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For botanists, it doesn't get more exciting than this - after 75 years, the Titan Arum plant has unfurled its leaves and is in full bloom. For curious crowds who gathered, they perhaps realised that a once-in-a-lifetime look is more than enough - thanks to its pungent odour of rotting flesh. The flower, nicknamed 'Corpse flower', bloomed late on Good Friday at the University of Basel, Switzerland and is expected to remain open until Easter Sunday. Miracle-Gro: The flower opened for the first time in 75 years on Good Friday The eight foot plant, which is indigenous to Sumatra's rainforests in Indonesia, has the largest unbranched shoot in the world. On average, they bloom once in a decade. More... Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day for the eleventh time with an animated Eden The Red Dust Bowl: Scientists reveal how hostile storms once raged across Mars Titan Arum is coveted by collectors and plant enthusiasts around the world because of its strange blo...

It was a fantasy world plucked from George Lucas' imagination. But life could thrive on a planet like Luke Skywalker's Tatooine, with its two suns, in the Star Wars universe, scientists have claimed. However, the legendary director did get one detail wrong - the trees would have had black leaves. Two suns: Life could thrive on a planet like Luke Skywalker's Tatooine, scientists have claimed Scientists have discovered that the temperature of a star determines its colour - and at different temperatures, life evolves in very different ways. Photosynthesis - the process by which plants produce energy from sunlight - is altered when the light colour is changed. Researchers carried out computer simulations to model Earth-like planets either orbiting two stars close together or one of two widely separated stars. More... Massacre at the hillfort: Mass grave that is challenging our beliefs about Iron Age Britain Climate change is melting Arctic coastlines by 30 metre...

Dutch design team includes Dutch astronaut who worked on Challenger The seven-year project has so far cost £11.5million Buses have never been the most glamorous form of transportation. But that is set to change with the Superbus, a 15ft-long, six-wheeled behemoth that on first glance looks like a cross between the Batmobile and a (very) stretched limousine. Aerodynamic and luxurious, it can carry 23 passenge rs and reach speeds of up to 155mph (255kph) , although finding a parking space might prove difficult. Scroll down for video Luxury: The 15ft-long Superbus can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph Futuristic: The Superbus has six wheels, including two pairs of rear wheels that can turn independently, thereby reducing its turning radius A design team from TU Delft University, including former Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels, once a mission specialist on the Challenger, has unveiled the Superbus at the World Exhibition of the International Association of...

Warped and mangled beyond recognition, they look like a computerised version of a Salvador Dali painting. But these pictures are not the work of a Surrealist - they are what happened when Google tried to tinker with its images of Earth. Technicians have added elevation to the Google Earth tool but due to glitches the change had a bizarre effect on some of the world’s most famous roads and bridges. Big dipper: This stretch of California's coast road at Big Sur appears to have lost all its strength in the Google Earth image The 746ft tall Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has been made as thin as paper and stuck to the surface of the water beneath it. In other cases, bridges no longer go over ravines - instead they roll down the sides and go along the bottom before coming back up the other cliff face. The images were created when Google tried to extrapolate 2D images on to a 3D landscape but did not get it quite right. Not so great: San Francisco's Golden Ga...

$100bn project axed by Obama get new lease of life as Space Station shuttle Nasa have ambitions of using Orion to land astronaut on asteroid by 2019 A test version Nasa shuttle that will allow astronauts to fly to and from the International Space station was showed off today. The Orion spacecraft, which was initially meant to return humans to the moon until President Barack Obama axed the project, has been given a new lease of life as a docking vehicle. Nasa hope two of the spacecraft could also be used to support a long-duration mission to an asteroid as early as 2019. Daring mission: Two Orion spacecraft could be used to support a mission to an asteroid as early as 2019 Unveiled: The first Orion crew module is displayed behind images of how it will look when fitted for space But, for now, it has a much more limited role of supporting missions at the International Space Station, which is just above the Earth's orbit, To facilitate this, designers Lockheed Martin h...

