Science

MIAMI: SeaWorld and animal rights groups clashed on social media over the company’s treatment of orcas, which star as the...

NEW YORK: Treasure seekers have found the haul of a lifetime, but it wasn't in some ancient temple or mysterious...

LONDON: The target to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels – as agreed...

HONG KONG: Four orca babies have been born in the last three months, a higher number than usual, according to...

NEW YORK: For Scott Kelly, the next 12 months will be ones of weightlessness. He is currently taking part in...

WASHINGTON: Mercury has been covered with a thin layer of black dust from billions of years of deposits from comets...

BRENT: The launch of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft Friday was of particular interest to some UC San Diego researchers studying...

NEW YORK: Russian cosmonauts have used a tablet computer for the first time in the history of Russian space exploration,...

MEXICO: A large asteroid passed dangerously close to the Earth and scientists say this if it was a bit closer,...

DELHI: It appears that George Lucas might have got it right when he envisioned a planet with two suns. Every...

MEXICO: Chinese scientists are considering how they can build and put into orbit a massive space station that would supply...

NEW YORK: Researchers are tapping a well-known female hygiene product as a way to test waterways for sewage pollution. Not...

LONDON: Global warming caused the northern tip of Antarctica to nearly reach room temperature last week, with a record-breaking high...

PARIS: Red-shouldered hawks are highly elusive so environmental groups took advantage of the fact that a pair have been using...

NEW YORK: "Exploding head syndrome," in which people are awakened by abrupt, loud but nonexistent noises or the sensation of...

HONG KONG: Scientists say they have achieved quantum entanglement — a spooky state where the behavior of separate atoms is...

FRANCE: The earlier episode at Jezero Crater formed clay minerals, and then later surface water activity transported them. Researchers from...

WASHINGTON: According to a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory statement the durable Opportunity rover suffered a brief loss of flash memory...

WAHSINGTON: The weed that is found in most states in Australia, including New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and...

LONDON: Ants and their highly organised colonies are renowned for their collective intelligence and hard work. They communicate and cooperate...