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Australian scientists have come up with a shocking explanation for the extremely low-velocity region inside the Earth - another world with a giant ocean of magma, made u…
Asteroid Apophis will pass by Earth in April 2029, which can release 30 times more energy than the Tsar Bomba atomic bomb if it collides.
Also known as the sun spider or wind scorpion, the camel spider is a desert spider known for its enormous size and painful bite.
Wildlife photographer Albert Keshet captured this dramatic moment of starlings as they form a spoon in the sky.
One of the strangest animals in the rocky plains of South Africa, the armadillo lizard possesses a very distinctive appearance and is likened to a miniature dragon in re…
Scientists trained goldfish to control a vehicle made of a water tank and wheels to move to a target on land.
Severe weather for days in Alaska (USA) followed by record low temperatures and downpours has prompted authorities to warn of 'Icemageddon'.
Live Science reviews some of the most remarkable studies and discoveries on the quest for alien life that the world astronomers are constantly pursuing.
The idea behind it is quite simple: If a ghost is an entity, it must have mass and be able to measure it with human tools.
The Forbidden City has more than 70 wells, but no one dares to drink from these wells.
In 1972, a young ecologist named Hjalmar Thiel ventured to a remote region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ).
To get a large amount of whale droppings, we need to have... a lot of whales first.
Archaeologists from the Polish Academy of Sciences carried out the Warsaw Mummy Project – scanning all the mummies in the museum and discovered the world's first fetal m…
Archaeologists in the UK have unearthed an ancient workshop near the world-famous Sutton Hoo boat grave that may have been the source of treasures that astound modern pe…
Scientists discovered a star from a violent eruption of energy in the galaxy NGC 253 13 million light-years away.