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A series of stunning new images from the NASA rover Curiosity have revealed what researchers say if the first evidence or cracked, dry mud on the red planet’s surface. Researchers are convinced, more than ever, that Mars was once a wet planet. Some billions of years ago, Mars hosted large lakes, they assert, and traces of evidence supporting this assertion …

Wildlife officials reported they were unable to save dozens of false killer whales reported found stranded over the weekend. NOAA Fisheries said a total of 95 false killer whales were spotted in distress in a remote location near Hog Key, an island on the western boundary of Everglades National Park, by a bystander on Saturday. False killer whales belong to …

Donald Trump has just had a new species of moth named after him. The moth was discovered by scientist Dr Vazrick Nazari when they were looking at a collection of moths from the Museum of Entomology, at the University of California in America, and was named Neopalpa donaldtrumpi. The new species is described in a recent issue of the journal …

Scientists from Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict that global warming generally will make summers hotter and winters milder from Southern California to the northeastern United States to parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. In a report published Jan. 18 in the journal Climatic Change, the researchers define mild weather as temperatures between 64 …

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has successfully launched its 7th satellite into space from the International Space Station (ISS). Named the AOBA VELOX-III, it is the first Singapore satellite to be launched from the ISS, a 110-metre habitable human-made satellite that orbits the Earth. NTU’s satellite was delivered to the ISS last month by Japan’s national aerospace agency, the …

Colo, the oldest zoo gorilla in the world, has passed away at the age of 60. Columbus Zoo announced the sad news on Tuesday, just a few weeks after her historic 60th birthday. Thousands of fans attended her birthday on Dec. 22, 2016, which came after she’d had a malignant tumor removed on Dec. 3. It is unknown if cancer …

A giant alligator nicknamed Humpback has become a major tourist attraction for visitors to a Florida nature reserve. Kim Joiner recorded a video of the large and captivating reptile on a Facebook post which has since been shared over 7,000 times, with over 1,000 reactions. The video was captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Kristi Buckley was also …

Astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, has died aged 82 in Texas, NASA has announced. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, a retired Navy captain, was one of 14 astronauts that NASA chose in October 1963. His cause of death was not immediately known. He piloted the Gemini 9 mission alongside command pilot Tom Stafford, and was the …

Scientists have found that humans may have first arrived in America 10,000 years earlier than was originally thought. This has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt by Ariane Burke, a professor in Université de Montréal’s Department of Anthropology, and her doctoral student Lauriane Bourgeon, with the contribution of Dr. Thomas Higham, Deputy Director of Oxford University’s Radiocarbon Accelerator …

Scientists have managed to bind certain molecules into the tightest of knots ever seen by mankind. University of Manchester researchers have done it once again. They have tied the tightest knot which is indeed quite an accomplishment for science and technology. This experiment will serve as the basis for future materials that have the greatest of durability and tenacity.

A decades-old pendant with potential ties to Anne Frank has been found on the grounds of a former Nazi death camp. Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial society say they are looking for the family of a girl who died at Sobibór extermination camp who is the likely owner of a unique pendant that suggests a connection with Anne Frank. Archaeologists …