Ian Sample

1977 space probe enters the unknown

A SPACECRAFT that took off from Cape Canaveral 35 years ago is continuing its journey out of the solar system, according to America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). Published 22 Mar, 2013 02:16am

Antibiotic resistance on the rise

BRITAIN’S most senior medical adviser has warned MPs that the rise in drug-resistant diseases could trigger a national emergency comparable to a catastrophic terrorist attack, pandemic flu or major coastal flooding. Published 24 Jan, 2013 09:00pm

Woman controls robotic arm by thought

A woman who is paralysed from the neck down has stunned doctors with her extraordinary skill at using a robotic arm that is controlled by her thoughts alone. Published 18 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Life found under Antarctica’s frozen surface

LONDON: Scientists have found life in an Antarctic lake that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several thousands of years ago. Published 28 Nov, 2012 12:01am

No Higgs breakthrough

SCIENTISTS working at the Large Hadron Collider have found no evidence that the new particle discovered earlier this year is anything but the simplest — and most boring — variety of Higgs boson. Published 15 Nov, 2012 09:01pm

Nobel prizes and surprises

Once more honour rests on the words of a secretive bunch of Scandinavians, who, on naming the latest members of the world’s most prestigious club, the Nobel laureates, unleash joyful celebrations, acrimonious protests, and a collectively mumbled “Who? Published 08 Oct, 2012 10:33pm

Ancient riverbed found on Mars: Nasa

A SHALLOW river once coursed through a great crater on Mars, according to the latest surface images, which suggest the dusty planet was more hospitable in ancient times. Published 29 Sep, 2012 03:01am

Scientists map human brain

A COMPREHENSIVE atlas of the adult human brain that reveals the activity of genes across the entire organ has been created by scientists. Published 21 Sep, 2012 12:00am

Cutting edge medical procedures

THE UK government's fertility regulator has launched a public consultation to gauge people’s attitudes towards controversial new medical procedures designed to avoid serious genetic diseases. Published 18 Sep, 2012 12:00am

Genetics reconstructed of girl who died 50,000 years ago

Scientists have reconstructed the entire genetic makeup of a girl who lived and died in a Siberian cave more than 50,000 years ago. The young woman belonged to a long extinct group of humans called Denisovans, their existence known only from meagre fossil Published 01 Sep, 2012 01:03am