Humongous Dinosaurs Incubated Their Eggs Without Squashing Them, But How?
If they were to sit on their eggs exactly like birds, then the baby dinosaurs would have ended up squashed, but a new study hints that they followed a different technique which accomplished their mission without crushing the eggs.
Mars-Like Acid Streams Could Help Find Traces Of Past Martian Life
Scientists have found signs of fatty acids and fossilized remains of microbial life in an acid stream in Dorset.
Fastest-Growing ‘Monster’ Black Hole Discovered, Can Devour Sun Every Two Days
This black hole is growing so rapidly that it's shining thousands of times more brightly than an entire galaxy.
Ancient Humans Had Small Brains But With Modern Features
Several brain features noted in Homo naledi skull fragments look very similar to that of modern humans.
Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa May Have Water Plumes, NASA's Galileo Data Shows
The discovery could play a critical part in supporting NASA’s Europa Clipper mission which will explore the possibility of life on the distant icy moon.
LISA Observatory To Detect Globular Cluster Binaries Can't Be Seen With LIGO
The space-bound observatory is set to come into action in 2034 and will be much more sensitive than LIGO.
Massive ‘Lost’ Asteroid Zooming Past Earth On May 15 Poses No Risk
The asteroid is hurtling through space at a speed of more than 46,000 kilometers per hour.
Ancient Crocodile Species Identified From 180-Million-Year-Old Jurassic-Era Fossil
The specimen, according to the researchers, would have made one of the largest coastal predators of the Jurassic period.
NASA's Mars Helicopter: Small, Autonomous Rotorcraft To Fly On Red Planet
The helicopter is just as big as a softball and will fly to the red planet with the agency's Mars 2020 rover.
Animals’ Ability To Remember Past Events Could Prove Critical For Alzheimer's Treatment
As many as 13 rats demonstrated evidence of episodic memory replay in a recent test.
Changing Seasons Could Help Find Alien Life On Distant Exoplanets
Detecting biosignature is just one piece of the puzzle, as scientists also have to determine how these fingerprints of life may change with time.
Newborn Super Jupiter Or Brown Dwarf? Mysterious Companion Spotted Around Binary Star
The companion appeared as a tiny dot in the recent set of images taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope.
Exiled Asteroid: Ancient Space Rock Ejected From Inner Solar System Discovered
The rock formed in the inner reaches of our solar system but was pulled into a far-flung orbit beyond Neptune.
WASP-96b, Weird Saturn-Like Exoplanet With No Cloud Cover
The strange exoplanet is 20 percent larger than Jupiter and fits in the category of "hot-Saturn" or planets with extremely high levels of temperature.
Search For Alien Life Expands, Millions Of Stars To Be Surveyed
Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia will scour depths of the cosmos, including the chaotic center of our galaxy.
Ocean Zone Discovered In Bermuda Is Home To 100 New Marine Species
The new species discovered included tiny animals such as tanaids, dozens of new algae, and black wire coral that measures up to two meters high.
Stellar Fate: Astronomers Reveal What Might Happen To Our Sun At Death
The central hub of our solar system is expected to die in some 10 billion years.
SpaceX Counters Report Claiming Its Technology Brings Power But Could Threaten Lives
SpaceX has been doing wonders in the commercial spaceflight segment and hopes to make humans a multi-planetary species, but a report says its technology could endanger astronauts' lives.
Hidden Water On Moon? Lunar Meteorite Mineral Hints At Possibility
Water on the moon could mean a major breakthrough in science and enable long-term water supply for future lunar explorers and colonizers.
Gorilla Feces Could Reveal Secrets To Better, Healthier Human Diet
The researchers collected fecal samples from as many as 87 wild African great apes over the course of three years.
Eta Aquarids 2018: When, Where To Watch Shooting Stars At Their Peak
The shower occurs as Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by comet 1P/Halley.
Speck Of Radioactive, Weapons-Grade Plutonium Goes Missing From Idaho University
This was one of the 14 one gram-sized samples of plutonium kept in the university for research purposes.
Watch: SpaceX Test-Fires Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket Aimed At Rapid Reusability
The introduction of the new vehicle is expected to offer a number of benefits related to performance and reusability.
Why Scientists Played Bach’s Classics For Crocodiles In MRI Scanners
Scientists conducted the daring task in a bid to know more about the evolutionary history of brains of mammals and birds.
InSight Livestream: When, Where To Watch NASA Launch Its Next Mars Lander
The lander will reach the red planet in November and study mysteries of its interior.
Global Carbon Dioxide Concentration Surpasses Record Level, Highest In Last 800,000 Years
The concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere has been increasing progressively, while oxygen levels have been declining.
Galactic Jazz? Listen To Strange Sounds Made By Milky Way’s Rotation
The musical composition represents the movement of gases inside our rotating galactic neighborhood.
35000-Year-Old Engraved Stone Demonstrates Neanderthal Symbolism
The chalky outer layer of the tiny flake carries uneven lines, which were probably made by Neanderthals thousands of years ago.
James Webb Space Telescope’s Spacecraft Loses Screws, Washers During Test
The glitch comes nearly a month after the telescope's launch date was postponed due to technical issues.
475-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature Fossil Found Intact By 11-Year-Old In Tennessee
Trilobites were one of the most successful early creatures and died out well before the dinosaurs appeared.
