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PARIS: The enormous uptake of greenhouse gases is roughly equivalent to the European Union’s annual carbon output The Southern Ocean...

Ancient, giant virus recently discovered in melting Arctic ice

CANADA: Let's get one thing out of the way really quickly: the ancient, giant virus recently discovered in melting Arctic...

Human species fossils discovered in South Africa

CHAND: The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in...

Cod bones from Mary Rose expose globalized fish trade in Tudor England

WASHINGTON: The English navy was known throughout history as one of the largest and most powerful fleets to ever sail...

SpaceX rockets should be capable of shuttle humans in next 2 or 3 years, says Elon Musk

HONG KONG: Elon Musk is no stranger to space exploration, saying that SpaceX rockets should be capable of shuttling humans...

Arianespace is ready for 5th launch of two satellites

HARROW: Arianespace is ready for the fifth launch of two satellites in the multibillion euro Galileo satnav program with satellites...

NASA’s New Horizons revealed latest close-up images of Pluto

LONDON: Surface features of Pluto revealed in the latest close-up images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft have scientists agog over...

Scientist discovered ancient species that may be humans relative

MEXICO: What sets humans apart from other species was that people had certain customs unique to them. Scientists, however, have...

Experts construct face of Egyptian mummy

ARISH: Experts have reconstructed the face of an ancient Egyptian priest using cutting edge forensic techniques. The mummy, called Kent,...

Astronomers discovered an unexpected population of compact interstellar clouds

LONDON: An international team of astronomers has discovered an unexpected population of compact interstellar clouds hidden within the nearby dwarf...

How geckos climb walls?

WASHINGTON: Geckos and lizards employ a mechanical principle called contact splitting. Each of the microscopic hairs found on their feet...

Fossils of rare mammoth, bison discovered in California

LUSAKA: In July, fossils up to 200,000 years old were discovered at a construction site in Carlsbad, California, where more...

Whisky that sent to space, returns to Earth with enhanced flavor

MEXICO: Whiskey went to space for the first time in 2011. Since prohibition is still the policy in space, the...

Oxygen makes its presence felt on Earth for 1st time about 3.2b years ago

WASHINGTON: According to a study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, oxygen-producing life-forms appeared hundreds of millions...

China plans to land on moon’s dark side

BEIJING: With the recent successes of the United States and the European Union in their various space missions, China is...

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres

MEXICO: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has shown the brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres that are gleaming with mystery. The...

NASA engineers work on a low-gravity unmanned exploration vehicle crafted to bounce

HARROW: NASA has a new baby and it has named it the ‘Hedgehog’. It has a very pivotal role to...

Closest supermoon appears on September 27

FRANCE: We are all in for a splendid spectacle this month on September 27th because there will be a rare...

Astronomers discovered most distant galaxy known as EGS8p7

EALING: A team of Caltech astronomers searching for the oldest objects in the cosmos report that they have spotted the...

Blue whales biggest animals on Earth