SCIENCE

Scientists have discovered prehistoric predator lizards that co-existed with aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.

In a bid to implement better safety measures and to cut down on the overcrowding at Mount Everest, Nepalese officials are planning to exclude beginners, persons with disabilities and the elderly from climbing the highest peak of the world.

The NASA announced on Monday that the Mars mystery has been solved, revealing the discovery of salty water that flows on its surface.

The world did not end with the lunar eclipse and supermoon, but photographers had a field day capturing images of the rare phenomenon.

A couple in Australia were surprised when a healthy koala appeared to be hanging on their car’s grille after a road accident and surviving a 10-kilometre journey at 100km/h.

The Indonesian government has decided to take legal action against four companies it had linked to the haze problem in the region.

The Queensland government released an assessment showing the Great Barrier Reef has remained in poor condition despite pollution prevention efforts.

The Jumbo Shimane hourglass built at the Nima Sand Museum in Oda, Japan, has been recognised as the world's largest hourglass by Guinness World Records.

Youth Insearch has found success in helping young Australians facing a variety of issues avoid trouble, with long-lasting effects.

The Pacific Warning Centre issues a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake rocked Chile on Wednesday night.

The UK Met Office has released a new report indicating a strong El Niño is now underway, and years 2015 and 2016 are more likely to have record-breaking global temperatures.

Pacific leaders and Australian officials have been raising protests against Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton due to his “insensitive” joke on the situation of Pacific countries experiencing climate change.

Pacific leaders warned a possible walk out or to ask Australia to leave the Pacific Islands Forum happening this week if it insists on compromising the new goal to curb warming by 1.5°C.

Another 12-year-old girl from UK has outperformed Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in a modern IQ test, setting a new maximum IQ score of 162.

A heavy sandstorm has hit the Middle East, impacting the Syrian air strikes and leaving hundreds of people in the hospital.

The California State Senate has passed a bill to ban the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products to prevent water pollution.

The animal protection group is seeking a stop to annual driven hunts in South Africa, two months after the killing of Cecil the lion.

A global call from campaigners on green earth urges billionaire Bill Gates to divest investment in fossil fuel.

Scientists have extracted DNA from a pair of kangaroos that was found in a cave in Tasmania and is said to have died 45,000 years ago.

A protein BDNF controls the heart's functioning.

A new chemical agent, BDNF, has been found to control fear and anxiety.

A drink a day may not be bad for the heart.

Computers beat everyone at identifying great films.

Two treasure hunters caught a footage of a shipwreck in Lake Michigan, which they believe is of the 17th century ship called the "Griffin."

A team of researchers noticed a radio burst through space live for the first time ever and it is said that the source of it could be 5.5 billion light-years away.

An language far removed from its closest cousins has been declared to have ancient origins.

An egg a day can actually be a preventive against diseases.

Latest discovery of "ghost particle" by British researchers hint at the existence of aliens.

A team of NASA scientists have arrived in New Zealand for the first time as part of the Spaceward Bound project. NASA's prototype rover Junior is also in the country to carry out tests.