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NEW YORK: Teeth were used as currency and jewellery, according to a study, with thousands of dolphins slaughtered between 1976...

Oregon’s mysterious “disappearing lake” explained

LONDON: During the rainy fall and winter, most Oregonians probably don't give much thought to Lost Lake, a shallow lake...

NASA scientific balloon found near a remote cattle station

HONG KONG: A massive NASA scientific ballooon which was brought down in Australia last week following a leak has been...

Diver finds underwater humans skeleton in Colorado River

HARROW: A man diving in a US river came across two skeletons in what appeared to be a scene from...

One in six of world’s species faces extinction due to climate change, study says

FRANCE: One in six species on Earth could be threatened with extinction from climate change unless steps are taken to...

Carbon dioxide levels reach new global milestone, scientists

NEW YORK: Worldwide levels of carbon dioxide — the gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming — reached...

Pillars of creation shown in 3d for the 1st time

MEXICO: The legendary space clouds known as The Pillars of Creation have revealed a whole lot of previously unseen things...

500 million years old brain reveals evolution of head

NEW YORK: A new study has identified one of the oldest fossil brains ever discovered - more than 500 million...

Rescued bear now walks like a human

AFRICA: An Asiatic black bear, who was rescued from a farm in southeast Asia, has taken to walking like a...

Child’ sleep disorder can damage their mental status

NEW YORK: Revealing a clear correlation between sleep problems and psychiatric issues in children, a new study has found that...

Scientists use X-ray machine to produce chocolates in better quality

LONDON: Scientists are now using X-ray machines to analyze chocolates so that manufacturers can produce chocolates of better quality. German...

Scientists identify brain region responsible for seasonal affective disorder

NEW YORK: U.S. scientists say they're zeroing in on a small area of the brain responsible for seasonal affective disorder...

Scientists are more confident about attributing heat waves, droughts to human influence

PARIS: Early this year, touring a drought-stricken fruit farm in California, Barack Obama cited the state’s three-year dry spell, the...

Mercury’s magnetic field switched on about four billion years ago, study

HONG KONG: New results from NASA's now-defunct Messenger spacecraft show Mercury's magnetic field switched on about four billion years ago,...

Water can be exist on deep space bodies

PARIS - Large amounts of water may exist on numerous deep space bodies, said a study Thursday that raises the...

Artificial muscles can be made by covering onions in gold, scientists

MEXICO: Scientists say that artificial muscles for robots can be made by covering onions in gold.The humble vegetable's skin can...

Pollen may be key to formation of clouds, increased rainfall

HONG KONG: It’s common knowledge that rain helps flowers bloom. But new research suggests the opposite may also be true:...

Space exploration technologies’ passenger spaceship made a quick debut test flight

BRENT: A Space Exploration Technologies' passenger spaceship made a quick debut test flight on Wednesday, shooting itself off a Florida...

Russian spacecraft ‘to fall back to Earth on Friday

WASHINGTON: The out-of-control Russian spacecraft that is falling to earth after a failed cargo delivery to the International Space Station...

Carbon dioxide levels reach new global milestone