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New prehistoric marine predator discovered
Oct 3, 2017Palaeontologists have identified a new species that could shed light on the origins of crocodiles.
Farm breeds mutant pigs with huge muscles
Sep 30, 2017A farm in Cambodia has reportedly been creating massive mutant pigs with abnormally oversized muscles.
Pyramid construction mystery has been solved
VIDEO Sep 24, 2017New evidence has shed light on exactly how huge stone blocks were transported to the site of the pyramids.
Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
Sep 16, 2017A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
Supermassive black hole found in Milky Way
Sep 4, 2017A new supermassive black hole has been discovered 200 light years from the center of our galaxy.
'Zombie virus' causes caterpillars to explode
Aug 4, 2017A peculiar virus has been causing caterpillars in the UK to incinerate themselves in bright sunlight.
Giant black swan once roamed New Zealand
Jul 26, 2017Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
SETI develops new alien-hunting instrument
Jul 18, 2017Scientists have come up with a way to scan the skies for pulses of light from an alien civilization.
Do giraffes often get struck by lightning ?
Jul 1, 2017Being the world's tallest animal, is the giraffe more prone to lightning strikes than other animals ?
Kurt Russell was mystery Phoenix Lights pilot
VIDEO Jun 19, 2017The pilot who famously reported witnessing the 1997 Phoenix Lights was actually actor Kurt Russell.
Astronomers see a star warp another's light
Jun 7, 2017Astronomers have observed a distant white dwarf star shifting the position of another star in the sky.
Gravitational waves detected for a third time
VIDEO Jun 1, 2017Astronomers have picked up the gravitational waves produced by the merging of two distant black holes.
Red flashing light spotted in the White House
VIDEO May 30, 2017Webcam footage of a strange red light on the second floor of the White House has gone viral online.
NASA scraps manned Orion-SLS launch plan
VIDEO May 15, 2017The US space agency has decided against placing astronauts aboard its new rocket on its first launch.
Clouds, water vapor found on exoplanet
May 14, 2017Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away.
Astronomers discover familiar solar system
May 3, 2017A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
Virgin Galactic to initiate flights in 2018
Apr 30, 2017Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
Distant 'ice ball' exoplanet discovered
VIDEO Apr 28, 2017Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
Super Earth is 'best chance for finding life'
Apr 19, 2017A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet
Apr 7, 2017Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
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