Top science news (rss feed)
-
Researchers rescue Alexander Bell's voice
Scottish inventor Alexander Bell has earned the distinction, somewhat late in his career, of having his voice preserved in the world's oldest recording.
Comment & analysis
-
First contact could lead to interstellar war
Many people have assumed that our first contact with an alien race will be peaceful and mutually beneficial. -
Science journalists are full of crap
A review by a professor on behalf of the BBC Trust has looked at the organisation's coverage of science and found it wanting. -
Would you have sex with an arsenic based lifeform?
Strapped for cash organisation NASA claims that research it funded will, er, fundamentally change the shape of biology textbooks to come. -
Halliburton's hydraulic-fracturing will set world on fire
The Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex contains roughly 6.5 million people. While the name "Metroplex" certainly conjures up images of a vast cyberpunk sprawl, the truth is somewhat less fun.