Aboriginal Australians originated from African migrants 72000 years ago
Aboriginal Australians originated from a single wave of migrants who left the African continent about 72000 years ago, says an international team of researchers,...
Life on Mars probability just jumped dramatically after new discovery
Life on Mars, something scientists have been looking into for many years, has suddenly become dramatically more likely, after scientists discovered that lakes and...
The redder the zebra finch the healthier it is so the female thinks
The redder the beak of a zebra finch the healthier it is, so the female bird thinks when she is selecting a mate, says...
Microscopic organisms Pelagibacterales may solve our global warming problem
A microscopic group of ocean organisms - Pelagibacterales - may solve our global warming problem, a team of scientists has suggested. These organisms, and...
Upper atmosphere of early Earth was rich in oxygen like today
The upper atmosphere of early Earth – 2.7 billion years ago – was as rich in oxygen as it is today, says a team...
Extremely rare Megamouth Shark caught off coast of Japan
An extremely rare Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) has been caught off the coast of Japan by fishermen. The deepwater shark got caught in fishing...
Breathtaking lava lake filmed by drone sent by volcano expert in Congo
The world’s largest lava lake has been filmed by a drone sent by seasoned volcanologist Bradley Ambrose – it took breathtaking images of the...
Stephen Hawking warns of growing human race self destruction risk
Professor Stephen Hawking warns that there is a growing risk of self-destruction by the human race, caused by perhaps a genetically-engineered virus, climate change,...
Gravitational waves detected Einstein was right scientists overjoyed
Gravitational waves have been detected for the first time, overjoyed scientists have announced, confirming something Albert Einstein had predicted one hundred years ago. In...
Humans risk extinction from dangers of our own making warns Hawking
Humans are at risk of extinction because of several dangers of our own making, including a nuclear war or accident, climate change, genetically-engineered viruses,...