SWR Staff Writer : Science World Report

Mar 10, 2013 08:58 PM EDT

Robots Can Now Access 'Brain' in the Cloud, Potentially Making Them Cheaper

Humans have Google and Wikipedia, now robots have Raptuya, an online database of information that helps robots "cope" in the world of humans, according to BBC News.

Mar 09, 2013 01:45 PM EST

Stonehenge May Have Been Burial Ground for Elite Families, Researchers Say

The world's most famous prehistoric monument, Stonehenge, may have started as a giant burial ground for elite families around 3,000 B.C., British researchers said Saturday.

Mar 08, 2013 07:19 PM EST

The Future is Here: Man Gets 75 Pct of Skull Replaced by 3-D Printed Implant

It's 2013, but you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was perhaps 2030 after a man made headlines this week after becoming the first person to have 75 percent of his skull replaced with made-to-fit pieces that were 3D printed.

Mar 08, 2013 12:01 PM EST

Rats Communicate Through Sniffing at Each Other, Scientists Learn

Ever seen a couple of rats sniffing at each other? New research released Thursday shed light over a new fact that rats have the ability to communicate with one another by sniffing.

Mar 08, 2013 10:51 AM EST

Recent Global Temperature Rise is Fastest in 11,000 Years since Last Ice Age

There's an increasing amount of evidence that the climate has dramatically warmed up over the past century, and now a new study examining 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the Earth is head towards an even more significant rise in heat.

Mar 07, 2013 09:55 AM EST

Polar Bears Dwindling Numbers Not Enough to Ban Trade of Bear Body Parts

A proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear body parts and fur was defeated on Thursday at an international conference on wildlife trade.

Mar 04, 2013 10:04 PM EST

African Forest Elephants Could Be Extinct in 10 Years Due to Poaching

African forest elephants are being poached out of existence with more than 60 percent of them dying because of illegal ivory poaching in the last 10 years, conservationists say.

Mar 04, 2013 09:30 PM EST

Physicists Use Water To Create 'Knotted Vortex' Loop [VIDEO]

The vortex knot was a mere theory a century ago, but now physicists at the University of Chicago have created a vortex knot in a lab environment for the first time, the university said in a statement.

Mar 03, 2013 09:21 PM EST

BigDog Robot Can Hurl Heavy Stones, Climb Rough Terrain [VIDEO]

Robot technology has been developing at a fast pace and a company, Boston Dynamics, has built a robot that is agile and strong enough to climb rough terrain and even carries and hurls heavy loads.

Mar 03, 2013 09:01 PM EST

BPA Linked to Childhood Asthma, How to Limit BPA Exposue?

If parents aren't already concerned enough of the damaging effects of the infamous chemical bisphenol A (BPA), new research released Friday shows that it can cause an increase of asthma in children.

Mar 03, 2013 08:13 PM EST

Thailand's PM Vows to Cease Ivory Trade

Thailand's prime minister has promised to ban the legal trade of ivory for the first time.

Mar 03, 2013 07:13 PM EST

Study: Pregnancy Makes Women's Feet Bigger

According to the study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, pregnancy may permanently change the shape and size of the women's feet.