Cooler Pacific Ocean giving global warming a “false pause”, scientists warn
The reason global warming has slowed down is the cooler Pacific Ocean, which for the last two decades has been Earth’s air conditioner –...
Amazon rainforest gets nutrients from the Sahara, millions of tons annually
The Amazon rainforest, a dense green mass of humid jungle, receives millions of tons of nutrient-rich Saharan dust that is blown over every year....
Russia commits to International Space Station until 2024, then plans Moon missions
Russia said it is committed to operations on the International Space Station until 2024, after which it plans to do robotic and manned missions...
Eclipse of the Sun on March 20th across Northern Europe
For the first time since August 1999, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in Northern Europe between Iceland and the Outer...
Two bright alien objects on Ceres dwarf planet have scientists mystified
A photograph from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows two mysterious bright objects on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. Scientists were puzzled when only...
Scientific proof of rising CO2’s greenhouse effect from Berkeley Lab
For the first time, scientists have observed an increase in the greenhouse effect from carbon dioxide at the Earth’s surface. The study, led by...
When the zombies come head for the hills, say Cornell researchers
If a zombie outbreak occurs you should not rush to flat farmland, as Atlanta refugees did in the series 'The Walking Dead', instead you...
New physics theory may kill off creationist argument
Jeremy England, Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT, proposed a new physics theory that the beginning of life was not a fluke or luck...
Colossal black hole 12 billion times the Sun’s mass and 420 trillion times its...
An international team of scientists has discovered a supermassive black hole 12.8 billion light years from earth, with 12 billion times the mass of...
Alcoholic Russian bears to be moved to Romanian sanctuary by charity
In the Black Sea city of Sochi in Russia, two bears were kept in shocking conditions for over 20 years. They are both alcoholic...