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LONDON: A recent experiment carried out through the collaboration between the University of Zurich and the University of Washington explains...

Jupiter & Venus steadily come together in June

LONDON: There will be a spectacular show in the night sky when Jupiter and Venus “collide” this month. Jupiter and...

Raw images from Cassini’s encounter are flowing back to Earth

NEW YORK: Saturn’s moon Dione received a fleeting visitor this week, when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft whizzed by to image freaky...

Elephant DNA helps to stops illegal ivory shipment

NEW YORK: A new study shows that scientists can now match DNA from elephant dung to DNA extracted from ivory...

8 million mummified dogs unearthed in Egypt

CAIRO: Mummies were stored in the catacomb of a temple belonging to a cult that worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god...

Cassini’s final visit to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is scheduled for late 2016

NEW YORK: Saturn’s moon Dione received a fleeting visitor this week, when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft whizzed by to image freaky...

Volcanoes may be erupting on Venus, study

NEW YORK: The planet Venus is known to be covered in volcanoes however it is still unknown of there are...

What happens if you touch a black hole?

MEXICO: There’s a common notion that at the edge of every black hole lies a back door to the universe...

Moon jellyfish have an unusual way of survival, scientists

CANADA: A recent study found out that moon jellyfish have an unusual way of survival. They don’t regrow their bruised...

UN approves development of new treaty for conservation of ocean marine life

CANADA: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday giving a green light to develop a new treaty for the...

16m years old large walking bat discovered in New Zealand

CLIVE: Fossilized remains of a bat species that walked on four limbs and was triple the size of today's screeching...

Earth’s biggest groundwater basins are quickly being depleted

LONDON: Two new studies suggest that a third of Earth's biggest groundwater basins are quickly being depleted. Groundwater is sourced...

International Space Station needs new cameras

CANADA: The International Space Station needs new cameras and an $11-million contract to design their replacement has been awarded to...

Brain’s cortex doesn’t process specific tasks in highly specialized modules, researchers

NEW YORK: Researchers at MIT have proven that the brain’s cortex doesn’t process specific tasks in highly specialized modules —...

400,000 years old human teeth reveals signs of indoor air pollution

LONDON: Tartar from 400,000-year-old human teeth reveals the earliest evidence of man-made air pollution, according to a new study. The...

Administrator of NASA confident about exist of alien life

LONDON: Extraterrestrial life does exist, the head of NASA has said, but he insisted that no aliens were hidden in...

“1st generation” stars spotted in the brightest galaxy ever found in early universe

NEW YORK: Astronomers think that for the first time, they may have glimpsed some of the first stars that formed...

Earth’s sixth mass extinction is here; human could be the 1st victims, scientists

EUROPE: The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used...

Scientists create ‘Crumpled’ filter that can reduce energy consumption in Industry

NEW YORK: Scientists have created an "ultra-thin, super-strong" membrane that an efficiently filter liquids and gases, potentially leading to a...

Thousands of indonesian evacuated as volcano Mount Sinabung erupts