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WASHINGTON: When scientists heard the call of a Myanmar Jerdon's babbler (above), they quickly recorded it and played the recording...

Video shows praying mantises are aerial acrobats

EALING: Wingless praying mantises are amazing acrobats with a level of control over their leap that's unusual in the insect...

Exploding star provides hint how dark matter warps light in the universe, research

LONDON: An exploding star has been seen by astronomers four separate times as a result of dark matter affecting the...

Scientists found new evidence: Ancient Mars had an ocean

BRENT: After six years of planetary observations, scientists at NASA say they have found convincing new evidence that ancient Mars...

Scientists to find fingerprints of life on earth like planets

WASHINGTON: The recent discovery of two new planets, dubbed Kepler-438b and Kepler-442b, proves that small habitable-zone planets exist – something...

“Ultra-small bacteria”, littlest living things on Earth, research

MEXICO: Researchers don’t simply set out for some searching for gigantic and far cosmic systems when they need to investigate...

No back-up plan to fly Int’l Space Station if Russia cuts off US access to space

HONG KONG: NASA's Administrator Charles Bolden acknowledged Wednesday there is no back-up plan to fly the International Space Station if...

Isro says IRNSS-1D satellite launch delayed due to technical glitches

LONDON: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has postponed launch of fourth navigation satellite IRNSS-1D onboard PSLV-C27, following an anomaly...

Hubble captures quadruple image of ancient exploding star

NEW YORK: The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a rare quadruple image of an exploding star through what a Reuters...

Chile’s recent volcanic eruption looked absolutely stunning, terrifying

HONG KONG: Chile’s Villarrica Volcano, which erupted in spectacular fashion late Tuesday, appeared calm following “joint and coordinated efforts and...

Astronomers find mysterious, dusty galaxy seems mature for its age

EALING: Looking deep into the universe's past, astronomers have discovered a galaxy that’s surprisingly mature for its age. The star-forming...

“Ultra-small bacteria”, .009 cubic microns scientists found on earth

LONDON: In a recent paper published in Nature Communications paper, researchers presented what is considered to be the smallest or...

Scientists discover two new spider species nicknamed as Skeletorus and Sparklemuffin

NEW YORK: Two new attractive species of peacock spiders have discovered. The species are nicknamed as "Skeletorus" and"Sparklemuffin". The peacock...

Cyborg cockroaches can be used to save trapped humans

PARIS: Engineers at Texas A & M University have hijacked live cockroaches so they can be controlled by humans. To...

Your face can reveal your heart condition

HARROW: New technology that uses software algorithms and a web camera can detect subtle changes in facial skin color that...

Cloud behavior expands habitable zone of alien planets

WASHINGTON: Meteorologists sometimes struggle to accurately predict the weather here on Earth, but now we can find out how cloudy...

Hundreds of migratory birds tagged on Western Australia’s 80 mile shore

PERTH: At this time of year the white sands of 80 Mile Beach, just south of Broome, are home to...

Saturn’s moon Titan may harbor life due to vast seas and rivers of liquid methane

WASHINGTON: Scientists say that Saturn’s moon Titan may indeed be harboring life – but the type of life forms that...

Astronomers discover strange galaxy with dust particles of oxygen, silicon, iron and carbon

NEW YORK: Astronomers have discovered that Galaxy A1689-zD1 is among the old galaxies. The galaxy has proved that dust is...

Power system failure eyed in US military satellite explosion