SCIENCE

Life on the Earth is possible only because the giant Jupiter and Saturn planets helped stabilise the solar system, suggest new simulations.

The dwarf planet Pluto continues to tantalise the world with new discoveries, the latest being a 'giant snail’ and a 'lava lamp’ on its surface.

Researchers from the University of Exeter observed that female burying beetles are more attracted to small partners because they are less likely to get into fights.

Spaceport America has a new venue and event brand that promises visitors a more exciting experience of the outer space.

A NASA team has found five twins of the massive Eta Carinae star, and each of them is 100 times bigger than the Sun.

Russia plans to reduce its funding for the International Space Station over the next 10 years.

Despite speculation, LIGO says that it is still analysing data and did not confirm if the experiment has discovered finally gravitational waves.

A new research says that women age slower if they have more children.

With space tourism set to become a reality, medical experts are studying the various health risks associated with it, as well as the ways to tackle medical emergencies in space.

From space, NASA satellites have captured the environmental damage caused by ISIS attack on oil facilities in Libya on Jan. 4-6, 2016.

Fungus attacks are no longer confined to the Earth. NASA recently reported fungus attacks on plants on its International Space Station.

The new fossil evidence found in Colorado proves that theropods have engaged in courtship rituals to attract a mate.

California-based SpaceX plans to land Falcon 9 rocket on a Pacific drone ship after the company successfully landed a booster on the ground in December 2015.

European scientists have warned that the world faces an imminent threat from a supervolcano erupting and killing millions of people, thus devastating the Earth.

An Indian scientist claims that Lord Shiva, a god revered in his country, was the world’s first environmentalist.

Vitamin D, which is used to strengthen bones and prevent fractures in older patients, can actually increase the risk of fractures and falls, suggests a new study.

The plans of using a portion of Tinian as a proving ground will destroy the entire species of the Tinian monarch.

Oral contraceptive use in early pregnancy does not cause birth defects.

According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, El Nino has likely reached its peak and is expected to return to neutral levels.

As defence experts raise doubts about the North Korean test being a Hydrogen bomb, a leading forensic seismologist says science could tell if it was really so.

Climate change poses an extinction threat to some of the popular foods, including wine, beer, coffee and chocolate.

The human brain can be computer-trained to regulate negative emotional reactions, suggests a new study.

It was touch and go for Australian scientists who had to race against time to recover a meteorite older than Earth before it got washed away by heavy rain.

The wage gap makes women more prone to depression and anxiety compared to men, according to a new study.

North Korea made a big deal out of its Wednesday hydrogen bomb test, but experts believe it was only boosted-fission bomb.

An Australian study suggests that climate change is having a detrimental effect on the mental health of farmers.

NASA has developed a set of new green technologies that can help US commercial airlines save billions of dollars.

Scientists claim that attempting to express emotions through music activates the brain’s creativity network.

Astronauts are trying to learn how to live and remain sane in the barren space above the Earth from exposure to the rough and tough Arctic terrain.