Scientific proof we were built by aliens
IT’S Friday, and for a bit of fun we’ve pulled one of your favourite stories from the news.com.au vault for your enjoyment. DON’T freak out, but you have some kind of weird alien message embedded in your DNA.
Science
Gravity ‘to blame for hair loss’
THERE is a new theory on why men go bald and it all has to do with gravity.
Heisenberg explains world history
BREAKING Bad star Bryan Cranston has gone from chemistry to history, with the voice of Walter White to narrate a new “big picture” history series.
Diabetes could soon be treated orally
JAPANESE researchers say they are a step closer to an oral treatment for diabetes, offering hope of a breakthrough for a disease racking the world.
Sheikh declares ‘Wa of the Worlds’
A SAUDI sheikh has issued a fatwa against anyone wanting to travel to Mars.
Why Facebook is turning your mates into giraffes
IT’S no doubt annoying and possibly a pain in the neck but there’s a reason why your mates have changed their profile picture to this guy. And it’s not because they’re animal lovers.
Mini space shuttle skids off runway
A NEW, smaller version of NASA’s space shuttle is recuperating from a rough first landing.
For your eyes only: Why science rocks
WE have found conclusive proof that science is the sexiest career you could wish for. Check out why …
‘Sea serpents’ riddled with parasites
ONE of two oarfish “sea serpents” found in California earlier this month had a host of parasites living in its giant, serpent-like body.
Massive family tree is biggest ever
A “GENOME hacker” has used online genealogy sites to create the world’s biggest family tree, with 13 million people and stretching back to the 15th century.
The world’s cutest animals are actually evil
LOOK up any animal. If you think it’s cute, it’s probably evil. That’s the attitude we were left with after reading up on these animals’ unsavoury habits.
Snakes set off alarm in brain
SNAKES arouse sharp fear in monkeys, apes and humans due to specific brain cells that fire off a rapid warning for slithery danger, scientists have found.
New creatures found in ‘lost world’
SCIENTISTS have discovered a lost world of unknown creatures in a rainforest perched on massive boulders in a remote part of Cape York in Queensland’s north.
Cape Melville’s hidden wonders
THREE “dramatic new species” have been discovered in a remote Cape York rainforest located on top of large boulder fields.
Venomous crustacean found off WA
THE world’s first venomous crustacean – a blind, ‘centipede-like’ creature – has been found off the coast of Western Australia.
Storm warning: We’re in cyclone danger zone
IT’S been so long since a cyclone hit Brisbane or the Gold Coast, weather experts warn the entire Queensland coast is back in the danger zone.
New Alzheimer’s test approved
THE US Food and Drug Administration has approved a radioactive imaging chemical to help screen patients for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Man pulls worm in cheek with forceps
AN AMERICAN biologist has become a parasite expert after he was forced to use forceps to remove a worm that had lived in his mouth for months.
Hum from horny fish keeps town awake
SCIENTISTS say a mysterious hum keeping residents of a British town up at night may be from mating fish.
Circle of death: Who eats the zombies?
THE Walking Dead? Precisely. It turns out that any humans facing a zombie plague have an overlooked, but lethal, ally – Mother Nature.
Asteroid-blasting cannon ‘on track’
SCIENTISTS preparing to blast a crater in an asteroid to find out what it is made of say they have successfully tested their new space cannon.
‘It’s a lie, Jim, but not as we know it’
PROSECUTORS have accused a man of going where no con artist has gone before – by peddling a bogus device that worked like a Star Trek tricorder.
Robots learn it’s all in the hips
ROBOT researchers in Japan have proved what entertainers from Elvis Presley to Miley Cyrus knew all along: the secret is in the hips.
Foreskins give hope for baldness cure
A NEW experiment to regrow hair using infant foreskins has given hope to curing male pattern baldness and helping burn patients.
A second rare sea serpent found
FOR the second time in less than a week, a “sea serpent” – this time a rare snakelike oarfish – has attracted gawkers on a beach.