It would certainly be an adventure for Tinky Winky or Laa-Laa to tell their fellow Teletubbies about. But while these suits look like a poor attempt at a fancy dress costume based on the children's TV characters, they could be the difference between life and death. A Nasa team has been testing the latest in spacesuit design in conditions akin to those found on Mars - at an Argentine base in Antarctica ahead of a possible visit to the Red Planet. Testing, testing: An astronaut collects soil samples as he models the new space suits at Argentina's Marambio base in Antarctica. The suit could one day be used on a mission to Mars Final frontier: With the desolate Antarctic landscape in the background, an astronaut tries to shelter from the freezing temperatures and winds of nearly 50mph The NDX1, designed by aerospace engineer Padlo de Leon, endured extreme cold temperatures and winds of nearly 50mph as researchers practised techniques they may use on Mars. The...

This bicycle is the first in the world to be created simply by printing it out on a computer, using groundbreaking new technology. The fully-working cycle, which is made of nylon, is the result of an extraordinary project and is as strong as steel and aluminium but weighs 65 per cent less. Scientists in Bristol designed the bike on a computer and sent it to a printer, which placed layers of melted nylon powder on top of each other to build-up the machine. Let's ride: The fully-working cycle, which is made of nylon, is the result of an extraordinary project and is as strong as steel and aluminium but weighs 65 per cent less On the move: Scientists designed the bike on a computer and sent it to a printer, which placed layers of melted nylon powder on top of each other to build-up the machine Individual components such as gears, pedals and wheels are usually made in different factories and assembled into a finished bike but the Airbike is a single, complete p...

If you find yourself mimicking Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page or Joe Bonamassa when their songs come on your iPod, then this is the invention for you. That's because the latest guitar to hit the market doesn't come with six strings and require an amplifier. It is in fact a case of slipping on a special T-shirt. Guitar God? The new invention uses barcode and webcam technology to make sounds as you strum the T-shirt - and rewards playing in time with points Designed by FauvelKhan, which is run by two engineering graduates from Swansea University, the latest invention to take on Fender and Gibson is a garment which turns into a playable musical instrument using just a computer and a piece of software. It works by using barcode technology on the shirt, which is picked up by a webcam as the user's hand passes over the symbol - and then makes notes. Points are then scored if the notes are strummed in time as the user plays. More... I've got an idea and it'...

Lullaby: Babies can remember melodies they hear in the womb even after they are born, according to new research Babies can remember melodies they heard in the womb, according to a study. Scientists played music to their mothers three weeks before birth and tested them one month after they were born. The babies’ heart rates slowed at a greater rate when they heard the melody they had heard in the womb, compared to one they had not heard before. The findings add to scientists’ understanding of the effects of what sounds are heard in the womb, including how babies learn to perceive speech. Psychobiologist Carolyn Granier-Deferre, of Paris Descartes University, asked 50 heavily pregnant women to listen to a descending piano melody twice daily. When the 50 babies were one month old, both the descending melody and an ascending nine-note piano melody were played to the infants while they slept. On average, the heart rates of the sleeping babies briefly slowed by 12 beats a m...

Shuttle's 39th and final flight lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4.50pm local time (9.50pm GMT) After 143million miles and nearly a year in orbit, space shuttle Discovery has blasted off for the last time. Tens of thousands witnessed history in the making from the Florida launch site. Countless more watched from surrounding towns. Roads leading into Kennedy Space Center were jammed. Discovery should reach the space station Saturday. It will deliver a compartment full of supplies as well as the first humanoid robot to fly in space. Making history: Discovery blasts off with a roar at Cape Canaveral today Into the night: The shuttle can be seen roaring towards the edges of space after lift-off today One last time: Thousands gathered at Cape Canaveral to witness Discovery's last journey The launch took place just after the scheduled 4.50pm local time (9.50pm GMT), Fuelling began shortly after sunrise. This time, Nasa is confident that no hydrogen g...