April 18, 2018Scientists from Columbia University have presented new evidence that the brain continues to make hundreds of new neurons a day, even after you reach your 70s.
April 17, 2018Developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SoFi is a soft-bodied robot that glides silently through the water with a smooth, undulating motion designed to mimic the movements of real fish.
April 16, 2018Living things make thousands of different proteins, but soon there could be many more, as scientists are starting to learn to design new ones from scratch with specific purposes in mind.
April 10, 2018From the science standpoint, there’s no reason why the public should worry about drinking coffee as it hasn't been shown to increase cancer risk.
March 17, 2018One of The Star's biggest sci-fi fans expresses appreciation for how Stephen Hawking turned the world of science upside down and gave science fiction writers new vistas to explore.
March 14, 2018Stephen Hawking, the best-known theoretical physicist of his time, wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, time and black holes that his book 'A Brief History Of Time' made him one of science’s biggest stars since Albert Einstein.
February 8, 2018SpaceX, a private rocket company by Elon Musk, has successful launched the Falcon Heavy rocket – and a red electric Tesla sports car aiming for an endless space trip past Mars.
February 4, 2018Super bacteria may help clean the vast quantities of waste water the textile industry produces. TAL Apparel has teamed up with City University of Hong Kong to identify this bacteria.
February 3, 2018There is an enormous amount of health-related data being generated out there, and putting them all together for analysis could help improve healthcare.
February 1, 2018Venus is a planet like Earth which shows how bad global warming can be says Stephen Hawking. As greenhouse gases increased, the planet warmed and more heat was trapped in the atmosphere until its oceans evaporated and it is now inhabitable.
January 19, 2018Contradictheory: Worried you'll lose your job to a robot? Then learn how to learn, says Dzof Azmi – you have to be able to pick up new skills quickly.
December 30, 2017Chai Yee Fung aka Mushi, put Malaysia on the eSports map when he led a team to third placing at the world's biggest Dota 2 tournament in 2013.
December 30, 2017Datuk Dr Ronald McCoy has dedicated his life to helping the sick, a direct inspiration of the mass tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
December 27, 2017A talkative little robot has been enlisted by police in Hungary to help bring an electric jolt to presentations in schools and pensioner clubs.“Hi kids!” said robot Robi to a class of primary school children in Szolnok, 100km east of Budapest. “Some things you need to be careful with when using the internet...” he...
October 20, 2017Global warming is linked to stronger hurricanes and floods, and contributes to ozone layer depletion via increased halocarbons released by marine algae.
October 18, 2017Emma, a robot masseuse in Singapore, gives high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips that supposedly mimics a human touch.