Iran ‘readies second space monkey’
IRAN is reportedly planning to send another monkey into space within a month.
Happy birthday NASA, shut it down
TODAY is NASA’S 55th anniversary and to celebrate the US government has shut it down, leaving countless satellites, rovers and astronauts in peril.
NASA to launch 3D printer into space
NASA is preparing to launch a 3D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that could generate lifesaving tools, parts and supplies.
Special delivery at space station
NASA’S newest delivery service has pulled up at the International Space Station after a week’s delay, bringing a chocolate treat for one astronaut.
A frog photobombed this NASA launch
AN UNLUCKY frog took a giant leap for mankind when it was launched towards space by a NASA rocket. This amazing photo captures the moment.
This could be the end of deep space exploration
OUR exploration of deep space is powered by plutonium-238. It’s an incredible fuel source, but our reserves have almost run out.
Scientists claim proof of alien life
A TEAM of British scientists is convinced it has found proof of alien life, after it harvested strange organisms from the edge of space.
Astronaut’s amazingly colourful view
ITALIAN astronaut Luca Parmitano has captured a spectacular view from space of city lights, a green-glowing aurora and a sky full of stars.
Computer glitch delays space ship
A BRAND new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut has experienced trouble with a computer data link.
Astronaut reveals his greatest fear
SPACEMAN Chris Hadfield reckons he has the “job full of dreams” but reveals his biggest fear is eerily similar to a plot from a hit movie.
Hunting cheetahs fast off the mark
THE secret to the cheetah’s hunting success isn’t its record-breaking speed, but how fast it can accelerate and manoeuvre, new research has found.
Beetles looking frisky? Must be rain
NEED to know whether to pack your umbrella? Why not check with your pet beetle. A new study has found that the sex lives of insects are indicators of impending storms.
Cloudy with a chance of diamonds
YOU may never curse the rain again. On Jupiter and Saturn it’s diamonds – not drops of water – that fall from the sky.
You owe your telco a huge apology
AFTER all those times you cursed your telco for dropped calls and outages, it may be the sun that was to blame for it all. Researchers find massive solar flares are taking out entire mobile phone networks.
‘Bionic Man’ walks, breathes artificially
THE term “bionic man” was the stuff of science fiction. Now, a team of engineers have assembled a robot using artificial organs and limbs.
Queenslanders get licence to be ‘ugly’
HAD to renew your Queensland driver’s licence lately? Lots of things have changed, including being able to smile for the camera.
Space graveyard foretells our fate
A LONG time ago, in a solar system far, far away, a planet a bit like Earth was destroyed by a death star. And the same will happen to us.
Look out Grumpy Cat, this guy is cute
GRUMPY Cat, it’s been good, but there’s a new kitty on the internet and he’s way cute. Meet Snoopy, the latest feline to become an internet star.
US astronaut Scott Carpenter dies
SCOTT Carpenter, the second US astronaut to orbit earth in 1962, has died in Colorado aged 88.
Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s fight
SCIENTISTS said they had tested a drug that in mice prevented the death of brain cells, boosting hopes in the fight against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
DNA tests say skull isn’t Henri IV
THREE years ago, French researchers declared that a centuries-old mummified head was that of the beloved King Henri IV. But a new study says, “Non!”
The case of the missing Nobel Prize winner
HE’S A genius who just won the Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the ‘God particle’ or Higgs boson. But now he’s vanished – into a blackhole.
Higgs boson: A simple explainer
SCIENTISTS develop theory, make groundbreaking discovery, win Nobel prize. But if you’re still asking “what the Higgs?” read this.
God particle scientists win physics Nobel
FRANCOIS Englert and Peter Higgs have won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics for their theoretical discoveries on how subatomic particles acquire mass.
Cell breakthrough earns trio Nobel Prize
JAMES Rothman and Randy Schekman of the US and Thomas Suedhof of Germany have won the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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