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Mars rover still silent as red planet dust storm goes global
The dust storm is the biggest on Mars since 2007. If you think this is bad, the Opportunity rover has got it worse. The Opportunity rover has been exploring t...
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"Ditch the car" call on Clean Air Day
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US stepping up Earth's protection from asteroids, comets
NASA has a plan to protect the Earth from death by asteroid, and the space agency will unveil it to the world today (June 20). NASA's Near-Earth Object Observ...
Tyrannosaurus rex could not stick out its tongue
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Newly discovered ancient sea animal named after Barack Obama
In a new study , they described the circular, wreath-shaped creature as having raised, spiraled grooves that turned clockwise. The scientists named the cre...
Universe’s ‘Missing’ Third Of Ordinary Matter Found In Intergalactic Cosmic Web Filaments
Researchers have discovered what could be the last of missing matter in the universe-offering an explanation to the long-time puzzle termed as the "missing bary...
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to launch military satellites by 2020
SpaceX beat out one other competitor to land a $130 million launch contract with the U.S. Air Force using its Falcon Heavy rocket. It's somewhere between har...
EU decides on non-binding 2030 energy efficiency target
Michele Rivasi (Greens/EFA, FR ), co-rapporteur for Environment and Public Health committee on Energy Union governance, said: "Strong governance rules are nee...
Volvo targets 25% recycled plastic in all new cars by 2025
To show just how that target of using sustainable materials can be met, Volvo built a special version of its XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid, which used recycled ma...
Colorado to adopt California's stricter car pollution rules
A lawsuit was filed on May 1, by 17 states and the District of Columbia challenging the EPA determination , published on April 13, that the fuel efficiency r...
Study finds reason behind the formation of odd Martian rock
The Medusae Fossae Formation is one of the largest sedimentary deposits on Mars. Scientists first spotted the formation in the 1960s in images captured by o...
Engineering Plastics Market Expected to Witness a Steady Growth by 2024
The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The Engineering Plastic market based on development opportunities, grow...
Mars to come closest to Earth in 15 years next month
Due to the nature of Earth and Mars' respective orbits, the distance between the two is remarkably inconsistent from year to year . The red planet is expecte...
Study puts thousands of ENC homes at repeated risk for tidal flooding
Also by the end of the century, businesses and as many as 2.4 million homes homes now worth more than $1 trillion could be at risk. By the end of the century,...
Extreme Weather on Venus Might Change the Length of Its Days
According to calculations, this impacts the duration of the Venusian day can increase or decrease for a few minutes. In this regard, a new study has uncovered a...
Cape May ferry filmed sinking off coast to expand artificial reef
The 2,100 ton ferry was one of the original three vessels of the Delaware River Bay Authority's 1970's fleet. It was then upgraded in the 1990s, gaining a varie...
Antarctica lost three trillion tonnes of ice in blink of an eye
The study worked 84 scientists and 44 worldwide organizations who work for NASA and ESA. Though it takes quite a long time to make any key changes happen to tha...
Puan, oldest known Sumatran orangutan, dies in Australia
Puan was euthanised on Monday after suffering age-related complications that the zoo said were affecting her quality of life. "It's always hard to make that d...
Supermassive black hole annihilates star, launches jets at speed of light (IMAGE)
Such events of tidal disruption events ( TDEs ) the formation of a rotating disc around the black hole and a jet of particles. Since the researchers were hunt...
Environment Canada warns of extreme heat in parts of southern Ontario
During heat warnings, residents are advised to prevent heat-related illnesses by keeping hydrated and staying in a cool environment whenever possible. Environme...
Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia
The plant's sap can cause severe burns. According to reports from the Massey Herbarium at Virginia Tech university, about 30 of these towering plants have...
Star-among-stars: Stephen Hawking's voice to be beamed into space
The ceremony will be attended by 1,000 common people who were chosen after a public lottery . Lucy, and first wife Jane Hawking , were among those who laid ...
Ontario's cap-and-trade system to be scrapped, says Ford's spokesman
Premier-designate Doug Ford also said he will challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's authority to make local governments put a price on greenhouse-gas emissi...
Burmese Amber Preserves 99-Million-Year-Old Tropical Frogs | Paleontology
The fossils included one skeleton of a frog that was complete enough for scientists to identify it as a new species, named Electrorana limoae , the study ...
NASA spacecraft studying massive Martian dust storm
Opportunity , along with its twin named Spirit, was launched in 2003 and landed on Mars a year later to hunt for signs of past life. As Calla said, "It's like h...
Tidal Disruption Event Shows Danse Macabre of Star Ripped Apart
Such events of tidal disruption events ( TDEs ) the formation of a rotating disc around the black hole and a jet of particles. A newly published study r...
Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people
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ALMA spies 3 planets around a young star
Young solar systems are cloaked in swirling disks of gas as planets form, which obscures our detection methods. The young planets orbit a star called HD 1632...
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