New Zealand's moas were flightless birds that ruled over the country until the first human settlement arrived. The biggest of the moas had a height of 12 feet with an outstretched neck. The entire moa population composed of nine species had disappeared shortly after the arrival of the first humans in New Zealand in the thirteenth century.
A large cigar-shaped UFO was spotted over the city of Korosten in Ukraine. The captured video on March 6 has surfaced on the Internet. The video got published on March 7, in the YouTube channel O7TV showing the UFO sighting of a large, elongated object gliding in the sky.
A 27-year-old Australian surfer hit a dolphin while riding a wave at Bawley Point on the south coast of New South Wales. The accident site is about 250 kilometres south of Sydney.
The skull of an ocean lion believed to be two million years old as well as fossils of saber-tooth cats has been unearthed by an exploratory excavation team that's part of preparations for constructing Los Angeles' new subway extension.
The Brazilian astronomers have announced their discovery of a new and very bright comet called C/2014 E2 (Jacques) with the use of the SONEAR (Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research) close to Oliveira, Brazil. On Thursday, March 13, Cristovao Jacques, E. Pimentel and J. Barros detected their second comet through the CCD images captured with a a 0.45-meter (17.7-inch) wide-field reflector at the SONEAR observatory.
A diamond found in Brazil had led scientists to announce that an ocean's worth of water could possibility be located beneath the planet Earth's crust.
Cyclone Lusi was just all wind and howl. But no rain, to the frustration of New Zealand farmers who badly it need for their crops.
Crop yields in temperate and tropical regions stand to slow down in the face of global warming, even at just a rise of 2°C, a study showed.
Snakes in Australia are apparently a hungry lot. A week after a snake in Queensland swallowed a crocodile, a python in New South Wales ate on Wednesday night a Chihuahua-Maltese pet dog.
In Arizona, an unnamed witness filed a report in the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database about a UFO sighting in Sahuarita that happened on Wednesday, March 12. The witness recounted in the report that a “glowing vertical cylinder” appeared at about 6:05 am with rays of light coming from the unidentified flying object.
The world's first IVF shark was successfully hatched in Australia's Melbourne Aquarium. Australian veterinary staff and aquarists have made history with the birth of the first shark born via artificial insemination. Scientists hope that the IVF success can be used to help breed endangered species.According to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, the first IVF shark was born on March 3. The artificial insemination process of breeding a brown branded bamboo shark began in September 2013 when aquaris...
The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft officially returned from its 31-month hibernation last January to resume its comet-chasing mission. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko recently re-surfaced from the behind the Sun and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) released the first image captured on Rosetta’s target comet.
A late season winter storm has caused delayed flights and road closures in several parts of Canada. Several colleges and universities have also suspended classes.
More than 4,000 claimants from around the world have filed a class action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown.
Tropical Cyclone Lusi has claimed three lives in Vanuatu as it continued to intensify to a category three system as it treks towards New Zealand. Kiwis at the upper and central North Island are being advised to stay indoors as well as to prepare an emergency survival kit and household emergency plan for the incoming adverse weather.
Environment Canada cautioned residents on Wednesday to brace for winter as storm Vulcan intensifies into a powerhouse storm and dumps dump heavy snow just across the border in the most heavily populated region of the country.
The study of a research organization based in Winnipeg, Canada revealed that the number of reports on UFO sightings remain high. The analysis released on Tuesday, March 11, included over 1,000 reports filed on UFOS in 2013.
To the world nowadays, the terms global warming and climate change are parallel to food shortage, illnesses, infestation, resource competition, terrorism, soaring temperatures and possibly death of the human race and planet Earth. But did you know that it was climate change that helped Genghis Khan to conquer and take over Asia? Rain was his foremost ally.
Concerns related to climate change, if continued to be attended, could push and intensify global terrorism movements, according to the 2014 version of Quadrennial Defence Review (QDR) released by the U.S. Department of Defense.
On March 20, Thursday, sky gazers can witness the occultation of Regulus, a bright star in Leo, for 14 seconds as the 45-mile-wide asteroid 163 Erigone passes by. Clear skies will allow the visibility on the occultation shortly after 2:05 am with the asteroid’s shadow, approximately 67 miles wide, traveling at over 10,000mph in the southeast to northwest direction across the Earth’s surface.
Cameraman for Ocean’s Deadliest spoke of Steven Irwin's last moment
Smallpox was one of the most feared diseases in the world since it could cover the human body with painful and pus-filled rashes. Since its elimination in 1979, scientists now fear that smallpox and a host of other diseases could reemerge and spread again because of the thawing corpses in Siberia.
Global warming will leave Antarctic wide open for invasive species. According to Australian scientists, an increase in global temperatures could leave the Antarctic environment vulnerable. Researchers have been studying animal and plant survey data in the Antarctic to separate the areas known as the hotspots of species diversity. Australian National University's Dr Ceridwin Fraser said that their findings have revealed more Antarctic species were living around volcanoes.
Weather forecasters have urged on residents of New Zealand to brace for strengthening tropical Cyclone Lusi which is expected to hit the country in the coming weekend. North Island has been forecast to bear the brunt of the storm.
Apple's iPhone recycling program has now been made available in Canadian retail stores. Canadians wanting that latest model can now trade in their old iPhones to get a credit of up to $275 in order to purchase the new model.
Steve Irwin calmly said that he was dying during his final moments, his cameraman recounted. Justin Lyons was with the Crocodile Hunter when a massive stingray stabbed Irwin wildly with its tail “hundreds of times.”
Australian scientists are working on a project to "zap" junk in space, using lasers from Earth to reduce the amount of garbage threatening to collide with space satellites. According to Matthew Colless, the director of Australian National University's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, said the laser project is realistic and they will likely to be operational in the 10 years.
Australia's gnarly waves in the east coast will soon shrink due to climate change. According to a new research study, current global warming rates indicate a trend of smaller waves in Australia's popular surfing sites. By the end of the century, the waves are predicted to be two-thirds smaller than its current size.
Scientists are now studying the possibility of replicating a genetic mutation on human T-cells to help fight HIV infection. It replicates the known genetic factor called CCR5 delta 32 that prevents HIV to attach itself from immune cells and render it unable to replicate in the body.
Climate Council releases its Angry Summer report for the 2013-2014 summer
