US Army seeks 'Iron Man' armor for commandos
US Army researchers are working on building hi-tech body armor that would give soldiers "superhuman strength" in a real-life version of the suit featured in "Iron Man" films.
13 October 2013
Space 'graveyard' reveals bits of an Earth-like planet
Astronomers have autopsied a distant, broken apart planet and revealed signs of water and a rocky surface together for the first time, delighting scientists on the hunt for alien life.
12 October 2013
NASA vows to review ban on Chinese astronomers
The US space agency Thursday vowed to reconsider the applications of Chinese scientists who were denied access to a NASA conference on security grounds.
Prehistoric Brazil artifacts star in exhibit, spark debate
It's no secret humans have been having sex for millennia -- but recently discovered cave art suggests they were doing it in the Americas much earlier than many archeologists believed.
10 October 2013
NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker
A controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law.
Ballerina brain holds secret to balance: studyYears of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.
27 September 2013
American, two Russians take shortcut to spaceAn American and two Russians blasted off Thursday for the International Space Station atop a Soyuz rocket that will slash more than a day off the usual travel time.
Kazakhstan citizen claims solving Riemann hypothesisA mechanical engineer from Saryagash town, Kazakhstan, Yessenbek Ushtenov claims that he has solved one of the seven problems of the millennium, the Riemann hypothesis.
23 September 2013
Life on Mars hopes fade after rover findings: studyHopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere.