Researchers attending the Super Computing 2011 conference, held in Seattle Convention Center, transferred data in opposite directions to eventually reach a combined rate of 186Gbps over a Wide Area Network.

The largest dinosaur to ever be discovered in North America has been found in New Mexico

UFOs are interfering with research at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, JWST for short, has received critical Congressional funding.

The IUCN declared the Western Black Rhino officially extinct after a recent assessment of several rhinoceros species. Despite conservation efforts, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that 25% of the world’s mammals are at risk of extinction.

The first sauropod fossil was discovered in antarctica.

The standard kilogram bar is changing mass. Yes, it might not affect your grocery shopping, but the physics labs are going to be hit by this ‘minute’ change. Here’s looking at a redefinition.

The Abominable Snow Man has been found claims the local administration of a Western Siberian

The Winners of the 2011 Nobel Prize have been announced.

A team from Princeton has created a plastic sheet which floats if electric currents are sent through it. It can also propel forward.

When having fun is a serious job, nothing beats the Ig Nobel! A spoof on the Nobel Prizes, these always elicit great laughs. This year is no exception.

There was an explosion in Beunos Aires, but the cause is unknown. Locals report a ‘ball of fire from the sky’. Was this a meteor strike? We don’t know.

A new theory explains the collapse of the towers along with the seen explosions that have formed the basis of conspiracy theories. The new simpler explanation punches a gaping hole in these hypotheses.

In 2007, an amateur fractal image maker named Daniel White, came up with some formulas that generate 3D fractal shapes, called Mandelbulbs. Using a program called Mandelbulber, it’s now possible to explore fantastic imaginary 3D worlds.

Diamonds, diamonds, not a single to wear! Diamond nanoparticles – and a lot of them – have been found in candle flame! Talk about a precious discovery.