SCIENCE

NASA comes up with a brand new project that will help prove more that life can exist in outer space and that is by planting seeds!

Astronomers in Australia have found a way to track space junk and prevent collisions using an FM radio, pop songs and cutting-edge technology. Australia’s Curtin University will be spearheading the project and will use the newly developed Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), one of the three precursor telescopes for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.

China has blasted into space on Monday its first ever moon rover mission.

A world-renowned earthquake scientist has urged New Zealand to adopt a new earthquake detection system. According to Dr Tun Wang, the cutting-edge technology will provide as much as 25 seconds as an early warning signal before a big earthquake is about to strike.

After Comet ISON’s closest approach to the Sun on Thursday, November 28, scientists continue to observe to find out if the “Comet of the Century” survived its sun-grazing journey. The latest reports claim the comet has been showing signs of survival contradicting the initial reports that it fell apart.

Extreme weather events in Australia like droughts and bushfires are caused by changes in temperature in the Indian Ocean. In a study released on Nov. 29 and published on Nature Geoscience, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has significant consequences like the El Nino phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean. The temperature changes in the Indian Ocean will more likely to intensify due to the effects of climate change.

The European Space Agency had declared the death of sungrazer Comet Ison Nov. 28.

The North Devon Journal published a strange photo that photographer Rob Tibbles captured on their November 24 story titled “Is this a UFO spotted in the skies above North Devon?” Afterwards, witnesses across the English region contacted the journal to share their strange UFO sighting reports in the North Devon skies.

Colin Russell, the last detained Greenpeace activist in Russia of the 30-member crew, has been granted bail on Thursday.

As Comet ISON made its closest approach to the Sun on Thursday, November 28, the numerous satellites and space telescopes orbiting around offered the sky watchers live views on the “Comet of the Century.” According to the Space.com report, one of the oldest but still the best satellite focusing on the Sun is the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).

At least eight people have died after a 5.7 magnitude earthquake rattled southern Iran on Thursday evening, just 35 miles from the country's only nuclear power station. The number of casualties could further rise.

A dead sperm whale exploded while a marine biologist cuts it open along the coast of Faroe Islands. The exploding whale was caugh on camera with its innards blasted away from the sides like an angry volcano.

The latest video on the 2013 Comet ISON comes from NASA’s STEREO-A Spacecraft that shows the dubbed “Comet of the Century” heading towards its closest approach to the Sun on Thursday, November 28. Additionally, the Astronomy Magazine report shows Comet ISON’s tails in the photo that the Hyper Suprime-Cam captured.

Medical science has unlocked new traits of the virus that causes AIDS and allows new ways to create better future treatment that may lead to the much waited cure or vaccine. Here are the three key traits characterising resistance of HIV against the immune system.

Our sun has fired an X3.3-graded solar flare recently, which is the most powerful of the year. Mayan's doomsday prophecy includes solar flares, strong typhoons, deadly earthquakes, massive volcanic eruptions and bashing celestial bodies to Earth.

New Zealand researchers will play a starring role in the construction of the largest radio telescope in the world, one of the biggest and most ambitious scientific projects of all time.

The question on whether the 2013 Comet ISON survives its closest approach to the Sun on Thursday, November 28, currently has the sky watchers excitedly waiting to get the answer as the preparations begin in viewing the rare celestial display. In the Live Science report, the general public is given some tips on where to best view the “Comet of the Century.”

The Crambione Cookii jellyfish found on Nov. 14, 2013 off the coast of Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland (QLD), Australia could very well be the real life “Cookii Monster.” It is like a monster because its sting is said to be so powerful that it can be felt in the surrounding water. However, unlike Cookie Monster from the popular TV show Sesame Street, this one isn’t blue and obviously, doesn’t eat cookies. On the contrary the Crambione Cookii jellyfish is pink, measures about 50 c...

A tiger at the Australia Zoo bit its trainer on the neck and shoulder on Tuesday, injuring the 30-year-old zoo employee. David Styles was rushed to a Melbourne hospital with two puncture wounds, but he is now in stable condition at the Royal Brisbane Hospital where he was subsequently flown.

The close flyby of the 2013 Comet ISON to the Sun on Thursday, November 28, brings a viewing problem where the eyes could be damaged when people stare too closely at the celestial display. Given below are some safe tips on how to best view the “Comet of the Century” on perihelion day.

The deadly earthquakes that shook New Zealand in 2010 and 2011 may have caused a part of the Earth's crust to weaken. According to researchers, New Zealand is in the Ring of Fire which is a narrow zone in the Pacific Ocean in which 80 per cent of the biggest earthquakes in the world happen.

Comet Ison will be passing through the sun's corona Nov. 28 and set to be visible to the naked eye Dec. 3. This is a very rare occurrence as many comets pass through the solar system but only a few grazes the corona.

Since 1980s, HIV has caused an alarming epidemic without any functional cure up to this date. It is highly feared by many and claimed millions of lives across the world. However, such virus may be Mother Nature's gift to mankind as a possible potent weapon for medical breakthrough.

Saturday, Nov 23, was an explosive day on earth as seven volcanoes erupted hours apart from each other on the same day.

Time Magazine has noted an invention is great if it "sometimes solves a problem you didn't think could be solved."

New herbal remedy available in Zimbabwean market called Topvein believed to provide cure with 99 per cent success rate against HIV/AIDS. In addition, the drug features no side effects on the blood chemistry, lung and kidney functions based on their official report.

German and Tanzanian product researchers discovered HIV/AIDS curing properties in orange fleshed sweet potatoes which are grown across the Lake Zone regions.

Ian Somerhalder of “Vampire Diaries” is inviting people to join the CrowdRise Holiday Challenge 2013 fundraiser to support his beloved Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF) which aims to “empower, educate and collaborate with people and projects to positively impact the planet and its creatures.”

Alien abductions are a popular subject in films but in real life, a person allegedly abducted by aliens is rarely believed by the public. While many do not believe in extraterrestrial life, the mystery of the unknown and the mystery of the universe itself keeps many, believers and non-believers alike, strangely attracted to stories of UFOs and alien beings.