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Pakistan achieves 12% ‘protected area’ target under MDGs: Mushahidullah
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan said that Pakistan has achieved the target of 12 percent protected...
Hubble capture White dwarf exodus 1st time
HONG KONG: White dwarf stars have been imaged moving in mass numbers for the first time, in an event astronomers...
Scientists design a telescope that can see edge of observable universe
WASHINGTON: A team of Saanich-based astronomers and engineers is designing the heart of a telescope that could see the very...
Even fruit flies exhibit emotions
LONDON: A study printed by the CA Institute of Technology (Caltech) seems to point out that fruit flies exhibit behavior...
Biologists train sights on new Japanese island to watch evolution of life
TOKYO: A new Japanese island formed by a volcanic explosion will provide a unique "natural laboratory" for exploring the starting...
Spiders rain down on Australia: millions reportedly descended from sky on town
WASHINGTON: Millions of tiny spiders began raining down on a small town in South Australia a few days ago, almost...
Unique blood vessels in gills make opah first warm-blooded fish discovered
to circulate warm blood, making it the first warm-blooded fish discovered by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,...
Turtle nesting season under scrutiny for signs of decrease
PARIS: The nesting season for the world's most endangered sea turtle, and official sea turtle of Texas, begins amid fears...
Isotope tracking may reveal critical habitats for salmon threatened by climate change
HONG KONG: Researchers have found a new technique which provides insights on birthplace of Chinook salmon. This technique allows the...
Inmarsat warns of satellite launch delay after Russian rocket failure
LONDON: Inmarsat, the satellite operator, has been forced to delay the launch schedule for its Russian satellite following another rocket...
SpaceX has ‘aggressive’ schedule leading up to crew flights
HARROW: Staying true to a corporate philosophy that favors high-visibility flight tests, SpaceX plans to continue wringing out major parts...
Fruit flies feel fear: Study
LONDON: A study printed by the CA Institute of Technology (Caltech) seems to point out that fruit flies exhibit behavior...
NASA offers $2.8m for best 3D-printable habitat design on Mars
NEW YORK: NASA is offering up to $2.8 million dollars for someone who can successfully design a habitat that can...
Russia’s space agency managed to restart engines of progress spacecraft on the second attempt
PARIS: Russia's space agency has managed to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft on the second attempt, and correct...
Bad news for our planet
MEXICO: NASA studies warn of "bad news for our planet" as looming crack threatens to shatter Larsen B ice-shelf into...
NASA warns Antarctic ice-shelf will disappear by 2020
BRENT: Antarctica's Larsen B ice-shelf is on course to disintegrate completely within the next five years, according to a new...
Mount Etna explodes into life as eruption lights up the night sky
NEW YORK: This is the incredible moment Mount Etna erupted its glowing lava into the night sky. The remarkable footage...
Artificial intelligence could spell end of human race, Stephen Hawking
NEW YORK: Technology has advanced so much that some scientists fear that one day robots will take over the world...
Exodus of white dwarf stars captured for 1st time ever
LEED: White dwarf stars have been imaged moving in mass numbers for the first time, in an event astronomers are...
3 cents is all that is required to change smartphones into a microscope
LEED: An optical lens has been designed by the researchers at the University of Houston that can be kept on...
