Science

MEXICO: A prehistoric creature dubbed 'Batman' that lived 16 million years ago has been discovered in New Zealand. Palaeontologists found...

Venus & Jupiter will be close in this month

BRENT: June will be the best month for skygazing this summer according to NASA. Throughout the month Venus and Jupiter...

Scientists discover moon dust is filling in astronaut footprints

MEXICO: Scientists have discovered a lopsided cloud of moon dust hovering over that shining orb in the night sky. Each...

Black holes not arbiters of doom, researcher

LONDON: According to a physicist, the recently proposed idea that black holes have "firewalls" that destroy all they touch has...

Astronomers measure 1st Mars sized exoplanet

LONDON: Determining the size of an Earth-size exoplanet by the amount of starlight it blocks hundreds of light-years away once...

Green spaces make kids smarter

PARIS: A study in the journal PNAS has found that significant exposure to green spaces can lead to a 5%...

Starfish able to squeeze foreign bodies through the body, study

LONDON: Giving fresh insights into how certain animals can quickly heal themselves, a study reveals that starfish are able to...

Scientists create world’s thinnest light bulb from graphene

WASHINGTON: Researchers have created the world's thinnest light bulb using graphene, an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon,...

Europe’s comet Lander makes 2nd contact after waking up

CANADA: The Philae spacecraft has been in touch with Earth from a speeding comet for the second time since waking...

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WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found a sensor to detect the Earth's magnetic field in an animal after...

Traces of methane in Mars meteorites suggest possibility of life

NEW YORK: In a clue to possibility of life below the surface of Mars today, an international team of researchers...

Astronomers discovered brightest galaxy yet in early Universe

CANADA: Astronomers have discovered the brightest galaxy yet found in the early Universe and found strong evidence that examples of...

U.S largest ever toxic bloom causes closure to half the west coast

HONG KONG: An alarmingly large algae bloom that’s been poisoning wildlife along the U.S. coast has extended all the way...

Earthquakes are sudden rolling or shaking events caused by movement under the Earth’s surface

CANADA: Soil behaviour combined with evidence left by previous earthquakes can help predict the incidence of earthquakes at a low...

16m years old large walking bat discovered in New Zealand

NEW YORK: A PREHISTORIC mammal dubbed “Batman” that roamed the earth 16 million years ago has been discovered in New...

Researchers explain why we can’t remember correct colours

HARROW: Researchers have discovered that while people are able to tell millions of colors apart, they have difficulty remembering specific...

Administrator Bolden signs agreements to advance NASA’s journey to Red planet

WASHINGTON: NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have signed agreements to work together to reduce aircraft noise and advance...

‘Extinct’ spider rediscovered at Weymouth nature reserve

CANADA: Hypsosinga heri, the spider, was seen in Britain since 1912, but thanks to alert and eagle-eyed RSPB volunteers, it...

Just two% of wild bee species pollinate 80% of bee-pollinated crops worldwide, researchers

EUROPE: A new bee tracking study shows that protecting wild bees may be just as important as tackling the decline...

Previous earthquakes help to predict incidence of earthquakes at a low cost in developing countries