Michelle Kunimoto: Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets
Over its original four-year mission, the Kepler satellite looked for planets, especially those that lie in the "Habitable Zones" of their...
Prehistoric Swiss Army knife Found in China
Forget clubs. Real “cave men” in China actually used complex tools as far back as 170,000 years ago, a new study...
World’s oldest tattoo art found on 5000-year-old Egyptian mummies
World's oldest tattoo art found on Egyptian mummy that has been in British Museum for 100 years.
They have been popularised by...
Air pollution can put a dent in solar power (Reports)
Model calculations by ETH researchers show that if China fought smog more aggressively, it could massively increase solar power production.
The air...
Schiaparelli: European probe set to touch down on Mars
Schiaparelli is designed to monitor aspects of the Red Planet's weather rather than probe for alien life, as per reports. The...
Homo naledi fossils found in South African cave, says new research
Homo naledi Fossils Raise Questions About Human Evolution.
James Cook University scientists have discovered that primitive hominids lived in Africa at the...
Scientists may have found the world’s oldest clove in Sri Lanka
The history of the spice trade conjures up exotic images of caravans plying the Silk Road in storied antiquity, as well...
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...
Most massive black holes discovered in far-off galaxies
Most Massive Black Holes Ever Found in the Universe Discovered 3.5 Billion Light Years Away.
Thanks to data collected by NASA’s Chandra...
Easter Island may not have had a societal collapse (Study)
New Evidence Contradicts Theory That Easter Island Society Collapsed.
You probably know Easter Island as "the place with the giant stone heads."...