Alien megastructures not causing ‘Tabby’s Star’ weirdness, says new study
After two years of intensive observations and sometimes wild theories, astronomers are confident in saying that the secret of Tabby’s star’s mysterious dips in...
Humpback whale ‘saves’ marine biologist from tiger shark (Video)
A marine biologist believes a humpback whale shielded her from a nearby tiger shark in the South Pacific.
The stunning video and images show how...
Scientists discover 18 new species of spider eating pelican spiders
Until recently, little was known of the pelican spider, a rare arachnid breed whose fossils were discovered in 1854. Living specimens were discovered in...
Scientists catch supermassive black hole burping – twice
A monster black hole has been seen belching a huge ‘double burp’ after wolfing down stars, gas and planets sucked from a nearby galaxy.
The...
Scientists developing drone for NASA concept mission to Titan
Scientists from the Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering are part of a team led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) whose...
Research: El Nino’s long reach to Antarctic ice
Antarctica may be thousands of kilometres from the central Pacific but events there can have a significant effect on the White Continent's ice.
A team...
Noise pollution causes chronic stress in birds, finds new research
According to study, birds exposed to constant noise from oil and gas operations show physiological signs of chronic stress, and in some cases, have...
Study: Coral Reefs Are Bleaching Too Frequently to Recover
The world’s reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published today in the prestigious journal Science.
For the first time,...
TRAPPIST-1 Planets Probably Rich in Water, researchers say
A new study has found that the seven planets orbiting the nearby ultra-cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 are all made mostly of rock, and some...
A Lack of Oxygen Is Creating More Ocean “Dead Zones”
One day in the late 1980s, Denise Breitburg was diving on an oyster reef in Chesapeake Bay when she swam onto a scene of...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
