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Harvard-led team to search for alien space tech
Jul 26, 2021A team of scientists has launched a new project with the aim of hunting down alien technosignatures.
Earth was 'primed for life' 2.7 billion years ago
Jul 6, 2021An analysis of diamonds from Earth's distant past has revealed the presence of volatile gases crucial for life.
Where in the galaxy could aliens discover us ?
Jun 28, 2021Scientists have identified distant star systems from which the Earth could be 'discovered' by intelligent aliens.
Earth has a 'pulse' of 27.5 million years
Jun 24, 2021Many of our planet's most significant geological events have occurred in roughly 27.5-million-year intervals.
'Pack ice' tectonic motion discovered on Venus
Jun 23, 2021A groundbreaking discovery on Venus has indicated that it is even more Earth-like than previously believed.
World's oldest alligator celebrates 85th birthday
VIDEO Jun 20, 2021The aged reptile, who currently lives in Serbia's Belgrade Zoo, is thought to be the oldest alligator on Earth.
World's 3rd largest diamond found in Botswana
Jun 19, 2021An absolutely enormous 1,098-carat diamond has been unearthed by the Debswana Diamond Company.
Australia's largest known dinosaur unearthed
Jun 7, 2021An absolutely gargantuan dinosaur - the largest ever found in Australia - has been unearthed in Queensland.
NASA considers Titan sample return mission
May 31, 2021A mission to collect samples from Saturn's moon Titan and return them to Earth could be on the cards.
250 ancient rock-cut tombs unearthed in Egypt
May 25, 2021Archaeologists discovered the tombs at the Al-Hamidiyah cemetery in the desert 240 miles southeast of Cairo.
Liquid water discovered inside a meteorite
May 16, 2021For the first time, scientists have found liquid water inside a meteorite from the earliest days of the solar system.
Osiris-Rex heads for home with Bennu samples
May 11, 2021NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth with samples collected from the asteroid Bennu.
'Out-of-control' rocket is falling to Earth
May 4, 2021A Chinese rocket that is currently in a failing orbit is likely to at least partially survive re-entry and fall to Earth.
NASA pretends to hit Earth with a large asteroid
VIDEO May 2, 2021A planetary defense exercise at the weekend ended up 'destroying' an area of Europe around 100km wide.
5,000-year-old fingerprint found on Orkney
Apr 23, 2021Archaeologists have unearthed a pottery shard that still bears the fingerprint of the person who made it.
Egypt's lost 'Golden City' unearthed at Luxor
VIDEO Apr 11, 2021Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 3000-year-old city situated beneath the ancient capital.
Revisited: astronaut saw 'snake' out in space
VIDEO Apr 4, 2021Veteran astronaut Franklin Story Musgrave saw what he described as 'the snake' during several space missions.
New dinosaur is the 'one who causes fear'
Apr 2, 2021Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a new species of large, carnivorous dinosaur in Argentina.
Microbes 'unknown to science' found on ISS
Mar 18, 2021Scientists have discovered three strains of bacteria on the orbiting outpost that have never been seen before.
'Space hurricane' observed over the North Pole
Mar 3, 2021Scientists have, for the first time, detected a hurricane taking place in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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