One hundred and twenty-eight years ago, in a British blunder blameworthy of literary treason, the country’s postal service misplaced the first ever novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the much beloved Sherlock Holmes stories. The … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Bus-Sized Satellite Falling to Earth
Far away, in the great dark chasm of mystery, a hunk of metal the size of a bus and equivalent in weight to four hippos is set to plummet towards Earth at the sonic speed of eight kilometres a second. While satellites often fall to Earth, and no … [Read more...]
Research on AIDS Leaves Cats Glowing Green
An unusually bright idea to stop one of the world's deadliest diseases has seen scientists inject feline embryos with monkey and jellyfish genes, creating fluorescent green cats in a glowing world first. Aimed at arresting the spread of HIV and … [Read more...]
Huge Subterranean ‘River’ Found 4km Beneath the Amazon
The Amazon is seen by many as a far removed place, almost mythical in stature. Besides containing the largest and most biologically diverse rainforest in the world, its mighty river is of legendary status. Pumping out more volume of water than the … [Read more...]