Meteorite found in the Sahara sheds light on Martian crust

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 11:40

A meteorite found in the Sahara last year by Bedouin tribesmen is a rock from Mars, revealing that the Red Planet`s crust formed 4.4 billion years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.

Study offers news clues on origins of life

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 13:41

A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries that could lead scientists a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago.

Einstein`s brain average sized but `exceptionally complicated`

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 15:04

Physicist Albert Einstein`s brain, though of average size, contained an unusually high number of folds which may have provided the genius with the ability to think in "extraordinary ways", scientists claim.

Scientists decode why Einstein was a genius

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 15:23

Physicist Albert Einstein`s brain had an "extraordinary" prefrontal cortex - unlike those of most people - which may have contributed to his remarkable genius, a new study has claimed.