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ESA’s comet lander Philae beam back to Earth
ROME: European Space Agency’s comet lander Philae (pictured) beamed back to Earth some data that made scientists hold their breaths...
Researchers discovered anomalies at Gale Crater on red planet
WASHINGTON: Researchers have discovered at Gale Crater in Mars an area that has an anomaly with very high lelevels of...
Deserts aquifers can hold more carbon than all plants on land
PARIS: The world's deserts may be storing some of the climate-changing carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, according to a...
Plants can transmit stress signals just like animals, scientists find
NEW YORK: Plants can't feel pain or hunger like animals, but their cells can communicate stress in a way that's...
China‘s new radio telescope consider as world’s largest”sensitive ear” from universe
BEIJING: China's new radio telescope, stated as the world's largest could become Earth's "big sensitive ear" to listen to subtle...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft continues to investigate dwarf planet Ceres
LONDON: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft continues to investigate the dwarf planet Ceres, particularly those bright spots it found on the earlier...
1.5m fish killed this year due to drought conditions
LONDON: Freakishly hot, dry weather in the Pacific Northwest is killing millions of fish in the overheated waters of the...
Pulsars are rapidly rotating compact remnants born in the explosions of massive stars
BRENT: Pulsars are rapidly rotating compact remnants born in the explosions of massive stars. They can be observed through their...
Scientists confirm planet orbiting another star
EUROPE: Geoff Marcy remembers the hair standing up on the back of his neck. Paul Butler remembers being dead tired....
Scientists haven’t invented an impossible space engine
HONG KONG: What if I told you that recent experiments have revealed a revolutionary new method of propulsion that threatens...
Bees naturally vaccinate their babies, scientists
LONDON: When it comes to vaccinating their babies, bees don't have a choice—they naturally immunize their offspring against specific diseases...
Rosetta’s Philae lander serves up cometary surprises after a bounce
MEXICO: Scientists with the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission may have had a scare when the Philae lander bounced off...
Mystery of pendulum clocks finally solved
LONDON: After more than three centuries of invention of pendulum clocks, scientists have finally solved the mystery behind pendulums. There...
Binary two black holes close orbit around each other
MEXICO: Researchers have suggested through a new study that globular clusters – spherical collections of up to a million densely...
Astronomers discovered the first aurora ever seen beyond our Solar System
HONG KONG: The beautiful ‘northern lights’-like aurora is not limited to the solar system – in fact it is not...
Forests and other vegetation can quickly recover from extreme drought
MEXICO: A new study has debunked the generally held notion that forests and other vegetation can quickly recover from extreme...
Scientists create tiny insect -inspire robots that can jump over water
NEW YORK: Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has a history of creating tiny, insect-inspired robots, and its latest...
Earth’s magnetic field is at least 4b years old not 3.45b: Study
WASHINGTON: According to estimates put forward by a new study, Earth’s magnetic field is at least four billion years and...
Humble butterfly hold the key to efficient, cheaper solar cells, scientists
HONG KONG: Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing...
Researchers develop a robot that can walk on water
FRANCE: Water striders are probably one of the most fascinating insects for their ability to ‘walk’ on water and taking...
