'Sleeping giant' glacier may lift seas two to three metres and other top stories.

• 'Sleeping giant' glacier may lift seas two to three metres

  PARIS — A rapidly melting glacier atop East Antarctica is on track to lift oceans at least two metres, and could soon pass a “tipping point” of no return, researchers said Wednesday. To date, scientists have mostly worried about the Greenland and West ...

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• Canberra to toast the first Pint of Science festival at King O'Malley's

  

  Canberra will raise a glass to a fresh take on politics in the pub this week as the Pint of Science festival debuts in the capital. The national series, funded by the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science and the ACT government, brings some of the most brilliant scientists into city pubs to discuss their latest research and field questions about their findings.  Professor Damith Herath will speak about artificial intelligence and robotics at King O'Malley's Pub on May 2..

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• Frozen comets orbiting sun-like star may unveil properties of comet clouds around host stars

  

  Scientists have discovered frozen comets orbiting a sun-like star (HD 181327). Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), researchers from University of Cambridge have found extremely low levels of carbon monoxide around the star. HD 181327, which is located 160 light years away in the Painter constellation, is having a mass around 30% greater than the sun. The system is around 23 million years old when compared with solar system, which is 4.6 billion years old. Researchers s..

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• Astronomers Spot Faintest, Furthest Galaxy Ever

  

  The faintist early-universe galaxy was born 13 billion years ago immediately after the formation of universe. The detected galaxy could help scientists understand the "reionization epoch" when first stars became visible Astronomers have spotted the faintest and furthest galaxy yet. The galaxy came into existence just after the Big Bang or 13 billion years ago when universe was a toddler in cosmic terms. The detection of the faintest early-universe galaxy was made possible through powerful teles..

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• Japanese Startup Will Use Science And Satellites To Create Artificial Meteor Showers

  

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• Soon, Fly From London to Sydney in Two Hours

  

  Soon you may be able to have breakfast in London, and arrive in Sydney in time for a mid-morning flat white break, thanks to developments in hypersonic travel. The futuristic mode of transportation, which makes the much-missed Concorde look like a flying snail, could come as soon as 2018 after a successful test of a new project in the Australian desert, The Telegraph reported. The project is a joint effort between U.S. and Australian military scientists to develop a so-called ‘scramjet’ engi..

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