Perspective

The massive earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan has shifted the country more than two metres away from the neighbouring Korean – Read More...

Scientists are moving closer to coming up with a non-physical definition of the kilo after discovering the metal artefact used – Read More...

It began with an innocent legacy from an elderly aunt, when she bequeathed Jean-Guy Laquerre an early 20th-century papier-mache Santa – Read More...

Astronomers announced this week they had found the youngest black hole ever found in Earth’s cosmic neighbourhood, a discovery offering – Read More...

Facebook launched a next-generation online messaging service this week that includes facebook.com email addresses in a move seen as a – Read More...

What if airport screeners looked at would-be passengers and instead of assessing the colour of their skin, asked: “What’s the – Read More...

Scientists at CERN have trapped dozens of hydrogen “antimatter” atoms, a technical feat that boosts research into one of the – Read More...

Results of the first ever global marine life census were unveiled this week, revealing a startling overview after a decade-long – Read More...

Scientists have unveiled a spectacular array of more than 200 new species discovered in the Pacific islands of Papua New – Read More...