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New mammoth find could aid cloning efforts
Oct 9, 2015Scientists have unearthed a well-preserved mammoth specimen on the Lyakhovsky Islands in Eastern Russia.
Hawking: 'nomadic aliens could wipe us out'
Oct 1, 2015Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that hostile extraterrestrials could pose a threat to the Earth.
Scientists to trial asteroid redirect mission
Sep 30, 2015The new mission will attempt a potentially world-saving maneuver by redirecting an asteroid's trajectory.
Pre-Roman era tomb unearthed in Pompeii
VIDEO Sep 22, 2015A remarkably well preserved tomb has been discovered at the site of the infamous volcanic disaster.
16 pyramids discovered in Sudan cemetery
Sep 17, 2015Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than a dozen small pyramids near the town of Gematon.
'Red Dragon' could return rocks from Mars
Sep 15, 2015An ambitious new mission aims to send a spacecraft to pick up samples collected by NASA's Mars rover.
WWII tunnel found in hunt for Nazi gold train
Sep 10, 2015A World War II era railway tunnel has been unearthed by authorities at the train's rumored location.
The world's smallest man has died aged 75
Sep 6, 2015At a mere 21.5 inches tall, Chandra Bahadur Dangi had long been recognized as the smallest man on Earth.
There are still three trillion trees on Earth
Sep 3, 2015The number of trees left in all the forests on Earth is now believed to measure in the trillions.
Russia sets up mammoth cloning laboratory
Sep 2, 2015Scientists in Siberia have set up a lab dedicated to the goal of cloning a mammoth from ancient DNA.
Prehistoric 5ft-long sea scorpion unearthed
Sep 1, 2015A previously undiscovered species of prehistoric sea scorpion the size of a human has been found in Iowa.
Comets could have sparked life on Earth
Aug 19, 2015Scientists have demonstrated that a comet impact can kick-start the formation of complex molecules.
Inflatable 12-mile space elevator proposed
Aug 16, 2015A new space elevator concept could see astronauts ascending in to the stratosphere before taking off.
New video shows dark side of the moon
VIDEO Aug 6, 2015NASA has released a unique video showing the dark side of the moon as it passes in front of the Earth.
World population to reach 9.7 billion by 2050
Aug 4, 2015The UN's latest estimates indicate that the Earth's population will grow even faster than expected.
Will we ever be able to visit 'Earth 2.0' ?
Aug 3, 2015Kepler-452b, the most Earth-like world ever found outside our solar system, is 1400 light years away.
Prehistoric four-legged snake discovered
Jul 24, 2015Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of a strange species of snake with four tiny limbs.
NASA announces discovery of a second Earth
VIDEO Jul 23, 2015Astronomers using the Kepler Telescope have found the most Earth-like extrasolar planet ever discovered.
$5 trillion asteroid to pass us by on Sunday
VIDEO Jul 17, 2015A nearby asteroid loaded with a platinum core is thought to be worth an unfathomable amount of money.
'Winged dragon' velociraptor fossil unearthed
Jul 17, 2015Scientists have discovered an ancestor of the velociraptor with distinctly bird-like traits.
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