Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature
- 17-Oct-2023
When British naturalist Charles Darwin sketched out his theory of evolution in the 1859 book “On the Origin of Species” – proposing that biological species change over time through the acquisition of traits that favor survival and reproduction – it provoked a revolution in scientific thought. Now 164 years later, nine scientists and philosophers on […]
Flying Dutch win world solar car race in Australia
- 12-Oct-2017
ADELAIDE: Dutch team “Nuon” on Thursday won an epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia’s outback for the third-straight year, continuing its dominance of an innovative contest showcasing new vehicle technology. The World Solar Challenge, first run in 1987 and last held in 2015, began in the northern city of Darwin on Sunday morning, […]
Crocodile tips Aussie PM Turnbull to win election
- 30-Jun-2016
SYDNEY: A reptile star from global hit film "Crocodile Dundee" has picked incumbent Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to win national elections on Saturday.
Mystery of Darwin's strange mammals solved
- 19-Mar-2015
WASHINGTON: To 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin, they were the strangest animals yet discovered, one looking like a hybrid of a hippo, rhino and rodent and another resembling a humpless camel with an elephant's trunk.
Birds use humanlike genes to speak: research
- 12-Dec-2014
MIAMI: Birds use essentially the same genes to sing as humans do to speak. And flamingos are more closely related to pigeons than they are to pelicans.