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Earth to see 25-hour days as rotation slows
Dec 7, 2016Scientists have been attempting to work out how long it will take for us to gain an extra hour per day.
'Woman who saw three centuries' turns 117
VIDEO Nov 30, 2016The oldest human being on Earth, Emma Morano, is the last person alive to have seen the 19th century.
Astronaut tasked with repairing ISS toilets
Nov 28, 2016One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
Half-buried 'pyramids' spotted in Antarctica
Nov 28, 2016An eagle-eyed Internet user has spotted some peculiar pyramid-shaped structures on Google Earth.
7,000-year-old lost city unearthed in Egypt
Nov 26, 2016Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city and graveyard at Abydos in southern Egypt.
Coconut crab is world's strongest crustacean
VIDEO Nov 25, 2016The huge terrestrial crab species can exert a pinching force greater than any other crustacean on Earth.
Did rover find evidence of past life on Mars?
Nov 24, 2016Geologists have managed to link silica deposits on Mars with biological processes occurring on the Earth.
Huge 'sea monster' fossil found in Antarctica
Nov 15, 2016Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gigantic Cretaceous-era ocean predator.
NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
Nov 14, 2016Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
Ancient Egyptian mummy unearthed near Luxor
Nov 14, 2016Discovered in a tomb by Spanish archaeologists, the well-preserved mummy dates back over 3,000 years.
Bizarre creature filmed on the ocean floor
VIDEO Nov 9, 2016An extremely peculiar creature with a bulbous transparent head has been spotted by a diver in Bali.
Could a dead astronaut spread life to Mars ?
Oct 30, 2016If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
World's first dinosaur brain fossil unearthed
VIDEO Oct 29, 2016The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.
70 years on: first image of Earth from space
Oct 24, 2016Seven decades ago, scientists in new Mexico took the first ever pictures of our planet from outer space.
Mystery surrounds object found in Romania
Oct 21, 2016A strange aluminium object unearthed in Romania in 1973 is thought to date back up to 250,000 years.
Huge 175-ton jade stone unearthed in Burma
Oct 16, 2016Miners were ecstatic when they came across the stone which is thought to be worth around $170 million.
Scientists discover new type of earthquake
Oct 13, 2016It turns out that earthquakes can occur significantly below the upper half of the Earth's crust.
Is there extraterrestrial life on Proxima b ?
Oct 8, 2016Scientists believe that a nearby extrasolar planet is 'likely' to be capable of supporting alien life.
Pluto may have an ocean over 100km deep
Sep 24, 2016Scientists believe that the dwarf planet's interior may be filled with large quantities of liquid water.
Skeleton found at the Antikythera shipwreck
VIDEO Sep 20, 2016Divers have unearthed 2,000-year-old skeletal remains within the wreckage of a Roman-era cargo ship.
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