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NEW YORK: Astronomers believe there are at least two unknown planets waiting to be discovered well beyond Pluto. According to...

Zebras’ stripes help them to stay cool in extreme African heat

bySana Anwar

ANTARCTICA: A new study suggests that zebras' stripes help to keep them cool in the extreme temperatures of their environment....

Considerable changes occur in 4 “planetary boundaries” of Earth

WASHINGTON: A recent paper talked about considerable changes occurred in four of the nine “planetary boundaries” of the Earth. The...

For last 11,700 years, Earth remains in Holocene era keeping geology of our planet constant

MEXICO: A dark new chapter in the Earth’s geological history began on July 16 1945 – the day the first...

NASA: Curiosity to drill into crystal-loaded rock on Mars

WASHINGTON: The Curiosity rover on Mars is being used to look at a rock called Mojave in order to determine...

NASA’s New Horizons spaceship starts 6-month approach to Pluto

WASHINGTON: New Horizons spacecraft Thursday officially began its six-month approach to Pluto, with the first close-up flyby scheduled for July...

Astronauts flee US side of space station but no sign of ammonia gas leakage

BRENT: Astronauts left the U.S sector of the International Space Station to entered into Russian segment of the station returned...

Meteors are fundamental to origins of our planets: Study

HONG KONG: Scientists have believed that meteors were fundamental to the origins of our planets. Meteors contain minuscule spherical grains...

Female sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field to travel thousands of miles

NEW YORK: New research said that female sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field to travel thousands of miles to the...

Global sea level rise for 20th century touches 1.6-1.9mm per year

NEW YORK: Recording sea levels has been a central part of the global attempt to understand climate change. The acceleration...

Machine learning helps Stanford physicists predict hazardous solar flares

FRANCE: Physicists from Stanford University have applied a machine learning algorithm to better forecast solar flares that could expose high-flying...

First human conversation held 2.5 million years ago

LONDON: The first conversation between our ancestors was about DIY and likely took place between 2.5 to 1.8 million years...

Asteroid pass on Jan 26 to be Earth’s closest call until 2027: NASA

NEWYORK: NASA has warned of an impending asteroid pass - and says it will be the closest until 2027, but...

Ornithologists decide to start counting of birds on Pongal Holidays

NEW DELHI: Ornithologists and Bird watchers in Tamil Nadu have decided to use Pongal Holidays in a very creative way...

Scientists celebrates 10th anniversary of Huygens Titan landing

HONG KONG: Scientists are celebrating 10th anniversary of the Huygens probe's historic landing on Titan by recreating its descent to...

DNA molecules provide ‘source code’ for life in humans, plants, animals, microbes

LONDON: DNA molecules provide the "source code" for life in humans, plants, animals and some microbes. DNA molecules can act...

Astronauts return to US side of Int’l Space Station after ammonia warning proved wrong

NEW YORK: On Wednesday Astronauts returned to the US side of the International Space Station after sheltering most of the day in Russia's modules...

World’s oceans on verge of significant coral bleaching

AFRICA: The study, led by Australian marine scientists Nicholas Graham, Aaron MacNeil, and Shaun Wilson, come at a time when...

Sea levels may rise dramatically in 21th century

MEXICO: According to a new study from the Universities of Harvard and Rutgers that Sea levels would raise in the...

Pitcher plants use elaborate strategy to catch maximum number of ants