Discovery of Huge Stash of Helium is a 'Game-Changer' for Industry
British researchers uncovered the massive gas reserve in Tanzania and, once high-pitched voices wore off, returned their pivotal findings.
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British researchers uncovered the massive gas reserve in Tanzania and, once high-pitched voices wore off, returned their pivotal findings.
We thought we’d draw your attention to an under-appreciated group of sharks whose secret lives are now being revealed thanks to the wonders of satellite technology.
The discovery adds further fuel for the theory that water found its way to Earth on the backs of asteroids.
New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Rover provide evidence that significant amounts of oxygen once permeated the atmosphere of ancient Mars.
This picture shows something rather strange happening in Jupiter's atmosphere. Read More >>
When you think “peatland,” you probably picture water, or mosquitoes, or creepily preserved human artefacts. What most of us don’t consider are catastrophic wildfires—but that’s precisely what scientists are now worried about .
In Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, author Mary Roach brings her keen eye for detail and sharp wit to bear on the dead-serious science of keeping soldiers intact and sane in the extreme conditions of war.
It actually has everything to do with physics.
Researchers have now engineered a surface coating that allows thick and soapy products to slide right out — meaning you’ll never have to store your shampoo bottle upside down ever again.
Termites are usually one of the banes of human existence as they feed on dead matter but they supersede humans in this one interesting way.
And here we were thinking dirt was boring.
This terrifying helmet doubles as a flamethrower, and it's hard to think of an invention that's more unsafe. Read More >>
Baby sea turtles don’t really need our help being adorable, but remarkably, scientists have figured out a way to make them even more mind-numbingly adorable.
Boy did these ancient bugs ever employ some strange forms of deception.
These two beetles are actually identical species. The only difference is how they were photographed - using a lens that allows scientists to “see” one of the most fundamental properties of biology. Read More >>
It will be a radish.
