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Buddha ‘lived centuries earlier’
THE discovery of a wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace suggests he lived in the 6th century BC, two centuries earlier than thought.
US orders stop to DNA test kits
THE US has ordered a Google-backed company to halt sales of its DNA test kits, saying it hasn’t shown its technology is supported by science.
This woman helped set 300 prisoners free
THIS woman messed up. She messed up bad. So badly that 300 prisoners were set free from US jails. One has since been charged with murder.
Drop in sunspots intrigues scientists
THE sun’s surface has been oddly calm of late, with fewer sunspots than at anytime in the last century. But what does it mean for the Earth’s climate?
The dino that terrorised T-rex
PALAEONTOLOGISTS announced they had uncovered the remains of one of the greatest land predators ever – a nine-metre, four-tonne dinosaur.
Killer robot recruitment drive
KILLER robots will soon outnumber human soldiers by 10-to-one. But by when? A US army expert says just wait until 2023.
Ancient wine cellar holds vintage secrets
SCIENTISTS have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wine cellar in the ruins of a Canaanite palace in Israel, where only the very best bottles were kept.
Astronaut’s letter reveals jealousy
A LETTER up for auction reveals the jealousy astronauts felt after John Glenn was picked to be the first American to orbit the Earth.
Volcano raises new Japanese island
A VOLCANIC eruption has raised an island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo, the Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts said.
Bizarre world records and the man who breaks them
HE’S a guy that sees a record, then smashes it. Ashrita Furman slices potatoes while hopping on a shovel, cycles underwater and balances a lawnmower on his chin.
Mystery of Great Red Spot solved
SCIENTISTS believe they have solved the puzzle of how Jupiter’s massive Great Red Spot storm has managed to run for centuries.
What it’s really like during a near-death experience
THIS is what happens when people have ‘out of body’ experiences in real life. Is there really a light at the end of the tunnel?
Inside the cosmonaut’s survival pack
FORGET everything you’ve seen in 80s action movies. Take a look inside this Soviet cosmonaut survival kit and see why the Russians owned American astronauts.
Just one week until the biggest explosion ever
BE AFRAID. In seven days a comet could cause the biggest explosion ever recorded. That’s if we’re lucky. If we’re not, it could generate mayhem and meteor showers.
Blood and chrome: The future of war
SEEN Terminator? Played HALO? The power-enhanced, robo-future of war they depict is here – now. Find out what new tools are about to equip our troops.
Heart ‘printer’ bypasses transplants
FIRST it was trinkets. Then it was spare parts. Now, the future of 3D “printing” is aimed at mending broken hearts.
Black eyed children: Real, or a creepy myth?
THERE are dozens of stories. Pale kids with black, soulless eyes knocking on people’s front doors and begging to be let in. But are the tales plausible?
NASA’s Maven blasts off to Mars
NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet’s radical climate change.
‘Alien’ cone-shaped skull unearthed
A SKULL of an aristocratic woman with a deformed, pointed ‘conehead’ has been found in an ancient burial plot in France.
Comet may help light up our days
HALLEY’S comet may have been a dud, way back in 1986, but astronomers say a new galactic visitor may be bright enough to spot during daylight hours.
Anger at TV host’s corpse pics
THIS woman loves hunting animals and posting pictures with their dead carcasses. At least, she did — until the internet got wind of it. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Dope scope sniffs out illegal weed odour
NOW that marijuana is legal in some US states the fun police are trying to make its odour illegal. Introducing one of the most ridiculous contraptions for detecting dope yet.
DNA answers where dogs came from
FOR years, scientists have been dogged by this evolution question: Just where did man’s best friend first appear?
Why the sun is about to turn upside down
YOU won’t be able to see it but something big is about to happen. Everything is about to change in the sky above us. Everything. Here is why.
Poms ‘once feasted on toads’
BRITONS often make fun of the French for feasting on frog. But now a new discovery suggests their prehistoric ancestors may have had a taste for toad.
