Nasa’s Maven Mars mission set for launch The Maven orbiter will study the planet’s high atmosphere, to try to understand the processes that have robbed the world of most of…
2013 ‘one of warmest years’ on record This year is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. It continues a pattern…
‘King of Gore’ joins T rex family tree A newly-discovered dinosaur, which has been christened “King of gore” by the scientists who have studied it, is the oldest known member…
India’s Mars rocket Mangalyaan blasts off India has launched its first Mars-bound spacecraft in a complex mission it hopes will demonstrate and advance space travel technology. Hundreds of people watched…
NASA spacecraft finds 104 potentially habitable worlds Scientists with NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler mission announced the discovery of 833 new planet candidates during a press conference yesterday, bringing the total number…
A rare solar eclipse to occur on Sunday Parts of eastern North America, northern South America, southern Europe, the Middle East and several other parts of the world will be…
‘Lost world’ discovered in remote Australia An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists Monday calling…
Ancient mummies found in Lima suburb Archaeologists in Peru have found two mummies, of an adult and a child, more than 1,000 years old. (BBC News) Britain braces for stormy…
Skull of Homo erectus throws story of human evolution into disarray Anthropologists working in Georgia have unearthed a skull dating from the Pleistocene period, and believe it may indicate that…
Extreme weather can be the ‘most important cause of poverty’ New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world. The researchers say…