A first look at flight in 2025

NASA has just tasked three companies to look into the future and design a more "green" aircraft for 2025.

Black holes found in thunderstorms

Scientists using NASA's Fermi Space Telescope have detected antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.

So you think you can solve a cosmology puzzle? Dark matter news

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cosmologists have come up with a new way to solve their problems. They are inviting scientists, including those from totally unrelated fields, to participate in a grand competition. The idea is to spur outside interest in one of cosmology

NASA's Fermi telescope finds giant structure in our galaxy

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope unveiled a previously unseen structure centered on the Milky Way. The feature spans 50,000 light-years.

Tibetan monks turn to USA to train minds in science

Munching on pizza. Posting on Facebook. Hanging out with friends on weekends.

World's youngest Yoga teacher, six, hailed as a miracle at indian ashram

She starts her classes at 5.30am every morning, dressed in white leggings and a red t-shirt surrounded by 30 eager pupils ranging from businessmen to teachers to pensioners.

How to achieve ‘biological immortality’ naturally

Evolutionary biologist Michael Rose, professor at University of California, Irvine, says he has discovered a natural way to achieve “biological immortality”

UK centre for intelligent design claims it will focus on science, not religion

The newly opened Centre for Intelligent Design aims to start a debate in the UK that's not about religion but about evidence

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) generates a 'mini-Big Bang'

The Large Hadron Collider has successfully created a mini-Big Bang by smashing together lead ions instead of protons.

LHC now fully fledged heavy metal collider

First collisions between lead ions just four days after the protons stopped

LHC finds 'interesting effects'

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say they are getting some fascinating early results as they get set to probe new areas of physics.

LHC smashes beam collision record

The Large Hadron Collider doubles its rate of particle collisions, paving the way for a new phase of operation.

Large Hadron Collider smashes protons, sets record

The Large Hadron Collider has had a smashing success, bringing together twin beams of protons to create a record-shattering atom smashup.