Skull find turns evolution on head
A WELL-PRESERVED skull from 1.8 million years ago offers new evidence that early man was a single species with a vast array of different looks.
Abominable Snowman… or a bear?
SCIENTISTS believe they have finally solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman using DNA tests. Its identity? According to DNA tests, it might be just a big brown bear.
‘Sleep cleans out brain gunk’
WHEN we sleep, our brains get rid of gunk that builds up while we’re awake, suggests a study that may provide clues to treat Alzheimer’s.
Comic artist’s amazing repsonse to suicidal fan
A SUICIDAL fan wrote to comic artist Matt Fraction, the genius behind Iron Man, Thor and The Defenders, for help. What he wrote back will floor you.
Risky business: How safe is sex?
SEX can be downright dangerous, but until now we didn’t know just how risky it was. Two selfless volunteers agreed to perform sex acts in front of researchers so they could find out.
Meteor finally recovered from lake
RUSSIAN divers have pulled from a lake a half-tonne suspected meteorite said to have been part of a meteor that hurt 1200 people in February.
Biscuits ‘as addictive as cocaine’
US SCIENCE students have discovered a popular biscuit is as addictive as cocaine – at least for lab rats.
Solving Wikipedia’s woman problem
A US professor is attempting to educate people about women in science and technology fields by holding a Wikipedia “edit-a-thon.”
Test may spot early lung cancers
AN EXPERIMENTAL blood test has shown promise toward detecting early lung cancer and may offer a more accurate tool than scans and invasive biopsies.
New Merc makes driver optional
MERCEDES Benz makes driving history by taking a car on a 100km trip through Germany without a human controlling the wheel.
Don’t strike me kangaroo down
VOLVO is developing a radar system to avoid kangaroo collisions by automatically slamming on the brakes when it detects Skippy in the road.
‘Mythical’ corpse-eating fly back from extinction
THIS species of fly was declared extinct more than 100 years ago. Here’s the problem. It’s still buzzing around, feasting merrily on decaying corpses.
The end of the world as we knew it
THE dreaded climate-change “tipping point”, when changes to weather patterns will become irreversible, has been identified. And it is terrifying.
Nature’s ultimate survivor or an alien?
IMAGINE living for more than 200 years, surviving trips to space and remaining unruffled by the most extreme conditions on the planet. Impossible?
5m sea monster found in California
A MARINE science instructor snorkelling off California couldn’t believe it when she saw the silvery carcass of a 5-metre-long, serpent-like oarfish.
Man paid $100 for $1m James Bond car
A LOTUS used in a Bond movie and expected to sell for a fortune at auction was found when a man paid $100 for the contents of a storage container.
‘Deadliest known substance kept secret’
SCIENTISTS have found a type of botox they believe is the “deadliest substance on earth” and have withheld the details because there is no antidote.
The hidden hand-built amusement park
HIDDEN among the trees of an Italian forest lies a theme park, hand built by a little Italian man named Bruno. And his creations will blow your mind.
Paintings by cavemen? Make that caveWOMEN
AFTER a long day hunting cavemen would return home to chart their exploits on the walls in paintings…or would they? Analysis of humanity’s oldest artworks has provided convincing evidence that most of them were actually painted by women.
Fish-face a scientific shocker
IS this the first face only a mother could love? Palaeontologists have discovered evolution gave the first “face” to a small shark.
Lake ‘immune to climate change’
A UNIQUE Australian lake has remained untouched by climate change for thousands of years, say scientists.
Space tourism ‘won’t hurt environment’
BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson says space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
Are teabags ruining the environment?
SOME environmental activists get worked up about rainforests. Others worry about the plight of polar bears. But what about the humble tea bag?
What price for a hot cup of coffee?
IT WILL surely be the most expensive cup of coffee in Australia – a government-funded design awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money.
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