USA

Is anyone out there? Mysterious radio signal sparks alien speculation

A mysterious radio signal picked up by a Russian telescope was probably not sent by aliens but astronomers in California are checking it out, anyway.

31 August 2016

Sci-Tech

Italian team brings household robot a step closer

Italy’s IIT, (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), in Genoa has a new humanoid member of staff.

25 August 2016

United Kingdom

World's largest aircraft takes off

It is thought to be the world’s largest aircraft.

18 August 2016

Next Series

Polar research warms up

In this edition of Futuris we travel to northern Sweden, some 150km inside the Arctic Circle where winter temperatures can fall to -45ºc.

12 August 2016

Next Series

Takeaway: polar research warms up

12 August 2016

No Comment

The Perseid meteor shower at its peak

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked on Thursday night into early Friday.

12 August 2016

World News

Look Up! How to watch the 2016 Perseid meteor shower

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be one of the best potential meteor viewing opportunities of the year.

11 August 2016

Next Series

Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

Sensor technology is at the heart of a project designed to prevent obesity and other eating disorders, before it is too late.

10 August 2016

Next Series

Skincare science under the sea

Marine biodiversity is rich in sources for medicine and cosmetic science, as Spanish researchers are discovering on the Mediterranean coast.

29 July 2016

Next Series

Takeaway: the secret of youth

Underwater species can help us stay young Scientists are looking for new bioactive molecules in marine invertebrates Bioactive molecules can prevent ageing and age-related diseases Selected invertebra

29 July 2016

Sci-Tech

How 3D-printers can take space exploration to the next level

Researchers at the European Space Agency are testing the next generation of 3D-printers to use in Space.

28 July 2016

Sci-Tech

Ocean health check-up: The Nekton Mission assesses the damage done

About 10 miles off the coast of Bermuda, scientists are analysing the health of the Atlantic ocean where human activities like overfishing and oil spills, are having terrible…

27 July 2016

United Arab Emirates

"Completing a dream" Solar Impulse lands after fuel-free round-world-trip

The first round-the-world flight powered only by the sun has come full circle.

26 July 2016

Sci-Tech

Virtual reality just got more real

The VR Cable robot helps study human balance and advances virtual reality along the way.

25 July 2016

Next Series

Takeaway: the obesity time bomb

Worldwide, some 2 billion people are classed as overweight or obese.

22 July 2016

Sci-Tech

Saving London's bees one tag at a time

Scientists in London are using a novel technique to save the world’s bees: tagging hundreds of the insects to track their movements around cities.

18 July 2016

World News

Solar Impulse ll welcomed to Seville Airport by Spanish Air Force

Solar Impulse II has landed in the Spain’s Seville Airport after an often turbulent flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

23 June 2016

Sci-Tech

Is this 2,000-year-old tool the world's oldest computer?

For over a century since it was found in an ancient shipwreck, scientists have been scratching their heads over the exact function of the Antikythera mechanism, named after the Greek island off which

22 June 2016

Sci-Tech

Helium microscope: Seeing the unseen

Australian researchers say they have created a microscope that will allow scientists to examine human, plant and animal samples closer than ever before.

17 June 2016

Sci-Tech

New 3D hologram allows Neurosurgeons to "walk through" our brains

Neuroscientists have completed a hologram which could one day allow doctors to peer into a complete 3D image of their patient’s brain.

9 June 2016