IVF embryos to be genetically manipulated as scientists investigate repeated miscarriages
The genetic manipulation of human IVF embryos is set to start in Britain for the first time following a licence application by scientists who want to understand why some women suffer repeated miscarriages. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Ig Nobel Prizes: From saying 'huh' to unboiling an egg – the world's oddest scientific discoveries
The delicate task of measuring the standard speed for emptying one’s bladder and the near-impossible procedure for partially unboiling a boiled egg are just two of the research discoveries to be honoured in this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
GoPro footage captures astronauts' spectacular spacewalk
What does ‘hardware maintenance’ mean to you? Restarting the computer? Blowing dust off an appliance? It may sound tedious but hardware maintenance has never looked so glorious. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Scientists shot live pigs in the head to measure blood-spatter patterns
An animal rights group has criticised researchers in New Zealand who shot live pigs in the head as part of a study on blood-spatter patterns. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 16, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Irrational decisions might be the result of quantum theory, mathematicians say
If you’ve ever made a decision that didn’t make any rational sense, you might now have a great excuse for why. New research has taken a step forward in modelling human judgement and decision making using mathematics. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 15, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Million-year-old monkey fossil found underwater in cave
Scientists have found a fossil of a monkey in an underwater cave — and estimate it may have been down there for at least a million years. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 14, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
How to keep spiders out of your house
As the nights draw in and the heating gets turned up, spiders make their way back into our homes. With False Widows and giant house spiders cropping up around the UK, here are the best (and most outlandish) ways to keep your home spider free. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 14, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Prosthetic hand lets man actually feel what he touches for the first time
Researchers have created a prosthetic hand that people can actually feel through, for the first time ever. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 14, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Robots are going to steal the jobs of chefs, salespeople and models, researchers say as they unveil full list of likely robot professions
Scientists have created a huge, in-depth analysis of what jobs are under threat from robots — with salesmen, chefs and even models all in the firing line. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 14, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news
Marijuana users may be more likely to develop diabetes, research finds
People who use marijuana may be more likely to develop prediabetes than those who have never smoked it, according to new research. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 13, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Partial solar eclipse blocks out the sun, as stargazers get ready for blood moon and supermoon
A partial solar eclipse has blocked out the sun, the first part of a month of stunning astronomical events. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 13, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
General Theory of Relativity explained: The beautiful simplicity (and weird time sags) of Einstein's 100-year-old masterpiece
In his youth, Albert Einstein spent a year loafing aimlessly. You don't get anywhere by not "wasting" time – something, unfortunately, which the parents of teenagers tend frequently to forget. He was in Pavia. He had joined his family having abandoned his studies in Germany, unable to endure the rigours of his high school there. It was the beginning of the 20th century, and in Italy the beginning of its industrial revolution. His father, an engineer, was installing the first electrical power plants in the Paduan plains. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 12, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Barts Pathology Museum curator wins Major Contribution to the Understanding of Death Award thanks to her collection of 300 brains
As technical curator of Barts Pathology Museum in central London, Carla Valentine certainly has brains – about 300 of them, in glass cases, preserved in alcohol or Kaiserling solution. (She particularly likes the lobotomised specimens.) (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 12, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Home News Source Type: news
Americans score a 'D' when it comes to science, says new study
Americans developed the nuclear weapons, dispatched a man to the moon, and for many years worked hard to secure a scientific and technological advantage over rival nations. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 11, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Americas Source Type: news
Giant moths are invading Britain - attracted by alcohol and tobacco
Giant moths with huge snouts are invading Britain, in search of alcohol and tobacco. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 10, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
