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WASHINGTON: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone",...

Northern Hemisphere will enjoy stunning sight of Perseid meteor shower

WASHINGTON: While people in the Northern Hemisphere will enjoy the stunning sight of the Perseid meteor shower, those in the...

Almost 41 tigers died in India this year, wildlife groups say

NEW DELHI: Conservationists say at least 41 tigers have died in the first seven months of this year despite awareness...

Astronomers discover giant protogalaxy that is 4 times larger than our Milky Way

FRANCE: Astronomers have discovered a giant protogalaxy 10 billion light years away, and found that it is about four times...

Studies suggest that music may help treat epilepsy in the future

HONG KONG: The brains of people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who...

NASA discovers new ‘Star Wars’ planet orbiting two stars

LONDON: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone",...

Children who speaks lay, have better thinking ability than other: Study

WASHINGTON: Children who are good at lying have better verbal working memory and thinking skills, a new study has found...

Pedal away` to stay fit at work

WASHINGTON: Desks that allow employees to pedal while working can make them healthier and more productive by fighting the ill-effects...

Experts claim morning tea turn you anaemic

KOLKATA: Tea does have various health attributes but it isn't entirely the magic potion it is thought to be. Drinking...

ISS astronaut Scott Kelly watched gravity in space

LONDON: Kelly, an American from New Jersey, and Russian Mikhail Kornienko are in the International Space Station with Russian Gennady...

India misses to see perseid meteor shower due to rains

EUROPE: However, if you're in India, you'll have to wait for the monsoon clouds to disperse, to enjoy the sight...

Zebra’s stripes don’t protect them from predators, research

FRANCE: A zebra's stripes are unlikely to protect it from pursuing predators, contrary to the view of most experts, research...

Astronomers discovered a new “Star Wars-like” planet

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have found a new "Star Wars-like" planet orbiting in the "habitable zone" of two stars, the 10th such...

The universe is dying slowly, but not for 100b years

CANADA: The universe is slowly dying but we have another 100 billion years, according to a new study of 2,...

Experts warn that eruption of Yellowstone supervolcano could kill 90,000 instantly

LONDON: A supervolcano in the heart of America's northwest has the potential to blanket the US in a 'nuclear winter'....

Forests can help slow down climate change: Mushahidullah

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan Wednesday said that forests are a major defense line against negative...

Hubble telescope discovers a little colourful gem in space

WASHINGTON: NASA’s Hubble telescope has stumbled upon a little colourful gem nebula – an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium...

Astronomers find smallest black hole

MEXICO: University of Michigan astronomers have found the smallest black hole ever observed in the centre of a galaxy As...

China recently adopted two-headed cobra

BEIJING: A zoo in Nanning city of China recently adopted a two-headed cobra. The rare creature has already survived 15...

Space photos from International Space Station help decode light pollution on Earth