Unaware and unprepared

More than 26 asteroids entered Earth's atmosphere between 2000 and 2013. None of them was detected in advance

The halo is hotter than the star

An astrophysicist tries to explain why, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics, the corona is hotter than the Sun.

Reaching into the mind

Computer imaging of the human brain promises to open new vistas for medical scientists

Encounter with the future

The newly-discovered method of lasing in conjugated polymer microcavities may herald bright possibilities for the electronics industry

Trouble for SOHO

Ground hero

US scientists develop a quick and accurate method to detect radioactive waste

Artificial body

Japanese scientists have discovered a new material that can grow new cells in the human body

Resilient biomaterial

From fruitfly

Sludge-scrapers

Cement from sewage

Formation of stars linked to evolution of life on earth

New void in the cosmos

The sun burns in a lab

Scientists strike atoms with impossibly high energy levels  

Significance of CERN

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Polar shift

Scientists keenly observe the sun as it changes its polarity

Diamonds a forever

Innovations in synthetic diamond making add some glitter to life

Imaging interiors

An unexplored region of the electromagnetic spectrum is to be exploited for imaging

Electronic eye

A retinal implant based on a microchip could help treat blindness

Readymade bridges

A modular bridge kit made of railroad flatcar decks

From beyond the back of

If some recent findings hold water, the mysterious gamma ray blasts emanate from the most distant celestial objects

Everlasting energisers

Researchers in Israel have developed batteries that could last a lifetime

Stones at stones' worth

Industrial diamonds can now be produced cheaply

Healing plastic

Broadbanding the waves

Six times more information can be sent on radio signals

Stars die silently sometimes

Life might have come from Earth's early haze