Distant planet that might have life has scientists excited
A distant planet that might have life, or could have the ideal conditions for life to emerge, has scientists in the United States excited....
Mass bleaching killed a third of corals of Great Barrier Reef section
Mass bleaching has killed over one third – 35% - of the corals on the central and northern Great Barrier Reef, says a team...
Beer pack rings that are edible and protect marine wildlife
In a move to protect marine wildlife and reduce the growing problem of ocean plastic pollution, a US company has created edible beer pack...
Planet 1200 light years away might sustain life as we know it
A planet 1200 light years away might sustain life as we know it, or maybe have the right conditions for life to emerge, say...
Mass extinction just as deadly in polar regions as elsewhere on Earth
The mass extinction that rapidly killed off the non-avian dinosaurs was just as deadly for life forms that existed in the polar regions as...
Giant sponge largest in the world size of minivan found off Hawaii
A giant sponge the size of a minivan – the world’s largest – was discovered in the summer of last year by a team...
Exoplanet might be able to sustain life say scientists
An exoplanet 1,200 light-years from Earth might be able to sustain life, says a group of scientists, who describe Kepler-62f as a ‘good prospect...
Life on other planets less likely than thought due to greenhouse effect
The possibility of life on other planets in other star systems is less likely than scientists had thought - a new study found that...
Comet has crucial ingredients for life on Earth says ESA
A comet that the ESA's (European Space Agency’s) Rosetta spacecraft has been probing for nearly two years has ingredients that are regarded as crucial...
Giant coronal hole on the Sun many times size of Earth
A giant coronal hole has been spotted on the surface of the Sun by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) – it is several times...