more lives each year, report says
A radical overhaul of how the NHS diagnoses and treats cancer would save the lives of thousands each year, an independent task force has said, recommending a stringent new target for patients to get their test results within four weeks. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 18, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news
