SCIENCE

The reef is turning white and the main cause of it is the rising ocean surface temperature. It reached 33 degrees in February due to the strong El Niño weather system.

Mars became inhabitable due to a lack of a magnetic field protection like that of Earth. Mars is barren and vulnerable to Sun’s intense solar winds.

The astronomers used High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescopes in Namibia to detect the high-energy gamma ray source. The gamma rays act as a “tracer” for cosmic rays.

Norwegian scientists forward the theory that methane gas explosions from the ocean floor explain why aircraft and ships disappearing when passing the Bermuda Triangle.

The exciting Mars mission may be extremely dangerous as any form of life discovered on mars and brought back to earth may contaminate our home.

American astronaut Scott Kelly, along with his Russian cosmonaut companion Mikhail Kornienko, landed on Earth last week after spending 340 days in space, the longest US space mission on record.

The US and Canada will work together to reduce methane emissions by 40-45 percent of 2012 levels.

Brian, the newly discovered species of spider, is endemic to freshwater streams around Brisbane. It can sit under water for an hour to kill and eat preys, even three times its size.

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef are facing permanent destruction due to the current El Nino. Award-winning environmental photographer Gary Braasch died documenting the climate change impact on the reef.

High levels of carbon monoxide readings trigger speculation on possibility of big quake rocking California.

Scientists believed the experiment wouldn’t be fruitful as Challenger Deep is supposedly the deepest, hence, the quietest place on Earth. But they were wrong.

Asteroid 2013 tx68 may pose a threat if new observations made during this month’s pass reveal its diameter to be larger than expected. This time, it’s not hitting Earth, though.

Indonesian authorities, having learned lessons from 2004, immediately issues tsunami warning when strong tremor rocks Sumatra before 7 pm on March 2, Wednesday.

A climate action advocacy group has urged the Turnbull government to block Australia’s largest coal mine, which is owned by Adani. Federal authorities are panicking over this mass coral bleaching event.

We ask three Professors from UNSW whether Earth Hour is an effective campaign. Their responses may change your mind about what you're doing on March 19.

The size and proportion of teeth is capable of revealing when men started to eat meat and also when use of tools and cooking began.

The strange, mysterious music lasted almost an hour, and the astronauts discussed whether they should discuss this experience with the Mission Control once radio contact was regained with Earth.

This ancient lone star lizard is part of a group of reptiles known as amphisbaenians that have long bodies and earthworm-like appearance due to their absent or reduced limbs.

The Greens’ deputy leader, Larissa Waters, considers Australia’s current greenhouse gas emissions policy a “sham,” and critics of the policy believe it may become vague after 2020.

If your special Valentine’s Day 2016 treat is seafood, you may be consuming toxic pollutants that can have serious health hazards, though there is good news.

A mysterious weather system in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans, known as MJO, hits the Earth with a collection of rainstorms and disappears after 45 days to rebuild.

Human-made global warming can explain the recent global heat records, but natural climate variations cannot, reveals the study.

One is sure to get baffled by this dead fish video but it is up to the viewer to decide whether it is a hoax or a real thing.

Jeff Bezos owned Blue Origin fired its New Shepard rocket, which reached a height of 333,000 feet and landed safely for a second time on their Texas launch pad.

The Nataruk massacre and skeletal remains suggest that prehistoric humans who were primarily hunter-gatherers were capable of extreme violence and did not spare even women and children.

Researchers have traced the space debris that fell into the Indian Ocean in November 2015 to NASA’s 1998 lunar mission.

The Indian government has decided to leverage space technology and drones to monitor and manage its national highways and road assets.

Scientists say that the large frill found in Protoceratops was used for showing off to potential mates and asserting social dominance, the same practice animals have today.

Acetaminophen, such as Tylenol, ranked first in the list, which includes accidental poisonings in babies, based on a report from the total calls to poison control centres.