KIC 8462852: The alien hypothesis should be the last resort
Unusual brightness changes of the star KIC 8462852 continues to baffle astronomers and scientists alike. They have proposed several hypotheses to explain the mysterious...
Around 1,000 red crabs wash-up on Huntington Beach
The Huntington Beach area was seen amass with red crabs strewn across the water line, some dead, the others inching around to survive on...
NASA’s Chandra spies a black-hole that’s eating a giant star
A black hole has been devouring a massive star for about ten years, according to researchers at NASA. According to a statement from the...
March for Science on April 22: All you need to know
April 22 is the date of the March for Science, a mass political demonstration taking place in Washington D.C. The March will coincide with...
The Moon will crash into Earth, but it’s OK, scientists say
A recent discovery by scientists at the University of Idaho predicts that the Moon will crash into Earth in a collision brought by a...
Ancient spider fossils reveal details of arachnid evolution
An ancient fossil from the Cretaceous period has been found, and it belongs to an eight-legged arachnid with a tail similar to a scorpion’s...
Report: geoengineering to cool down the Earth might end up harming...
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a large-scale strategy developed within the field of geoengineering to remove great amounts of carbon dioxide...
Scientists develop a method to produce metallic hydrogen
Three Edinburgh University researchers are reportedly close to producing metallic hydrogen by placing the chemical element under incredibly high pressures. Metallic hydrogen could serve...
Climate Change and Deforestation Killing World’s Oldest Trees and Stunting Younger...
A study published in the journal Science reveals that a combination of climate change and deforestation is destroying ancient trees, and stunting younger ones....
Neither Worm Nor Snake, Caecilians Have Mouths That Can Deliver Venomous...
A study published by researchers in the journal iScience has revealed that caecilians have mouths that can deliver venomous bites. Caecilians are neither worms...