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Hawks caught starting fires in Australia
Jan 13, 2018A new study has revealed that some species of hawk deliberately start fires in the Australian outback.
James Webb Space Telescope completes tests
VIDEO Jan 11, 2018The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Stephen Hawking celebrates 76th birthday
VIDEO Jan 8, 2018Upon first being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at 21, Hawking was given a mere 2 years to live.
Extended weightlessness causes 'space fever'
Jan 7, 2018Astronauts who spend a lot of time in space are at risk of experiencing a rise in core body temperature.
Hunt for missing flight MH370 set to resume
Jan 7, 2018A US-based exploration firm is set to begin hunting for the whereabouts of the missing plane's wreckage.
Strange Mars structures may be trace fossils
Jan 6, 2018The Mars Curiosity rover has discovered some rather peculiar structures and nobody knows what they are.
'Alien megastructure' star finally debunked
Jan 5, 2018Astronomers believe that they have finally solved the mystery of Tabby's Star's unusual dimming behavior.
Nature's smallest rainbow found on tiny spider
VIDEO Jan 4, 2018The minuscule peacock spider has a rather colorful way of attracting the attention of the opposite sex.
Astronauts identify mystery space microbes
VIDEO Jan 3, 2018The DNA of microbes found on the International Space Station has been sequenced in space for the first time.
'Speed breeding' boosts wheat production
Jan 2, 2018Scientists have found a way to achieve an entire wheat generation - seed to seed - within eight weeks.
'Zoo theory' may explain lack of alien visitors
Jan 1, 2018A radio astronomer at MIT may have an explanation for why we have yet to be contacted by aliens.
Boeing unveils stingray-shaped military drone
Dec 31, 2017The state-of-the-art MQ-25 drone has been designed to provide the US Navy with refueling capabilities.
Cyclist 'draws' 88-mile snowman in London
Dec 24, 2017'Strava artist' Anthony Hoyte used his bike and a popular route app to create the festive illustration.
World's largest plane cruises down the runway
VIDEO Dec 20, 2017Stratolaunch's new aircraft is so enormous that its wingspan could contain an entire football field.
Greenland shark thought to be 512 years old
Dec 14, 2017Marine biologists have identified what could potentially be the world's oldest living vertebrate.
'Mystery creature' filmed by Sydney family
VIDEO Dec 13, 201765-year-old Fethi Ada and his family had been out fishing when they encountered something rather unusual.
'Santa's bone' dates back to time of St. Nick
Dec 6, 2017Scientists have radiocarbon dated a small fragment of bone that may have belonged to Saint Nicholas.
Chinese zoo under fire over inflatable animals
VIDEO Dec 5, 2017Visitors to China's Guishan Zoo found little more than some farm animals and a pen full of inflatable penguins.
Russian scientists call out TV clairvoyants
Nov 26, 2017Researchers in Russia are offering a large cash prize to anyone who can demonstrate psychic powers.
Unique moth species looks like a hummingbird
VIDEO Nov 24, 2017Sightings of a particularly unusual type of moth are becoming increasingly common across the British Isles.
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