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Study provides new insights into origin, evolution of snakes
EUROPE: A team of researchers at Yale University found in a study that snakes originated nearly 128 million years ago...
Nature’s rhapsody in blue: Tasmania shoreline glitters with magical bioluminescent plankton
LONDON: The creatures, known as sea sparkles, have been making the River Derwent glow electric blue at night. Visitors to...
NASA’s CubeSat initiative aids in testing of technology for solar sails in space
CANADA: With help from NASA, a small research satellite to test technology for in-space solar propulsion launched into space Wednesday...
Antarctic glaciers thinning so fast
LONDON: A new study has recorded a sudden and rapid thinning of once-stable glaciers along the southern Antarctic Peninsula, demonstrating...
Hidden world of the ocean’s tiniest organisms revealed in ‘enormous database’
NEW YORK: The hidden world of the ocean's tiniest organisms has been revealed in a series of papers published in...
Liquid metal voltage-controlled antenna developed at North Carolina State University
LONDON: We rely quite a bit on antennas throughout our daily lives, as much business is conducted through devices with...
Astronomers observe a supernova colliding with its companion star
CANADA: The origin of type Ia supernovae, the standard candles used to reveal the presence of dark energy in the...
Ozone layer healing with ‘hole’ closing up says NASA
MEXICO: According to observations by NASA scientists, the ‘hole’ in the ozone layer of our atmosphere has finally started closing...
First snakes were likely forest dwellers, had tiny hind legs and needle-like hooked teeth
BRENT: From the robust boa constrictor to the venomous rattlesnake, all of the more than 3,400 snake species that slither...
Bamboo-eating giant pandas not adept at digesting bamboo
EALING: Unless those lovable, cute giant pandas do something about their bamboo-only diet, they will have something more dire to...
Discovery of 3.3m yrs old stone confirms theory of early humans
WSHINGTON: Researchers in Kenya have discovered stone tools 3.3 million years old — the oldest on record by 700,000 years...
United States air force’s secret plane X-37B all set for its fourth mission
FRANCE: The military has been doing some secretive testing in low-Earth orbit, and reporters may have figured out just what...
China aims to be 1st to land on ‘dark side’ of moon
EUROPE: The Pink Floyd album aside, the “dark” side of the moon is not actually dark—it receives just as much...
Birdlife launches Europe’s most ambitious bird project
CANADA: The European Union (EU) has adopted a new report that details the most comprehensive picture on the 'State of...
NASA launches $2.25m competition to build 3D printed habitat for Mars mission
NEW YORK: NASA and America Makes jointly launched a $2.25 million competition to design a 3D-printed home for astronauts on...
Indian Ocean left holding 70% heat absorbed by Pacific thanks to the easterlies
NEW YORK: If you’re climate-curious, you’ve probably seen some of the research revealing why globally averaged surface air temperatures have...
NASA grants Certification to SpaceX to launch its robotic science missions
MEXICO: It's official. NASA has formally certified SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket to launch all but the agency's most costly robotic...
Obama just unveiled a big new plan to save the honeybees
HONG KONG: The Obama administration has launched an effort to reduce the alarming death rate among bees and other insects...
Solar sail spacecraft launches to test revolutionary technology in Earth orbit
CANADA: A tiny spacecraft designed to sail on sunbeams has been launched in a test flight that could transform long-distance...
International flag of planet Earth design by Beckmans College
LONDON: Have you ever wondered what Earth's flag would it look like? Well, if we ever colonise another planet here's...
