Twig Newsdesk
2014: The year of crystals
Dec. 31, 2013, noon
Happy New Year! The United Nations have named 2014 the International Year of Crystallography, marking 400 years since Kepler first examined the symmetry of snowflakes.
Watch How do Snowflakes Form? to learn more about the dazzling diversity of ice crystals.
Ancient DNA from "Pit of Bones" sequenced
Dec. 12, 2013, noon
DNA retrieved from a 400,000-year-old leg bone has raised new questions about human evolution.
Watch Homo Sapiens to learn more about the origin of our species.
Philippines: The wake of a super typhoon
Nov. 20, 2013, noon
On 9 November, Super Typhoon Haiyan broke records by making landfall with wind speeds over 315 kilometers per hour..
Watch Different Types of Aid to discover more about emergency aid.
Experts reset the body's clock
Nov. 7, 2013, noon
Using specially modified mice, scientists at Kyoto University have found a way to “reset” the part of the brain responsible for keeping track of time, raising the possibility of a cure for the effects of jet lag. Watch Time Zones to learn more about why international travel disrupts our body clocks.
In search of the Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider
Jan. 30, 2012, noon
Twig interviews Tom Whyntie, a researcher on the Large Hadron Collider, about the potential discovery of the elusive Higgs Boson.
Microbes for Mars
Jan. 20, 2012, noon
Scientists have discovered bacteria which can survive in extreme conditions similar to those found on Mars.
Following the Sun
Jan. 18, 2012, noon
Research has revealed one possible truth behind the story of Viking 'sunstones'.
Shadow on the Moon
Jan. 4, 2012, noon
December 2011 gave us the last total lunar eclipse until 2014.
The world's smallest car
Dec. 6, 2011, noon
Scientists have created a car that is made of a single molecule.
New elements to be added to periodic table
Nov. 24, 2011, noon
In a rare occurrence, two new elements – 114 and 116 – are to be added to the Periodic Table.