Science

Scientists hunting distant worlds say they have made one of their most significant discoveries to date – a kind of hot twin to our Venus. The rocky planet, called GJ 1132b, is slightly larger than the Earth and, like Venus, its surface is too hot to support liquid water. But scientists believe the planet will be invaluable in the search …

Renowned Space archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak has won highly regarded TED Prize for her path breaking study on preventing archeological looting through the intelligent use of satellite imagery. She has won as much as $1 million grant from TED for impressive work. Parcak uses infrared images from satellites to identify ancient sites, and is pioneering the field of space archeology. …

The lykoi breed of cat is often compared to the werewolf, thanks to its unique facial features. It could be seen as a threatening description, but Johnny’s lykoi kittens are clearly harmless. The word ‘Lykoi’ comes from the Greek word for ‘wolf’. Its intriguing features include a unique hair pattern that sometimes can become almost leave the feline completely bald, …

Anomalies have been found in Egypt’s Khufu pyramid two weeks into a thermal scanning project aimed at discovering the famed pharaonic monument secrets, officials said. In a statement released on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced that “among the various identified thermal anomalies, the team has observed a particularly impressive one located on the eastern side of the Khufu …

Crews with the City of Vancouver have lined a 200-metre stretch of Locarno Beach with tens of thousands of sandbags to prevent low-lying homes from being flooded by record high king tides beginning this week. Vancouverites can expect king tides to arrive as early as next week, according to the city. Also known as perigean spring tides, king tides happen …

The nomination of Satoshi Nakamoto has become possible thanks to Professor Chowdhry from UCLA who proposed bitcoin inventor for the Laureates of 2016. The digital currency technology was first described in a 2008 paper published under Nakamoto’s name, which detailed a “peer-to-peer electronic cash system”.

Bill Allen knew the aurora borealis Sunday night would be “epic” — but he wasn’t expecting to capture a stunning meteor photo. “As soon as it went through the frame, I was pointing right at it. I shut the camera off I saw it in the back of the camera and I knew I had an epic shot right there,” …

The investigation of King Tut’s tomb to find secret chambers ended today with promising results, according to a statement from Egypt’s antiquity ministry. The find could support a British’s archaeologist’s theory that Queen Nefertiti, or another ancient Egyptian royal, is also buried there.

A blue whale washed up on a beach in southern Oregon earlier this week. Since Wednesday, volunteers have been working to take apart the 78-foot endangered sea creature on the Oregon coast.

With its intense white light and blue trail, some people thought an object flying over California might have been a UFO. Some even thought it was a meteor or asteroid of some kind, but the mystery was solved by the US Navy.

Moments after it launched, the Orbital Antares spacecraft exploded, and fire and smoke billowed out from the resupply rocket bound for the International Space Station. The destruction of the space vehicle sent out a deafening boom, and left people who were watching the disaster unfold from the press site running for cover or unable to turn away, according to eye-witness …