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Ashley Leger shows the skull of a young Columbian mammoth found in LA. (Photo:AP))

Ice Age fossils, including mammoth, found at LA subway extension work

A few hundred pounds and the size of an easy chair, the skull is especially rare because both tusks were attached.

12 Dec 2017 7:48 AM IST

Jack David Fischer, Nasa astronaut

Space gives a sense of humbleness: NASA astronaut

The 43-year-old astronaut, who made his first spaceflight in April 2017 as a flight engineer for Expedition 51/52 on the...

10 Dec 2017 6:14 PM IST

Nasa is also designing new rockets called Space Launch System (SLS) for carrying the human to Mars.

NASA explores artificial intelligence for space communications

Cognitive radio, the infusion of artificial intelligence into space communications networks, could meet demand and...

10 Dec 2017 5:44 PM IST

Oceans have absorbed about one third of the carbon dioxide released by human activities, protecting the planet from the full brunt of climate change.

Paris climate summit a chance for real progress: World Bank

Among those in attendance will be former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former New York mayor Michael...

10 Dec 2017 9:24 AM IST

The solar eclipses will not be visible in India but their impact would be felt on local, national and international affairs, say astrologers.

Mere seconds of solar gazing leaves woman with permanent eye injuries

Even during a solar eclipse, it's not safe to look directly at the sun without proper eye-gear. One woman learned it the...

8 Dec 2017 12:27 PM IST

A new study argues that meteorites that landed in volcanic pools of water 4 billion years ago were key to jump-starting life on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay )

Police Dashcam catches meteor streaking through the sky

The American Meteor Society confirms that the fireball was indeed a meteor. The society says it received multiple...

8 Dec 2017 9:00 AM IST

What worries scientists the most is the devastating potential impact of an eruption at Oraefajokull. Photo: AP

Experts scramble to monitor long-dormant Iceland volcano

Adding to the danger is the lack of historical data that could help scientists predict the volcano's behavior.

8 Dec 2017 8:55 AM IST

A joint project to explore the technology was first proposed at a summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. (Photo: AP)

Nuclear fusion project hails halfway construction milestone

Construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, in southern France has been dogged by...

7 Dec 2017 11:25 AM IST

Scientists have shown how a ring-shaped black hole could break down-assuming the universe contains at least five dimensions. (Representational image)

Farthest ever super big black hole from early universe found

The black hole lies in a quasar dating to 690 million years of the Big Bang meaning the light from it has been...

7 Dec 2017 10:05 AM IST

A dinosaur that looks like an odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich and swan discovered

A dinosaur that looks like an odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich and swan...

The tiny creature, only about 18 inches (45 centimeters) tall, roamed 75 million years ago in what is now Mongolia.

7 Dec 2017 9:52 AM IST

The skeleton, dubbed Little Foot, was discovered in the Sterkfontein caves, about 40 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg when small foot bones were found in rock blasted by miners. Photo:AP

Rare human ancestor skeleton from 3.6 million years ago found

The researchers say it has taken 20 years to excavate, clean, reconstruct and analyse the fragile skeleton.

7 Dec 2017 9:30 AM IST

When the planet K2-18b was first discovered in 2015, it was found to be orbiting within the stars habitable zone.

Super-Earth' that may host life found

K2-18b is located about 111 light-years away in constellation Leo.

7 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST