A new analysis argues that what we think we know about apes' social intelligence is based on wishful thinking and flawed science seeking the perpetuate the belief that humans are at top of the evolutionary ladder

Yawning -- why is it so contagious and why should it matter?

01 Sep 2017

Researchers develop technique to aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

01 Sep 2017

Researchers develop technique to aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

01 Sep 2017

Technique could aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

31 Aug 2017

Don't be salty -- tiny tubes desalinate water one molecule at a time

31 Aug 2017

Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts

31 Aug 2017

Whether or not fast radio bursts turn out to be signatures of extraterrestrial technology, the mystreious radio bursts left space scientists agog

Nigerian neuroscientist builds computer that can smell explosives

30 Aug 2017

High-tech yarns generate electricity from twisting and stretching

29 Aug 2017

Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved

29 Aug 2017

Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table

Babylonians had mastered trig 1,500 years before Pythagoras

26 Aug 2017

A fresh study of the Babylonian tablet known as Plimpton 322 – discovered some 100 years back - shows that the ancient Babylonians, and not the Greeks, were the first to study and master trigonometry