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Remains of a huge city, believed to be over 9,000 years old, has been found in the Gulf of Cambay off the western coast of India, 36 metres underwater. Archeaologists are excited about the find, as it appears to be 5,000 years older than the remains of any other civilisation known from that part of […]

The IgNobel Prizes are a tongue-in-cheek version of the Nobel prizes, designed to honour scientific research that makes people laugh as well as make them think.
Two researchers from the CSIRO have won a prize for their study, which determined how many photographs of a group of people are required to get one where no one […]

Researchers have created a new gel, made up of special proteins that bond into molecular strands, that stops wounds bleeding in seconds. The new material has been tested successfully on animals.
If the material works as well in humans, there are almost unlimited potential applications in medicine. The researchers are hoping that clinical trials will be […]

Astronauts lose 2% of their bone mass per month while in space, because the lack of gravity prevents them from doing any weight-bearing exercise. This makes their bones weaker and more likely to break or fracture.
A new technology which could solve the problem, and enable longer trips into space and even trips to other planets, […]

Swiss researchers in Syria have uncovered fossilised remains of a giant camel, standing four metres tall.
The 100,000-year-old bones are an exciting find because previously, the oldest known camels in the Middle East were from 10,000 years ago.
Giant camel’s remains found in Syria - ABC News