Antarctic sea-ice coverage was at a record low in February, satellite images have revealed. However, the amount of Antarctic sea ice varies considerably each year and climate change is not necessar… [+2363 chars]
If a Tyrannosaurus Rex living 66 million years ago featured a similar leg structure as an ostrich running in the savanna today, then we can assume bird legs stood the test of time — a good example of… [+7706 chars]
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Films and TV programmes have long portrayed caveman as using grunts to communicate with one another. But a new study suggests that our ancient ancestors likely did not use sounds to communicate, and… [+4997 chars]
The sun is a yellow dwarf star in the center of the solar system , and it is the largest, brightest and most massive object in the system. The sun formed around 4.5 billion years ago. At that time,… [+10892 chars]
When exoplanets come up, we’re usually adding to the total number of known worlds beyond our solar system, but not today. MIT astronomers applied the latest astronomical data to Kepler’s archive of e… [+2587 chars]
What we thought were three confirmed exoplanets have just been knocked off their perch and a fourth one is under serious doubt. According to a new analysis using revised characteristics, the objects… [+4724 chars]
During the turbulent early history of the solar system, the materials that shaped Earth might have been formed very far out in space, suggests a study. A carbonaceous meteorite is thought to have co… [+1914 chars]
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After 341 consecutive days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei now holds the record for the longest stay in space by a U.S. astronaut. The 55-year-old has been onboard the International Space Station sinc… [+3022 chars]
Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage. The finding was made… [+2270 chars]
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