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Second Sphinx possibly discovered in Egypt
Aug 12, 2018Construction workers have unearthed what is thought to be a second Sphinx near the Valley of the Kings.
Meteorite found in Africa is older than the Earth
Aug 7, 2018Scientists have been studying a meteorite that dates back to a time before the birth of our solar system.
Scientists warn of dangers of 'Hothouse Earth'
Aug 7, 2018A runaway global warming effect may still occur even if countries do manage to slash CO2 emissions.
Mystery surrounds damaged 1881 time capsule
Aug 4, 2018The contents of a 19th-century time capsule unearthed in Massachusetts still remain something of a mystery.
'Super-Earth' most likely candidate for life
Aug 2, 2018A large Earth-like world has emerged as the most likely place to look for life outside of our solar system.
New geological era named the Meghalayan Age
Jul 18, 2018Scientists have announced that the last 4,200 years of Earth's history have been given an official name.
5,500-year-old tomb discovered in Ireland
Jul 17, 2018A megalithic tomb unearthed in County Meath has been described by archaeologists as the 'find of a lifetime'.
A quadrillion tons of diamond discovered
Jul 17, 2018Scientists have determined that there is 1,000 times more diamond beneath our feet than previously thought.
Eight black rhinos die after move to new park
Jul 15, 2018The critically endangered rhinos had been living in a new sanctuary in southern Kenya when the disaster occurred.
Mystery surrounds giant Egyptian sarcophagus
Jul 13, 2018The huge black granite sarcophagus was unearthed in Alexandria and nobody yet knows what's inside it.
World's oldest biological colors unearthed
Jul 10, 2018Scientists have discovered 1.1-billion-year-old pigments beneath the Sahara Desert... and they're bright pink.
Oldest giant dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
VIDEO Jul 10, 2018Researchers have discovered what is believed to be the first true giant dinosaur dating back to the Triassic.
Russia warns of deadly mutant space bacteria
Jul 7, 2018Bacteria that mutate during a trip in to space could become a threat to life on Earth, scientists claim.
Scientists solve mystery of flying spiders
Jul 6, 2018It turns out that spiders are able to stay airborne over vast distances using the Earth's natural electric fields.
Uranus was struck by a massive proto-planet
Jul 3, 2018Scientists have found evidence of a collision between the gas giant and an object twice the size of the Earth.
Kepler-186f is more habitable than we thought
Jul 2, 2018An extrasolar world 500 light years away could be the most promising place yet to look for alien life.
Second Chinese space station acting strangely
Jun 26, 2018China's Tiangong-2 space station recently spent ten days 95km closer to the Earth than its usual orbit.
NASA reveals its new asteroid protection plan
Jun 21, 2018A new 18-page document outlines how NASA and FEMA will approach the threat of an apocalyptic asteroid strike.
More distant Earth-sized worlds discovered
Jun 9, 2018Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
World's oldest animal footprints discovered
VIDEO Jun 7, 2018Scientists have found the fossil footprints of a creature that walked the Earth 541 million years ago.
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