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Nasa is hiring a planetary protection officer to protect the Earth from aliens

If universe is ocean, humans have searched for aliens in swimming pool, claims new study

Researchers agrees with the views of astronomer Jill Tarter who said that it is idiotic to conclude aliens do not exist just because we have not found them

7 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

If Climate change is not controlled by 2030, it will cause extreme weather and kill coral reefs, says IPCC

Coral reefs will be radically affected, with somewhere in the range of 70 and 90 percent anticipated to vanish, which also includes Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

7 days ago

By Ribhu

Just not a rock: Doorstop turns out to be most valuable meteorite worth $100,000 [VIDEO]

The examiner of the meteorite stated that it is the most valuable material that "I have ever held in my life."

9 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

How far away is spiral galaxy NGC 4921? Although presently estimated to be about 310 million light years distant, a more precise determination could be coupled with its known recession speed to help humanity better calibrate the expansion rate of the enti

University of Toronto astronomers record ghostly traces of cosmic explosion

Astronomers have successfully recorded a sonic boom emitted by a very strong cosmic explostion which remained unseen

9 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Singapore: 2 wild boars, 3 piglets trapped in cage off Sime Rd, Acres team rescues distressed animals

MP Louis Ng said that the investigation to identify the person or the group of people who set the trap to catch these boars are going on.

9 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

UN urges people to eat less meat to prevent earth from overheating

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends to reduce meat consumption to reduce carbon dioxide emission

9 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Scientists introduce quantum artificial life or first time using IBM supercomputer

We're as yet far from understanding the most profound questions concerning life and the Universe, and from creating artificial life inside a quantum PC – but this shows it may be conceivable.

9 days ago

By Ribhu

Satellite data reveal how the new record low Arctic sea ice extent, from Sept. 16, 2012, compares to the average minimum extent over the past 30 years (in yellow). Sea ice extent maps are derived from data captured by the Scanning Multichannel Microwave R

Climate change: Here is what NASA says about Arctic ice at 2018

This year's Arctic minimum was reached late last month, between 19 and 23 September. The ice dropped to a minimum of 4.59 million square km over the north pole.

9 days ago

By Immanuel Jotham

This graphic shows the position of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes relative to the heliosphere, a protective bubble created by the Sun that extends well past the orbit of Pluto. Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause, or the edge of the heliosphere, in 2012.

NASA Voyager 2 enters nearest interstellar space

Voyager 1 experienced a similar spike in cosmic rays in 2012, when it exited the heliosphere.

9 days ago

By Immanuel Jotham

Top British astronomer Martin Rees put forward idea of multiverse in his new book

In his new book 'On the Future: Prospects for Humanity', Rees argues that there could be many universes, and ours could be just one particular patch in space and time

10 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Lying around 20,000 light-years from us in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion)

Netherland scientists spot high-speeding stars from other galaxies heading towards Milky Way

A team of scientists in Netherland has spotted a bunch of high-speeding stars heading towards the Milky Way

10 days ago

By Nirmal Narayanan

Save SEA birds: Deforestation and wildlife trade may cause extinction of 50 to 90 species by 2100

National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of Sheffield researchers said that deforestation and illegal wildlife trade could cause the extinction of SEA bird species.

11 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder