Science

Bizarre claims that scientists have discovered an ‘800-year-old mobile phone’ have sent conspiracy forums into overdrive. The object, allegedly found in Austria, is thought to be a clay model of a mobile phone with cuneiform writing engraved on the keys. The lack of information surrounding the strange object has led many people to call the discovery a hoax.

While New Year’s Eve has always been historically celebrated with fireworks, a massive solar flare could be about to change things for millions by creating a stunning light show as 2015 becomes 2016. The eruption of a sunspot cluster produced an M1-class solar flare directly aimed at Earth. Discovery News reports that the extreme ultraviolet radiation immediately washed over Earth’s …

A Chinese firm is building the largest animal cloning factory in the world, but you won’t see humans being cloned just yet, according to NBC News. Boyalife, a biotech company in the city of Tianjin, is currently focusing on cloning cattle, race-horses, and dogs that could potentially become drug-sniffers for anti-terrorism squads. In an interview with NBC News, Dr. Xu …

Japan – Giant squid fans got a nice Christmas present, when one of the titans of the deep appeared in a Japanese harbor on Christmas Eve. It was a rare sight to behold and has given scientists an insight into the giant squid which they know little about. The 3.7 metre-long creature surfaced in Toyama Bay in central Japan on …

NASA has released grainy radar images of an christmas eve asteroid flying close to earth. Despite dire warnings circulating on social media, NASA says a 3,600-foot-long asteroid passing by Earth on Christmas Eve will not strike the planet – and therefore will not snuff out all life on Earth.

After Cecil’s death, African lions to be added to endangered species list. The United States is expected to add two species of lions in Africa to its endangered list Monday in a move that will make it more difficult for hunters to bring lion trophies back into the country.

Fireball seen crossing western sky was debris from Russian rocket, US says. Several hours after the bright light soared across the sky, military officials confirmed it was Russian space debris. Military officials said a streak of light was caused by debris from a Russian rocket re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.

Plutonium-238 is the fuel of NASA’s choice for deep-space exploration. But for nearly 30 years, nobody in the United States was making it. Now, to make up for the shortfall, the US Department of Energy announced that 50 grams of the substance has been made at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. While 50 grams is not a …

Dogs can instantly imitate each other’s expressions just like humans, scientists have found, indicating that they have basic levels of empathy. Mimicking eachother’s facial expression, such as automatically mirroring someone’s smile or laugh, is a human trait, important for social bonding and the sharing of emotions.

Sea snake species, previously thought to be extinct, reappeared at Ningaloo Reef. The snakes appeared to be alive and in good health. These snakes were last seen fifteen years ago living off the northern coast of Australia in the Timor Sea. The identity of one species, the short nose sea snake, was confirmed after an Australian wildlife official sent a …

SpaceX made history as its Falcon 9 rocket blasted 11 satellites to orbit and successfully landed back down upright at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The triumphant return of the reusable rocket after liftoff is a big step towards the reusability or recyclability of spacecraft, cutting the expense of space travel. It was the first time an unmanned rocket returned to land …