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Sense of touch plays key role in addition to echolocation for bat to catch their prey: study
NEW YORK: Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Their elongated fingers with extended wing membrane between them help...
Trip to red planet could damage astronauts’ brain: scientists
NEW YORK: Scientists with the University of California, in Irvine, have been looking into the potential effects of space travel...
House Science Committee mark-up slashes $500m from NASA’s Earth science programs
LONDON: House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a budget authorization for NASA that would see funding for the...
Fated Russian spaceship may burn up in atmosphere next week, NASA says
NEW YORK: An out-of-control Russian Progress capsule, loaded with more than 3 tons of cargo for the International Space Station,...
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees rescinds resolution support for Thirty Meter Telescope
LONDON: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees has voted to rescind a resolution supporting the Thirty Meter Telescope....
NASA discovers strange flush at our galaxy’s center
NEW YORK: Yesterday, NuSTAR provided startling new data about the center of our galaxy that is challenging scientists’ understanding of...
Are you disappointed that Invasion will not be returning in new Halo?
TOKYO: Popular Invasion mode, first made famous in Halo: Reach, won’t be making a return appearance in Halo 5: Guardians....
Small dim star with a giant planet discovered by Australian astronomers
LONDON: According to a statement from the Australian National University, researchers have discovered a massive gas giant exoplanet orbiting a...
Bombardier Beetle packs Gatling gun when threatened, scientists find
LONDON: Bombardier beetle is named as such because of its intriguing and effective way of defending itself from other animals...
Pint sized dinosaur had bizarre wings, fossil finds
ELY: A pint-sized dinosaur has a big surprise: It apparently sported a pair of bizarre wings. Dinosaurs normally used wings...
Bats use tiny hairs on their wings to guide their elaborate flights: study
BATH: A new study published in the journal Cell Reports may have uncovered new information on the bat’s ability to...
NASA researchers suggest that lasers use to destroy space junks
NEW YORK: Approximately 3,000 tons of space junks currently are currently in low Earth orbit, mostly in the area 500...
NASA now serious to find alien life in depth of solar system
LONDON: NASA is now more serious and dedicated to finding alien life beyond the borders of the solar system. The...
Chiles Calbuco volcano erupts 1500 people evacuated
HONG KONG:: Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted for the third time in eight days on Thursday, sending a new cloud of...
Climate change can effect on human health, experts warn
PARIS: A report by the Australian Academy of Science says vulnerable people in the community will be hit hardest by...
New Horizons spacecraft spots possible ice cap on Pluto
EUROPE: NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has spotted surface features on the icy world, including a possible polar cap, images...
NASA Messenger spacecraft crashes into Mercury after 4year mission
HONG KONG: The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday NASA’s Messenger...
NASA’s space probe crashes into Mercury
NEW YORK: NASA's pioneering Messenger spacecraft ended its four-year study of the planet Mercury on Thursday by crashing into the...
NASA pushes back against congressional proposal to cut over $300m climate fund
VERIA: NASA pushed back Thursday against a congressional proposal to slash more than $300 million in funding from its branch...
Study discovered lakes, signs of life under Antarctica’s dry valleys
CHAND: It’s easy to forget that Antarctica is a desert, given that very nearly the entire continent is covered by...
