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When a 9-year-old tripped in the New Mexico desert, he accidentally uncovered the remains of an ancient elephant relative from 1.2 million years agoA remarkable fossil discovery in New Mexico, made by a 9-year-old boy, has unearthed a 1.2-million-year-old stegomastodon skull. This chanc...
Melting ice patches reveal how the bow and arrow reshaped ancient hunting in North AmericaNew research reveals melting ice patches and dry conditions are preserving ancient hunting tools, offering a clearer picture of the bow and...
Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
Spirit Airlines shutting down: why did Spirit Airlines fail and how to get your refunds right nowSpirit shutting down: Spirit Airlines is shutting down today. Spirit grounded all flights now. Two billion dollars in debt killed the carri...
What Snake Holes in Your Yard Actually Look Like, And Which Ones to Worry AboutSnakes do not dig their own burrows, instead utilizing tunnels made by other animals. Identifying these "borrowed homes" involves looking f...
- Astronomers identify oldest asteroid family
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Astronomers have identified the oldest known asteroid family, which extends throughout the inner region of the main ...
- NASA releases new maps of Pluto, Charon
Washington, July 15 (IANS) To mark the two-year anniversary of New Horizons' historic Pluto flyby, NASA has released new maps of Pluto and ...
- NASA probe to pass over Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' on July 10
Washington, July 2 (IANS) NASA has said its Juno spacecraft will pass directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the gas giant's iconic, 16,00...
- NASA's Juno probe set for fifth close flyby of Jupiter
Washington, March 26 (IANS) NASA said its Juno spacecraft will make its fifth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Monday.
- Plan to put Juno closer to Jupiter delayed
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Mission managers for Juno probe to Jupiter have decided to delay the upcoming burn of its main rocket motor - des...
Plastic debris a threat to marine life along Goa's coastMarine life along Goa's shoreline is facing a threat from plastic debris that gets washed ashore during the monsoon season, says a study by...
NASA's Juno spacecraft set to refine orbit around JupiterJuno successfully entered Jupiter's orbit during a 35-minute engine burn on July 5, after a five-year journey to the king of planets.
Scientists have measured a comet's impenetrable shield in action for the 1st timeThe solar wind can travel millions of miles into deep space, and when it bombards comets the high-energy particles interact with the water ...
NASA New Horizons spacecraft finds haze, flowing ice on PlutoAnalysis of the image shows two distinct layers of haze - one about 80 kilometres above the surface and the other at 50 kilometres.
Moon formed 4.47 billion years ago: studyResearch indicates numerous kilometre-sized fragments from the giant impact struck main belt asteroids at much higher velocities to form th...
NASA spacecraft beams new images of PlutoClosing in on Pluto at about 49,890 kph, New Horizons already has covered more than 3 billion miles since it launched on January 19, 2006.
- Climate change may dry up US water source
Man-made factors, including climate change, could dry up a key source of water for millions of Americans living in southwestern United Stat...