Space science
13 billion year old 'fossil' of Big Bang discovered
The giant bubble, dubbed Ho'oleilana, whose center lies 820 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy, may be the remnant
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Space science
Once-in-a-millennium phenomenon: The October sky has an 8th Big Dipper?
Telescopes around the world have turned their attention to the constellation Corona del Toro, waiting for the appearance of a new star as bright as the Big Dipper.
Archeology
This is the largest creature that has ever flown on Earth.
The Dracula pterosaur lived about 66 million years ago and was as big as a giraffe when standing and had wings with a wingspan of 12m.
Oceanography
Monster waves in Europe's largest underwater canyon
Every year, the town of Nazaré experiences a huge wave season when the water can rise up to 30m high.
Space science
Can Europe's Large Hadron Collider create black holes?
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is known as one of the largest and most complex scientific experimental facilities in human history.
Oceanography
Shark survives swordfish stab wound to the head
Fishermen in Albania caught a blue shark with a 18cm long swordfish beak fragment in its skull, marking the first case of a shark surviving such an injury.
Conquer Mars
'Smiley Face' Could Solve Mars' Big Mystery
The European Space Agency's Mars Exploration Rover captured an interesting image on Mars, with a circular shape resembling a smiling face.
Space science
13.8 billion year old 'ghost' pierces the Solar System
Objects born in the first second after the Big Bang could have just whizzed past and shaken planets in the Solar System.
Space science
NASA captures the 'immortal god of death' of the universe
Scientists detected unusual signals that resembled flashing lights,
Biology
Two farmers grew a giant pumpkin weighing more than 1000kg.
A giant pumpkin weighing more than 1,000kg has broken the UK record. It was so big it needed a forklift to put on the scales at an exhibition.
Photo library
A series of photos revealing the wonders of the world that you may never expect.
The world is so big! You will never understand it all.
Archeology
The largest land mammal that ever lived was Paraceratherium - How big was it really?
Paraceratherium, also known as Indricotherium, is the largest known land mammal.
Space science
The Milky Way has swallowed 'the child of the Big Bang'
A series of objects 12-13 billion years old have just been found in the halo of the Milky Way, the galaxy containing the Earth.
Animal world
Which species has the biggest brain? Are they the smartest?
Which species has the largest brain in the animal world? And is a big brain linked to a high IQ?
Animal world
Collection of the 'biggest' animals in the world
From a pot-bellied monkey who loves to snack to a cat weighing more than 5.5 kg that is often mistaken for a dog... not all chubby animals are cute and cuddly.