Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea erupted on Friday morning, sending a giant ash cloud, which affected flights to and from Australia. With an estimated height of 19 kilometres for the ash plume, the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia issued an advisory to air carriers on the direction the cloud is spreading.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 29, 2014
Two Moon Hoax debunked. Scientifically, the phenomenon is not possible.
Sonalee singh Aug 29, 2014
Teams of scientists who are monitoring the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland have found evidence of an underground eruption as earthquakes are continuing to rock the area, reported Yahoo News.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 29, 2014
Tiny pieces of plastic used in toothpastes, shampoos, shower gels and exfoliants have been found in the Sydney Harbour and could pose a threat to marine animals and humans as they are toxic in nature.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 29, 2014
Anita Wainwright, a mother of four from Birmingham, suffers from a rare medical condition, cataplexy, which causes her to have seizure and collapse every time she has heightened emotions like surprise, anger, sorrow, joy and orgasm during sexual intercourse.
Smitha Nambiar Aug 29, 2014
Astronomers have found the distance to a famous cluster of stars, Pleiades, also known as 'Seven Sisters', according to ABC News.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 29, 2014
A virtual toddler named BabyX that will entertain, smile, giggle and recognize images. This is the next generation of computers that will interact with the user and will be able to use facial expressions for a realistic interaction.
Sarah Thomas Aug 29, 2014
Showing that he practices what he preaches, green advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore invested £8 million in Ovo Energy. The investment comes before one of the fastest-growing new power suppliers in the UK launches its initial public offering (IPO).
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 29, 2014
Scarlett-Rose Davis, a 3-year-old toddler from Birmingham, who became a sensation after using the F-word during an ice bucket challenge, has apologised and said that she won't use such bad words again.
Smitha Nambiar Aug 28, 2014
A Japanese court has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is liable for the suicide of a woman in 2011 due to physical and mental effects brought by the disaster.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 28, 2014
Setting fire to more than 40% of the world's garbage only creates more garbage in the environment.
Revathi Siva Kumar Aug 28, 2014
A team of astronomers have got the best view of the collision of two galaxies during the time when the universe was half its age, with the help of space and ground-based telescopes.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 28, 2014
A nail polish has been developed that canges colour when it comes in contact with date-rape drugs. This drug is also called the predator drug and aids in the execution of drug facilitated sexual assault.
Sarah Thomas Aug 28, 2014
The world's oldest known wine cellar was found by archaelogists in the Upper Galilee in Israel.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 28, 2014
A Canadian teenager saved her sister from a cougar in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and it was her scream that apparently scared the wild animal away.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay Aug 28, 2014
Theories stated that most sun's total energy was produced by proton-proton fusion in the core.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 28, 2014
Research shows that bad recall can be banished with some smart string-pulling.
Revathi Siva Kumar Aug 28, 2014
A 5,000-insect-strong wasp nest covering a bed was tackled by a pest controller.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 28, 2014
Geologists explains why the opening of earth in Mexico may not be an alarming phenomena.
Jaskiran Kaur Aug 28, 2014
On Aug. 25, in Pennsylvania, Lower Paxton Township resident Stephanie Wilkerson noticed something in the sky that was moving and changing colors
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 27, 2014
Blink-182 musician Tom DeLonge saw multiple UFOs in the skies of San Diego while driving his car through California.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 27, 2014
The remains of a Phoenician ship that was said to be 2,700 years old was found in the waters of Gozo.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 27, 2014
They found henges, barrows, pits and ditches that could all contribute to a deeper understanding and provide more information about the prehistoric mysterious site.
Sarah Thomas Aug 27, 2014
The story of the Himalayan Yeti or the abominable snowman has existed since ages; people in Nepal and Tibet believe that there is a mysterious creature resembling a giant ape, living in the roof of the world, Himalayas.
Sarah Thomas Aug 27, 2014
Excess intake of salt or sodium is extremely harmful to health and can cause stomach cancer, strokes, heart ailments, high blood pressure and gastric ulcers among many other health related problems.
Smitha Nambiar Aug 27, 2014
Autistic children have extra synapses in their brain and using a specific drug restores synaptic pruning and in turn might be able to reverses autistic-like-behavior in human beings as reported by the U.S. neuroscientists in the Neuron journal.
Smitha Nambiar Aug 27, 2014
Optus, the second-biggest telco in Australia, will launch its Optus 10 satellite on Sept 12. The satellite was initially set for launch in May.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 26, 2014
Sonia Kruger, who announced over the weekend that she is 16-weeks pregnant, after conceiving through IVF, said in a recent interview that she is paranoid of losing her baby.
Smitha Nambiar Aug 26, 2014
Ebola's experimental drug had raised many hopes.
Kalyan Kumar Aug 26, 2014
A space probe is due to land on the Rosetta comet in November and five sites where it could touch down on have been identified by scientists.
Afza Kandrikar Fathima Aug 26, 2014