* Astronomy

An ancient cave discovered in December in western France contains a rare find: a 27,000-year-old human skeleton in a painted room and a drawing of a human face. It was only the second time that a human body from the upper Palaeolithic period had been found placed in a cave with decorations. The s...

A new Canadian crater Position: Latitude 76.628177° Longitude -109.037557°

Ocean vortex 'death trap' discovered A massive ocean vortex discovered off the West Australian coast is acting as a "death trap" by sucking in huge amounts of fish larvae and could affect the surrounding climate. A team of scientists from The University of Western Australia Murdo...

Large coronal mass ejection captured by the Soho spacecraft

CHEMISTS FORGE A NEW FORM OF IRON An international team of chemists has discovered a new and unexpected form of iron, a finding that adds to the fundamental understanding of an element that is among the most abundant on Earth and that, in nature, is an essential catalyst for life. "[i...

Israeli scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered a prehistoric ecosystem dating back millions of years. The discovery was made in a cave near the central Israeli city of Ramle during rock drilling at a quarry. Scientists were called in and soon found eight previously unknown s...

Greek and foreign experts have used cutting-edge technology to decode the Greek text of the world’s oldest literary papyrus more than four decades after its discovery, it was revealed yesterday. The Derveni Papyrus — which has been in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki since...

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A Delta 4 Medium rocket will Launch a NROL-22 Satellite (Classified) on the 27 th June.

One of New Zealand's North Shore City’s most significant geological features - a 200,000-year-old fossil forest - will get some TLC next week as part of the council’s project to protect Takapuna’s rocky foreshore. Over time wave action has eroded the base of the foreshore creating a cavity and...

Three days after an earthquake struck Java, on May 27, 2006, the island’s Semeru Volcano showed signs of heightened activity. Latitude:, 8.108°S, 8°6'30"S. Longitude:, 112.92°E, 112°55'0"E. Credit NASA NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture on May 30, 2006....

Nuclear power could become significantly cheaper thanks to world-leading laser technology being developed in Sydney. A team of about 25 scientists, engineers and technicians at Lucas Heights, home of Australia's only atomic reactor, has succeeded where other nations, with budgets stret...

Palaeontologists have uncovered the first dinosaur remains in Lebanon, adding evidence to the theory that millions of years ago the Middle East was covered with forests where giant reptiles roamed. Writing in the German journal Naturwissenschaften, Eric Buffetaut of France's National Ce...

Indian authorities have ordered an investigation by scientists into a mysterious explosion of `rocks and spewing of debris` from the cliffs of Kondaiketti hill, about 200 km from Chennai, on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala Border in Kanyakumari district that occurred around midnight on May 25. Accor...

Private Thai operator Shin Satellite and Arianespace signed the launch contract for the THAICOM 5 satellite, in a ceremony attended by Christine Lagarde, French Minister for Foreign Trade. The THAICOM 5 satellite launch contract was signed at World Satellite Business Week 2005 by D...