An 800-pound tiger shark was caught this weekend by a man from San Antonio fishing just a few miles off the coast of Port Aransas. He never expected to hook the 12-foot tiger shark, and the fight to reel him in wasn’t easy. Read More »
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NASA : Mars Orbiter Moved to Evade Space-dust From Comet
NASA will alter the orbital pathway of its $297 million Mars Odyssey orbiter on Tuesday in an effort to remove it from the danger zone of a super-speed dust from a massive comet that will fly very close to the Red Planet on Oct. 19. NASA already made one unannounced change to the path of its other Mars spacecraft, the ... Read More »
Watch great white sharks hunt an underwater robot (Video)
Maybe you enjoyed livetweeting Sharknado 2 last week, but sometimes science does Hollywood one better. This video from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute shows you how just terrifying it actually is: Read More »
Brutus the giant crocodile attacks shark in Australia (Photo)
Tourists exploring the Adelaide River in north Australia were left shocked after witnessing a massive 5.5 metre saltwater crocodile – known locally as Brutus – sink its teeth into a ferocious bull shark. Read More »
Tesla-Founder Elon Musk Warns AIs Could Exterminate Humanity
Even with excitement growing over the prospect of driverless cars and the development of machines that are smarter than ever, technology entrepreneur Elon Musk warns artificial intelligence could in fact present a greater threat to humanity than nuclear weapons. Musk, the CEO of the space transport company SpaceX, warned in a tweet during the weekend humans, by relying so much ... Read More »
Chinese fisherman transports giant whale shark on his truck
This fisherman in China must have thought his luck was in when he pulled in his net on Friday to find a “giant fish” weighing two tonnes trapped inside. Read More »
NASA Scientists Say ‘Impossible’ Space Engine Could Work
NASA scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have confirmed that an “impossible” space engine could actually work and might be able to radically alter space exploration missions. The study, released by NASA scientists, showed that a microwave thruster system requiring no propellant would appear to generate a small amount of thrust. If the technology is successful, it could ... Read More »
Shark attacks surfer at Muizenberg (Photo)
A 20-year-old man has been bitten by a white shark while surfing at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town on Friday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. Read More »
New GPS Satellite Launched into Space (Video)
A new Global Positioning System satellite was launched into space late Friday night atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More »
California : 16 million-year-old whale fossil has been retrieved
A team of rescue workers in California toiled for hours to free an unlikely victim — a 16 million-year-old whale fossil trapped in a 1,000-pound rock in Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Read More »
Low testosterone could be what made us civilized humans, study says
A drop in testosterone levels around 50,000 years ago led the the development of art and tools, researchers believe. They say the drop, which led to a change in the shape of skulls, coincided with a blossoming in culture. The two could be linked, as humans developed a more co-operative outlook as levels dropped. Read More »