Science

A green sea turtle commonly found in tropical waters has been rescued from a beach on Vancouver Island. The turtle is now being treated at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. It was found Saturday morning by Parks Canada officers on remote Combers Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered the amazingly well-preserved remains of a Bronze Age village at a quarry site in eastern England’s Peterborough. “This is a world full of swords and spears,” said site director, Mark Knight. “It is not entirely a friendly place.” Archaeologists have revealed exceptionally well-preserved Bronze Age dwellings during an excavation at Must Farm …

Researchers have identified a new species of carnivorous dinosaurs called ‘Dracoraptor hanigani’ which was found in south Wales. The researchers of the study have categorized ‘Dracoraptor’ as one of the oldest known Jurassic dinosaurs from the UK. “Theropod dinosaurs are extremely rare in the Lower Jurassic and most reports are of only fragmentary remains. This rarity results in a considerable …

Wreck found off Norfolk coast identified as first world war U-boat. Windfarm developers ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) and Vattenfall, working with survey contractor Fugro, have announced the confirmation of a hitherto-unknown wreckage site – the resting place of German U-boat U-31, lost at sea in WWI.

A 6,000-year-old burial site revealed that the ritual of burying community and family members near one another dates back to the Neolithic period, according to a new study. Researchers were able to develop a comprehensive picture of ancient burial traditions in Northern Spain. The collective graves of the Neolithic period were made mostly of stone and were large enough to …

A tree frog presumed extinct for more than a century has been discovered again in an Indian jungle. A group of researchers, led by renowned Indian biologist Sathyabhama Das Biju, has rediscovered the frogs and also identified them as part of a new genus — one step higher than a species on the taxonomic ranking. Not only have they found …

Scientists at Caltech believe our solar system deserves a ninth planet again. But they’re not nominating Pluto. Two scientists at the Pasadena, Calif., college announced they’ve found evidence of a new planet. The scientists, Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown, discovered the planet’s existence through mathematical modeling and computer simulations but have not yet observed the object directly. “This would be …

The killer whale baby boom continues on the West Coast, where researchers have documented yet another new calf in the southern resident population. NOAA Fisheries killer whale researchers documented the new calf during a research survey with J pod Monday in Puget Sound. Using photos taken by the researchers, the Center for Whale Research confirmed it is indeed a new …

The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate reported by the United Nations and urgently needs to be slowed to avoid a crash, reports Christopher Pala. The finding comes in a new study for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around the world, together with artisanal catches, which in …

The Falcon 9’s rocket booster returned after a successful mission of putting the Jason-3 satellite in orbit, but failed to land properly on a drone ship after a landing leg failed to lock. The first stage of the rocket made it back to the platform, which was floating in the Pacific Ocean, but it apparently landed too hard and broke …

Five planets, namely Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will align in an event that is to happen after over a decade. The resulting ‘line’ will be visible in our sky around an hour before sunrise on January 20, and will persist till the last days of February. Jupiter is the highest in the sky, lying in the southwest. It …