Google dives beneath the waves
Ever wanted to explore the deep ocean without getting wet? Now you can with Google Ocean, the latest addition to the company’s virtual Earth model. Source:Google dives beneath the waves
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Mutant worms raise hopes for stroke treatment
Suppressing a single gene allows worms to survive at oxygen levels that would normally kill them – a treatment based on the finding may help prevent cell damage Source:Mutant worms raise hopes for stroke treatment
Unnatural selection: Robots start to evolve
A robot with a brain that grows as its body develops could lead to more versatile humanoid robots and prosthetics Source:Unnatural selection: Robots start to evolve
What's the point of being warm-blooded?
Having a furnace within makes perfect sense in the chill of winter, but it burns a lot of valuable energy – so why do we constantly generate heat? Source:What's the point of being warm-blooded?
Rebuilding the immune system may reverse MS
A treatment that uses a patient’s own stem cells to grown new immune cells appears to stop and sometimes reverse the debilitating disease Source:Rebuilding the immune system may reverse MS
World treaty to block illegal sea fishing
Eighty nations have hammered out a draft treaty which will allow them to stop illegal fishing vessels from docking in their ports Source:World treaty to block illegal sea fishing
1709: The year that Europe froze
One winter in the early 18th century, it was so cold animals died in their barns, travellers froze to death, and even the Mediterranean iced over. It was Europe’s coldest spell for the past 500 years Source:1709: The year that Europe froze
Asteroid bound for Earth! Warn your grandchildren
An asteroid that had initially been thought harmless might just hit Earth 160 years from now Source:Asteroid bound for Earth! Warn your grandchildren
