SCIENCE

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off near the uninhabited islands of the South Sandwich Islands far off South America in the South Atlantic Ocean early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

There are 34,000 UFO enthusiasts in Australia, making it 6th in the world with the most number of UFO volunteers

At least 200,000 are now displaced in Paraguay, forced to flee their homes after floods caused by incessant torrential rains inundated the Paraguay and Parana rivers.

A mysterious X-Ray signal has been discovered by NASA. The discovery was made using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton. Scientists are of the opinion that the X-ray may be coming from dark matter, a substance that is not fully understood by scientists yet.

Dr Antonio Vega Vega, a central Queensland urologist who removed the wrong kidney of a patient, will be hearing the result of his appeal on June 27.

NASA seems to entering the flying saucer industry.

The World Meteorological Organisation, the UN's weather agency experts, has placed at 80 per cent the chances of an El Niño weather event recurring in the Pacific Ocean by year-end, between October and November.

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that got crippled by a tsunami in March 2011 after a magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan's shores, has voted down motions to permanently close all its atomic plant projects during its annual general meeting on Thursday.

A faint white dwarf star that crystallized into an Earth-sized diamond as been identified by astronomer who suggest that this could be one of the strangest stars in the galaxy.

A new study by the University of Oregon in the U.S. suggests that the smartphone contains thousands of micro-organisms and these can be a mirror to the bacteria, fungi and virus that are present in our body and in the surroundings.

Fabien Cousteau is all set to break his grandfather, Jacques Yves-Cousteau's record of the amount of time spend living underwater.

Despite the rains and floods, the match between the U.S. and Germany for World Cup 2014 supremacy will go on as scheduled in the city of Recife, Brazil.

An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude struck New Zealand's lower North Island on Thursday.

Australian owners of light vehicles are now mandated to adhere to new emissions standards that could help the country achieve a year's worth cut of carbon pollution of 59 tonnes by 2030, the Climate Change Authority said on Thursday.

The burgeoning climate change could cost U.S. businesses multibillions over the next 25 years, a bipartisan report released on Tuesday said.

Migaloo, a rare white humpback whale migrating north along Australia's east coast, is being monitored for skin cancer by experts as red marks were found on the whale.

Eating unhealthy food results in chronic diseases, noted a research by the University of Adelaide.

In the remote forests of Papua New Guinea, new species of mammals have been found by Australian scientists.

Glow is an enterprise that has an ability to analyse data and use it to empower women and couples to take charge of their reproductive health. The App has an interesting concept and gets one hooked on to it. It is available for download for Windows, Android and iPhone users. Here is an excerpt from a converstion with the CEO of Glow, Mike Huang.

Glow is an enterprise that has an ability to analyse data and use it to empower women and couples to take charge of their reproductive health. The App has an interesting concept and gets one hooked on to it. It is available for download for Windows, Android and iPhone users. Here is an excerpt from a converstion with the CEO of Glow, Mike Huang.

With the FIFA World Cup 2014 going on, looks like the whole world seems to be soccer crazy. Three astronauts, two from United States, Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson, and one from Germany, Alexander Gerst, played soccer in space.

Damages of the burgeoning global warming scenario in the European Union could hit 190 billion euros ($259 billion) a year in the 2071-2100 period, according to a new report by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's in-house science service.

A scientist working with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the massive quakes that struck Alaska and the New Zealand coast may have a connection. According to David Oppenheime, there are several times in a year that earthquakes can strike within minutes of each other.

A group composed of scientists from around the world has targeted New Zealand's Southern Alps for drilling, in the hopes their study would enable them to understand how earthquakes are produced and set off.

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is out with guidelines for whale watching

Rangers have finally caught the 3.7-m monster saltwater crocodile which stalked Aussie primary school children every time the bell rang at Injinoo Junior Campus in Cape York, a small, remote school at the northern end of Queensland.

Scientists from the University of Queensland have simulated photons or quantum light particles that can move through time and demonstrated how they behave while travelling in wormholes. According to scientists, the experiment shows strange behaviour from the quantum particles, but on a larger scale, time travel continues to be inconceivable.

A tornado classified as an EF1 twister ripped through the town of New Tecumseth in Ontario, Canada, topping down hydro lines and trees. Environment Canada said its maximum winds were between 135 and 175 kilometres per hour. Reports of fatalities have yet to be received.

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