SCIENCE

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.

Here is a guide to the sky events occurring in November 2014. Astronomy enthusiasts can enjoy two meteor showers and grand conjunction this month.

The 2014 Taurid meteor shower, or also known as the “Halloween fireballs,” will be making a night sky display with its peak scheduled to take place from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. However, sky watchers are warned that a bright full moon could obstruct the viewing experience during the meteor shower’s peak.

Typhoon Nuri could reinforce and re-intensify itself as it heads north later this week.

Newborn babies die due to multiple organ failure as their mother was in too much pain to open the tower and let in medical personnel.

A violent bear fight was captured on video and published on YouTube.

An object that looked like a high pressure valve was found on Mars.

After the first Sunday of November, Daylight Saving Time, has helped to shift the clocks by an hour in many parts of the world, but can also cause Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Three new planets were detected and researched by students of Yale University.

The switch to a new type of fuel could have triggered the unexpected crash of Virgin Atlantic's space tourism rock on Friday during its test flight at the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California.

A Michael Jackson clone will soon be a reality.

A woolly mammoth that is being exhibited in Moscow carries the secrets of her species.

TEPCO has again delayed its plans of dismantling the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

An ancient engraving was noticed in images by the Mars Curiosity Rover.

World's first invisible hearing aid comes in a very small size, lightweight design and powered by a nano-battery.

The Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences was apparently doomed from the very start.

The spacecraft was scheduled to carry supplies to the International Space Station.

A new, cheap and quick diagnostic technique to detect two ebola strains has been invented by a Harvard team.

A UFO was spotted by a UFO enthusiast, Scott Waring, through images that were captured by NASA.

Carlos Manduga found remains of a giant ground sloth at his home in Southern Argentina.

Nutek has recalled 10 brands of its baby wipes as complaints of bacterial infection were reported.

Crocodile Dundee's kin are probably in Florida hunting for reptiles. Last week, two such fellows captured a 346-kilogramme alligator measuring 4 metres. Besides the size of the reptile, what stood out is that the captors of the beast - Keithy Kelley and Kelly Sziy caught and killed the creature using their bare hands.

To make sure that Australia would continue to remain free from the Ebola virus, Canberra has ordered its embassies overseas to stop processing the visa applications in countries hit by the deadly virus.

Three UFOs were noticed in a video footage captured by a girl who was with her friends close to the Eiffel Tower.