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Ancient sea monster found for first time ever (Photo)

Ancient sea monster found for first time ever

An ancient sea monster hunted to extinction has been discovered on a remote Russian island. The headless remains of a Steller’s sea cow were found by nature reserve officials on the far flung Commander Islands in the Bering Sea. The 20-foot (six-metre) long beast died out in the 18th century because they were sitting targets for harpoon hunters, having no ... Read More »

UAE Plans to Build First Human City on Mars

UAE Plans to Build First Human City on Mars

The UAE’s Mars project Hope is on track while the work on the Dh500-million Mars City in Dubai has started and will be completed in 30-month time, said a senior official of the UAE Space Agency. The project, which was unveiled at the annual meetings for the UAE government in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, encompasses laboratories for food, energy and ... Read More »

Pesticides stop bees buzzing and releasing pollen, says new research

Pesticides stop bees buzzing and releasing pollen, says new research

University of Stirling researchers found that doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide at similar levels to those found in agricultural fields interfered with the type of vibrations the bees produce as they collect pollen, significantly reducing the number of pollen grains collected. Dr Penelope Whitehorn, who led the study, said: “Our result is the first to demonstrate quantitative changes in the ... Read More »

How Dark Matter Works? Another candidate has been ruled out, narrowing the search

How Dark Matter Works? Another candidate has been ruled out, narrowing the search

Researchers at the University of Sussex have disproved the existence of a specific type of axion – an important candidate ‘dark matter’ particle – across a wide range of its possible masses. The data were collected by an international consortium, the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment (nEDM) Collaboration, whose experiment is based at the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland. Data were ... Read More »

Scientists Witness the Largest Galaxy Collision Ever Discovered

Scientists Witness the Largest Galaxy Collision Ever Discovered

Two ginormous galaxies almost 13 billion light years away are about to smash into each other in the most extreme merger event of its kind. And astronomers on Earth have a front row view. Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, scientists have spotted what they believe to be the largest galaxy merger ever discovered. The two galaxies, collectively called ... Read More »

What Is This Martian Lake Doing In Canada?! (Video)

What Is This Martian Lake Doing In Canada?! (Video)

A strange lake in British Columbia, Canada, which is believed by locals to have healing properties has been found to have conditions similar to that of Mars. The micro organic life found in this lake could be the type of life that could exist on Mars.. For example, one pool might help with someone suffering with warts, while another pool ... Read More »

Proof of Aliens on Mars? UFO HQ ‘found’ on Red Planet

Proof of Aliens on Mars? UFO HQ 'found' on Red Planet

Conspiracy theorists believe they have found what we’ve all been looking for – proof of life on Mars. A triangular-shaped object has been found on the surface of Mars near a dome structure. And truth-seekers believe this is a crashed UFO near an alien base on the Red Planet. The “discoveries” have been revealed in a video on YouTube by ... Read More »

Doomsday warning to humanity signed by 15000 scientists

Doomsday warning to humanity signed by 15000 scientists

More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries warn the evidence is clear: Current and future human health and wellbeing are at serious risk from climate change, deforestation, loss of access to freshwater, species extinctions, and human population growth. The article includes steps that can be taken to reverse negative trends. However, the authors suggest that it may take a massive ... Read More »