Humans have a sixth sense for Earth’s magnetic field (New Study)
Humans have a hidden “sixth sense” similar to that of many animals which can detect magnetic fields, allowing them to find their way around,...
Remote cape “cleanest air” offers smog respite (Reports)
As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of Australia is serving as...
Oldest ship bell: Tool Discovered in 15th-Century Shipwreck
IN 1503, ON THE WAY back from a violent escapade in India, part of Vasco da Gama’s 4th Portuguese India Armada went down in...
Scientists ‘reverse time’ with quantum computers (Reports)
Physicists may have discovered a real-life time machine — of sorts.
Although scientists have yet to replicate the futuristic scenes of The Jetsons or the...
Massive Solar Storm Is So Powerful, It Could Wipe Out the Internet
Earth is under attack. Constantly. A stream of high-energy particles comes our way every day and night from the Sun, whose solar flares and...
Ancient solar storm that could wipe out Earth’s satellites and electronics
AN "ENORMOUS" solar storm which hit Earth thousands of years ago has raised fears that a similar event could be just around the corner.
The...
Species moved north during marine heatwaves (Study)
Between 2014 and 2016, parts of the eastern Pacific Ocean warmed as much as 7 degrees Fahrenheit above average during what has been characterized...
Alien life could be found around stars that are squeezed together (Study)
Planetary systems can be harsh environments in their early history. The young worlds orbit suns in stellar nurseries, clusters of stars where violent encounters...
Researchers see evidence of underground lakes system on Mars
Scientists say images of craters taken by European and American space probes show there likely once was a planet-wide system of underground lakes on...
Hoodwinker Sunfish on California beach (rare species)
A 7-foot sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to...