Almost 70 per cent of Europeans don't think women can be scientists
Almost 70 per cent of Europeans do not think women can be scientists, according to a new survey. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 25, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Giant 'blob' of cold water in North Atlantic bucking trend of warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures, say scientists
A giant “blob” of cold water has appeared in the North Atlantic over the summer months, bucking the global trend of warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures around the world, scientists said. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 25, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Environment Source Type: news

Blood Moon, lunar eclipse, Supermoon 2015: what time and how to see the moon’s most spectacular night in 30 years
On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest in the year. But if you’re looking up to the sky, you’ll want to make sure you time it right — the full show will only last for about 71 minutes. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 25, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Bees in the Rocky Mountains are evolving shorter tongues to adapt to warmer summers
Warmer summers are causing bees in the Rocky Mountains of the US to have shorter tongues, scientists have discovered. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 24, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Nature Source Type: news

Could making the Tube go slower actually make it more efficient?
An academic study of public transport in London has suggested that Tube bosses should be wary of their trains travelling too quickly. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 24, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Science book prize won by lone female author for the first time in its 27-year history
One woman’s global journey documenting the environmental changes caused by humans has won this year’s science book prize – the first time in its 27-year history it has been won by a lone female author. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 24, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Alien life exists in the universe, according to majority of UK, US and German public
The majority of the public in Britain, Germany and the US believe that intelligent life is out there in the universe. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 24, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Man paralysed in both legs helped to walk again thanks to electrodes in his knees
A man paralysed in both legs from the waist down has been able to walk again with the help of a device worn on his scalp that collected electrical activity in his brain and sent the signals to his knees. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 24, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news

Supermoon lunar eclipse could threaten one of Nasa’s most important pieces of technology
The Supermoon and lunar eclipse that are set to happen together on Sunday night might not be the end of the world, as some have claimed — but they are set to pose a threat to one of Nasa’s most important pieces of kit. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 23, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news

Government’s top doctor tried to discredit claims Alzheimer's might be infectious
A senior government adviser attempted to undermine a controversial study suggesting that Alzheimer’s is a transmissible disease before it was published in the journal Nature. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 23, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

The scent of death: Scientists find exactly what human corpses smell like
New research has become the first to isolate the particular scent of human death, describing the various chemicals that are emitted by corpses in an attempt to help find them in the future. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 23, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Researchers discover 'lost world' of arctic dinosaurs after digging up huge, duck-billed skeleton
Scientists have found new dinosaur remains in a remote part of Alaska that might reveal a “lost world” of many different kinds of arctic dinosaur. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 23, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Syrian civil war causes the first ever withdrawal from the 'doomsday bank'
The Syrian war has brought about the first withdrawal from the “doomsday bank”, a giant vault in an Arctic mountain that is meant to protect the world’s food in the event of a huge disaster. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 22, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Middle East Source Type: news

Scientists release 'complete' tree of life which shows how 2.3 million species are related
Scientists have released a new version of the tree of life, showing everything we know about how the living things of Earth are related to one another. With 2.3 million species and counting, it's the most complete model of its kind - but there's a lot more work to do. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 21, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news

Arthritis drug could soon reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms after successful tests on mice, say scientists
A painkiller widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been shown to reverse the symptoms of dementia in the brains of laboratory mice, raising hope that there may soon be an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have said. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - September 21, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news