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It was about as long as a large alligator and stood at a height that would have been about waist-high for a tall human. (Photo: AP)

Spiky-headed dinosaur unveiled at Utah museum

The species of ankylosaur was a squat plant-eater that roamed southern Utah on four legs about 76 million years ago.

22 July 2018 1:27 PM IST

The 30-tonne coffin is the largest yet found in Alexandria. (Photo: Euronews)

Egypt sarcophagus does not house Alexander the Great's remains

Workmen inadvertently unearthed the approximately 2,000-year-old black granite sealed sarcophagus this month.

22 July 2018 1:00 PM IST

Deep reefs covered at least the same ocean area worldwide as shallow reefs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Deep reefs won't be 'twilight zone' refuge for fish, corals

Worldwide, coral reefs in shallow waters are among ecosystems most threatened by climate change

22 July 2018 12:45 PM IST

Among the more personal items to be auctioned are a Purdue University centennial flag from Armstrongs alma mater that travelled on Apollo 11 and his Boy Scout cap. (Photo: AP)

Neil Armstrong's moon mission' collection goes to auction

The collection includes a variety of artefacts from Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing and private mementoes.

21 July 2018 3:25 PM IST

The project, with a $1.5 billion price tag, is the first major mission under NASAs Living With a Star program. (Photo: NASA)

NASA to fly probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere

The Parker probe is set to fly into the Sun's corona within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface.

21 July 2018 2:43 PM IST

Astronomers have found a nearby star munching on a planet or mini-planets.

Astronomers spot nearby star that could be chomping a planet

A NASA space telescope noticed that the star suddenly started looking a bit strange last year.

20 July 2018 2:30 PM IST

This was the ninth test flight and lasted 11 minutes. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches spacecraft higher than ever before

The New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas on the company's latest test flight.

20 July 2018 1:18 PM IST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. (Photo: AP)

Elon Musk apologises for comments about cave rescue diver

Musk has apologised for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile.

19 July 2018 7:45 PM IST

All the newly identified moons around Jupiter are relatively small. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ten new moons found orbiting around Jupiter

Jupiter's 79 known moons are the most of any planet in the solar system.

19 July 2018 5:28 PM IST

Sceptics say the cloth is a masterful medieval forgery. (Photo: Daily Express)

Forensic tests suggest Shroud of Turin is a mediaeval fake

The Roman Catholic Church has not taken an official position on the authenticity of cloth.

19 July 2018 5:09 PM IST

Of Jupiters 79 moons, 26 remain unnamed, including nine of the 10 new ones. (Photo: NASA)

Ten new Jupiter moons discovered, including a 'wrong-way driver'

A research team in Washington has identified 12 small Jovian moons, including the 10 described here.

18 July 2018 8:54 AM IST

The flatbread, likely unleavened and somewhat resembling pita bread, was fashioned from wild cereals such as barley, einkorn or oats and aquatic papyrus relative that had been ground into flour. (Photo: Alexis Pantos)

Archaeologists find world's oldest bread at prehistoric site in Jordan

It was made by a culture called the Natufians, who had begun to embrace a sedentary rather than nomadic lifestyle.

17 July 2018 1:59 PM IST