SCIENCE

New Zealand's been stricken by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Monday, but authorities assured no tsunami will happen after it.

The debris of a rocket used to launch a weather satellite in Russia could have landed in Queensland.

Sky watchers can observe the 2014 Leonid meteor shower either on a dark and remote location or indoors during its peak on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Weather disturbances or light pollution can hinder the meteor shower peak but the viewers can still experience the sky display through two online viewing courtesy of NASA and Slooh.

In addition to the island found on Ligeia Mare in 2013, two other islands were seen on Kraken Mare on Saturn's moon, Titan.

While exploring Google Mars, an avid astronomer came across an image of a smiling face.

Biotechnology may have laid down the foundation for a system in which ordinary people can use mind control to direct biological processes. Indeed, researchers have created a method that uses one's thoughts to control genes. Interestingly, the idea for this attempt was influenced by a mind game using a player's brainwaves.

A UFO was seen over the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station in Mexico.

Newly discovered photos on NASA's website, suggests life might be possible on the surface of mars. Curiosity Rover captures a moving orb of light.

This was the first time the Philae probe soft-landed on the surface of Comet 67P.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Nebraska have found a virus that they feel can affect behaviour and thinking.

Parts of Canada will be experiencing cold and snow until weekend.

Fertility clinics in Australia are considering overseas sperm donors because of the shortage of local donors amid the high demand from single women and same-sex couples for male seed.

Aminah Hart and Scott Andersen, a couple in the news recently, have announced their engagement.

In a new study co-authored by a New Zealand researcher, believing in god is associated with harsh conditions.

Radioactive isotope cesium-134 from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has arrived in the waters off the coast of California.

Damian Rogers and Arup have ventured into a joint project to build a surf park in Docklands.

Japanese scientists have discovered a new method to make mice see-through, killing them and making them colourless.

A YouTube clip attempts to show abduction of a car committed by mysterious flash of light or UFO. Head inside for details.

The Forsyth County Housing and Community Development released on Thursday an almost 10-minute video of the home of Pazuzu Illah Algarad, a Satanist, which showed extremely stomach-churning footage of a house filled with litter, animal waste and pentagram-covered walls filled with depictions of the devil.

A giant cloud was spotted in Victoria, Australia, which Scott C Waring claimed hid many UFOs.

Naked beachgoers in three Canary Islands panicked with the arrival of a migrant boat from Africa at the Gran Canaria beach. It wasn't so much the island being a stepping stone from people escaping from the continent's poverty but the fact that some of the 19 migrants have complained of Ebola-like symptoms.

Another meteor shower is set to peak in mid-November after the sky watchers experience the Taurid meteor shower display. The annual Leonid meteor shower peak will take place on the nights of Nov. 17 and 18.

Typhoon Nuri could put parts of the United States experiencing single digit temperatures in the coming days.

Chris Leadbetter visited his very sick 76-year-old grandfather, Bob Large, at the hospital. Thinking it would be one of their last few days together, the 20-year-old took out his mobile phone and snapped a photo of his grandpa who was being administered the last rite in preparation for his imminent death.

TEPCO has completed the removal of all spent fuel rod assemblies at Reactor No. 4 of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

While stories of people maimed and eaten by wild beasts such as crocodiles, tigers and gorillas become viral because of the gory, but interesting nature of the event, a naturalist plans to do the unexpected and be eaten by a snake deliberately, not by accident.

A number of investors of Virgin Galactic have turned cold feet after Friday's crash.

An object that is being considered to be a UFO by Scott Waring was seen in Germany on the day of Halloween.

Latest hoax claims that Doritos bags are infected by Ebola virus. The prank emerged on 4chan and slowly spread on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook, but Frito Lay quickly debunked the rumour.