Queensland Premier Campbell Newman had warned residents of the state to stay at home or in local shelters as Cyclone Ita batters Australia. He advised those whose houses were built before 1985 to immediately leave their units and go to local shelters since the homes could possibly not withstand the storm.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 12, 2014
More than 9,000 people in north Queensland will be "directly impacted" by tropical cyclone Ita as the weather howler hits land on Friday night. The weather disturbance has been upgraded to the highest category 5 level. Winds strength is expected to reach 285km/h or more. Its speed has likewise increased from 16km/h to 18km/h.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 11, 2014
Love may be in outer space. A world brought closer by astronomers. Space doesn't fail to amaze us with its stunning phenomena and objects captured at its best.
Alyssa Ashley Lucas
Apr 10, 2014
Tokyo Electric Power has started pumping radioactive groundwater from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant as a preventive measure to curb further leaks in the facility.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 10, 2014
Evacuations have now started in far north Queensland after weather forecasters warned tropical Cyclone Ita has the potential to strengthen further to Category 5 system.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 10, 2014
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) team will be meticulously observing the 2014 Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday, April 15. The total eclipse is expected to be a remarkable display for the viewers in North America.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Apr 09, 2014
A look at a new world where ice is as natural as soil has been given importance as NASA IceBridge mission presents the world an array of Greenland's breathtaking view.
Apr 09, 2014
A Queensland-based research group found dinosaur footprints that have not been exposed in public before
Athena Yenko
Apr 09, 2014
Financially strapped Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, has been slapped a US$1 billion lawsuit by the 79 US sailors who were the first respondents to the crisis three years ago. The sailors claimed the operator lied about the high level of radiation in the area as they carried out their humanitarian mission.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 09, 2014
Different Speculations on intelligent life emerged again after a mystery light on Mars is sighted from the planet's surface through a snapshot of NASA's Curiosity Rover.
Ma Evelyn Castino Quilas
Apr 09, 2014
Locals in far north Queensland from Port Douglas to Cape Grenville are being advised to prepare for the worst as tropical Cyclone Ita continues to pack in strength and could be far worse than Yasi of 2011.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 09, 2014
Ebola virus disease (EVD) has started to spread in Africa after its outbreak earlier this year in forested areas in southeastern part of Guinea.
Jenille Cristy Maido
Apr 08, 2014
The automated hunting cameras that were set up on the property of couple Edith and Rainer Shattles in Jackson County, Mississippi recorded the strange UFO lights that appeared close to the Cumbest Bluff hunting area. The UFO sighting footage captured on the evening of February 16, 2014 showed a deer outlined by the strange lights coming from the unidentified flying object.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Apr 08, 2014
Probing life beyond Earth has been a hefty task for our today's scientists, but as of recent NASA detected a large hidden ocean inside Saturn's moon Enceladus adding to a possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Alyssa Ashley Lucas
Apr 08, 2014
Global British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Monday said it will give up 19 per cent stake in the highly controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. It would donate them instead to two state charities.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 08, 2014
Planet Mars will take spotlight in the night sky of April, this week. In one of the much awaited astronomical events, Mars will align with Earth and Sun on Tuesday night, April 8, 2014. On this day, Mars will reach what is called “opposition,” according to io9.com. It doesn’t end here, because in the following week the Earth will move closer to the Red Planet. Its proximity will be more than it has been in over six years.
Jaskiran Kaur
Apr 08, 2014
Dogs' feelings of guilt and shame have been debated over for a long time. Now we're close to knowing the truth.
Daniel Joseph Cruz
Apr 08, 2014
On Monday, RYOT reported another reptile war between a hungry alligator and an electric eel. The battle wasn't lopsided in favour of the gator which is bigger in size than the fish.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 08, 2014
New study has revealed strategies to create new defense against AIDS-causing HIV in the form of a transplant drug which is normally used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs that could unlock a working cure.
Ryan Inoyori
Apr 07, 2014
Residents off North Queensland coast are being advised to brace for tropical Cyclone Ita which has left 16 people dead as well as massive floods in Solomon Islands.
Apr 07, 2014
Because of the painful bee sting on his nose, Michael Smith, a graduate student of Cornell University, was almost unwilling to have a third sting on his proboscis unlike 24 other body parts where he was bitten 5 times each as part of a science experiment.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 07, 2014
This early, Filipinos have been told to prepare for another typhoon whose strength could be as strong as Haiyan (Yolanda) which hit the Philippines in November 2013. The strongest typhoon on record, Haiyan killed about 6,000 people and destroyed a lot of homes and infrastructure in the Visayas region, and until now, families are still rebuilding their lives and homes.
Vittorio Hernandez
Apr 07, 2014
Noah's Ark from the Bible could have floated with two of every animal available during that time inside the boat.
Reissa Su
Apr 05, 2014
On April 14 and 15, the Earth’s shadow will be darkening the full Moon for the startling celestial sky display, the 2014 Lunar Eclipse. Clear skies and no weather disturbances will offer the sky watchers a remarkable night view at the Geauga Park District’s Observatory Park in Montville Township, Ohio.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Apr 04, 2014
Experiencing at least 50 aftershocks per hour since Tuesday's big earthquake rumbler, Chileans from the port city of Iquique have started to flock uphill.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Apr 04, 2014
The first images of our planet through a couple of space cameras sent by Canadian company UrtheCast were released on Thursday, April 3.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Apr 04, 2014
April 15 will mark the first of the four lunar eclipses. It is known as "Blood Moon" because the much awaited celestial event will leave the moon appearing reddish orange, something blood-like.
Jaskiran Kaur
Apr 04, 2014
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 mystery continues to disappoint the investigators and loved-ones of the victims.
Jaskiran Kaur
Apr 04, 2014
April 2014 will be offering viewers a remarkable sky display starting with the lunar eclipse on April 15. Then, the 2014 Lyrids meteor shower will appear next starting on Wednesday, April 16, until April 25.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Apr 03, 2014
The first of four total lunar eclipses for 2014-15, the Blood Moon, suggests 2nd coming of Jesus, a prophecy claims
Athena Yenko
Apr 03, 2014
