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Building blocks of life discovered on Ceres
VIDEO Feb 17, 2017NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Woolly mammoth 'on the verge of resurrection'
Feb 16, 2017Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.
Scientists discover 60 new extrasolar planets
Feb 14, 2017The significant haul of new worlds includes a potentially habitable 'super-Earth' with a rocky surface.
Mysterious earthworks found in the Amazon
Feb 7, 2017More than 450 large geometrical geoglyphs have been discovered in areas cleared by deforestation.
Unusual pterosaur species ate like a flamingo
Feb 6, 2017The earliest known filter-feeding pterosaur has been unearthed in northeast China's Liaoning province.
Japan's space junk tether fails to deploy
Feb 6, 2017The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Is life on Earth considered a cosmic 'zoo' ?
Feb 3, 2017Do intelligent extraterrestrials see our planet in the same way as we might see a nature reserve ?
Astronaut twin experiment results surprising
Feb 2, 2017Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days aboard the space station while his twin brother remained on Earth.
Haunted hotel has world's largest Ouija board
VIDEO Jan 26, 2017The Grand Midway Hotel in Pennsylvania is home to what is officially the largest Ouija board on Earth.
Did Nepal earthquake shrink Mount Everest ?
Jan 25, 2017Scientists are set to launch a new expedition to find out if the world's tallest mountain has shrunk.
Fossils of giant otter unearthed in China
Jan 23, 2017Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of a prehistoric otter that was around the size of a wolf.
Sea levels could rise by 30ft, study warns
Jan 20, 2017Scientists have warned that global sea levels could continue to rise over the coming decades.
Giant towers of ice discovered on Pluto
Jan 14, 2017The discovery marks the first time this phenomenon has been observed anywhere other than on the Earth.
13,000 Victorian jam jars unearthed in London
Jan 12, 2017The unexpected haul was discovered beneath a former nightclub during a recent construction project.
Asteroid narrowly avoids striking the Earth
Jan 10, 2017A previously unknown asteroid dubbed 2017 AG13 passed between the Earth and the Moon yesterday.
Astronauts celebrate Christmas aboard ISS
VIDEO Dec 25, 2016Being 250 miles above the Earth hasn't stopped the space station crew from joining in with the festivities.
Molten iron 'jet stream' found in Earth's core
Dec 21, 2016Scientists have discovered a flow of liquid iron in the planet's core 3000km beneath the surface.
Earth 'unprepared' for killer asteroid strike
Dec 14, 2016A prominent NASA scientist has outlined just how vulnerable our planet is to threats from outer space.
Prehistoric footprints unearthed in Tanzania
Dec 14, 2016Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
Legendary astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95
Dec 9, 2016Glenn became a national hero back in 1962 when he became the first American ever to orbit the Earth.
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