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World's oldest mammoth DNA recovered
Feb 18, 2021Scientists have extracted DNA from the teeth of mammoths that roamed the Earth 1.2 million years ago.
Is the coelacanth really a 'living fossil' ?
Feb 12, 2021New evidence has cast doubt on the idea that the coelacanth hasn't changed at all in millions of years.
First ever entirely civilian space trip planned
Feb 2, 2021A US billionaire has funded a private manned space mission that will include three members of the public.
Dream yields woman's winning lottery numbers
Feb 1, 2021A woman from Toronto scooped a $60 million jackpot with numbers picked from the unlikeliest of sources.
Nearby planet is almost as old as the universe
VIDEO Jan 16, 2021Astronomers have identified a nearby extrasolar world that is not only terrestrial in nature, but also ancient.
Mass extinctions follow 27-million-year cycle
Dec 14, 2020Scientists have determined that mass extinctions have occurred throughout history with striking regularity.
Did a 9th planet 'escape' billions of years ago ?
Nov 29, 2020Scientists have found evidence to suggest that another world once existed between Uranus and Saturn.
Our galaxy has 300 million habitable planets
Nov 11, 2020A new NASA study has revealed just how many potentially habitable worlds there are in our galaxy.
Skull of human ancestor found in South Africa
Nov 10, 2020Dating back 2 million years, the skull belonged to an early human cousin called Paranthropus robustus.
New study targets $10,000 quadrillion asteroid
Oct 29, 2020An asteroid with enough riches to make everyone on Earth a billionaire is the subject of a new Hubble study.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx touches down on asteroid
Oct 21, 2020The space probe has successfully pulled off an ambitious landing maneuver on an asteroid 200 million miles away.
Six galaxies snared by supermassive black hole
Oct 4, 2020Astronomers have discovered six ancient galaxies around a black hole 1 billion times the mass of the Sun.
'Spooky' moving curtain goes viral on TikTok
Sep 28, 2020A clip that some have attributed to a ghostly visitor has received over 8 million views on the video sharing site.
Prehistoric sperm found trapped inside amber
Sep 16, 2020Scientists have identified 100 million-year-old sperm cells perfectly preserved within fossilized tree resin.
NASA reveals discovery of 'TIE fighter' galaxy
VIDEO Aug 27, 2020This remarkable new image really does show a galaxy far, far away - 500 million light years away to be exact.
When did humans first learn to create fire ?
Aug 26, 2020Fire is one of mankind's most fundamental technological discoveries - but just how long ago did we discover it ?
Release of 750M GM mosquitoes gets approval
VIDEO Aug 21, 2020The experimental release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes has been given the go-ahead.
Ancient galaxy looks surprisingly familiar
VIDEO Aug 13, 2020A 12 billion-year-old galaxy in the distant universe looks uncannily like a miniature version of the Milky Way.
Farmers are painting eyes on cows' backsides
Aug 12, 2020Farmers in Africa have found a novel new way of protecting their livestock from opportunistic predators.
Dinosaur-era microbes brought back to life
VIDEO Jul 31, 2020Scientists have successfully revived microbes found in sediment samples that are over 100 million years old.
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