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PERTH: Scientists have discovered a new type of snake - the comfortingly-named Kimberley death adder - in an isolated region...

Scientists carry out systematic search for evidence of “Kardashev Type III” civilisations

WASHINGTON: Perhaps we should breathe a sigh of relief; super- advanced aliens with the ability to harness the power of...

Scott Kelly spends 172 days on space

MEXICO: Scott Kelly has been in space for 172 days. Right now, as you read these words, he’s orbiting Earth...

Arctic sea ice shrinks to 4th lowest level on record this month

CANADA: Summer Arctic sea ice shrank to its fourth lowest level on record this month, dispelling faint hopes of a...

Saturn’s moon has an ocean underneath its entire surface, researchers

HONG KONG: A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s geologically active moon Enceladus, researchers have revealed.They say...

Air pollution kills 3.3m people in a year globally, study

WASHINGTON: Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise:...

New photos of Pluto reveal geological diversity

CANADA: Scientists revealed Saturday the new, high resolution photos of Pluto taken from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. The new images...

Humans accidentally send aliens dangerous computer viruses

LONDON: Humans could accidentally spam aliens or send them dangerous computer viruses in a bid to make contact, researchers at...

Astronomers found large discs of dust around two stars

HONG KONG: A recent study has suggested that nearby red dwarf stars can offer insights into how planets form. Astronomers...

Two meteors struck into ancient Earth at same time over 458m years ago, researchers

BRENT: Researchers from the University of Gothenburg said they have found evidence that proves that two meteors struck into ancient...

NASA’s Curiosity finds scorpion-like creature on Red planet

LONDON: Have we finally succeeded in finding life on Mars? A top UFO website claims so. It says that the...

Philae acquired a series of still images with Rolis descent camera

MEXICO: A new video captures the moment Philae, Europe's now-famous comet lander, first approached Comet 67P for its historic landing...

NASA developed’ Red Dragon’ project to bring Mars rocks back to Earth

BRENT: A mission that uses SpaceX's Dragon capsule to help bring chunks of Mars rock back to Earth for analysis...

Arctic sea ice shrinks to 4th lowest level on record this month

HONG KONG: Summer Arctic sea ice shrank to its fourth lowest level on record this month, dispelling faint hopes of...

NASA hosting 3D-printed for Mars habitat challenge

EUROPE: What will our homes on Mars look like? If French 3D printing firm Fabulous has anything to do with...

Earth, moon pair up to get in way of SDO’s view of the sun

WASHINGTON: For the first time ever, the Earth and moon pair up to get in the way of the Solar...

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spends 1 year in space

CANADA: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is in the midst of the first-ever full year in space aboard the International Space...

Nearby red dwarf stars can offer insights into how planets form, study

HONG KONG: A recent study has suggested that nearby red dwarf stars can offer insights into how planets form. Astronomers...

Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of galaxy M63

NEW YORK: The Andromeda Galaxy isn’t the only one out there as the Hubble Space Telescope has lately captured a...

China plans to launch a mission for moon’s dark side study