SCIENCE

Google decided to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident in a fun way with the creation of an interactive Google Doodle. The black-and-white Google Doodle video game allows the Internet users to aid an alien search for the missing parts of his spaceship.

A newly opened slaughterhouse in southern Philippines will provide crocodile skin to luxury bag maker and fashion label Louis Vuitton. The JK Mercado and Sons Agricultural Enterprises (JKMSAE) opened on Wednesday in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, the only crocodile abattoir in Mindanao.

All things must come to an end - except microbes. These microscopic organisms are set to inherit the Earth after everything, humans most especially included, perishes in a billion years. They won't last long, though, because they are predicted to become extinct as well in another billion years.

A human skull discovered on a NSW river bank may belong to a white man that came before Captain Cook. History books say Captain Cook was the first white man to arrive on Australia's east coast, but scientists suggest otherwise due to the new discovery.

A new satellite was launch by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to probe on a little-known region in the Sun that is responsible for solar weather.

Shoppers at a local Target store in Wilsonville, Oregon, just outside of Portland were shocked recently to step outside the big box depot into a sea of already dead and dying bumblebees.

The western part of the United States will be literally in heat as scorching temperatures are expected to envelope the region over the weekend.

UFO, the unidentified flying object, sightings have been reported from all across the world but Canadians are breaking records when it comes to sighting them. UFO reports more than doubled, last year in Canada -- with five sightings reported every day.

For new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, climate change is the greatest environmental, moral and economic challenge of our time. At least this was true when he defeated John Howard back in 2007 in the general election.

Teenager Zara Hartshorn has been living a life comparable to Brad Pitt’s character in the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” because she is only 16 years old but looks 60. Zara, her sister Jolene and mum Tracey suffers the rare genetic disorder Cutis Laxa that causes skin to become inelastic and loosely hanging in folds which explains the premature ageing.

Vampire bat venom could be the next miracle drug for hypertension and stroke after an international team of scientists led by Bryan Fry of Queensland University discovered how bats can prevent blood clots.

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has done what most global leaders today find hard to do - to humble himself and his nation before their neighbors for a clear and visible wrongdoing. On Monday, Mr Yudhoyono formally apologised for the smoke haze that is now choking Singapore and Malaysia.

Supermoon is a coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach to the Earth on its orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size from view. This phenomenon causes both oceanic and crustal tides which risks increased earthquakes and volcanic activities.

As Singapore got to experience clearer skies over the weekend, the smoke haze from Indonesia's forest fires has shifted this time to Malaysia.

If the cartoon character Tweety were to see the feline breed Selkirk Rex, it would have said, "I thought I saw a poodle cat," not the standard "I thought I taw a puddy tat" whenever she spots Sylvester.

The 2013 Supermoon lit up the night sky over the weekend and worldwide viewers who were able to capture images of the spectacular phenomenon shared in on the internet. Those who were not able to witness the Supermoon, web site Space.com offers a free webcast on Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 June 24, Monday) courtesy of the Slooh Space Camera.

A scrotal lymphedema prompted 49-year-old Wesley Warren Jr to undergo a 13-hour surgery to reduce the size of his testicles which had ballooned to 132 pounds. The enlargement was the result of Mr Warren accidentally knocking his testicles while turning over in bed in 2008, which resulted in a sharp shooting pain that made the tissues around his scrotum swell.

The term "supermoon" originated from astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979. Scientists, however, call this cosmic occasion "perigree." When perigree occurs on a full moon, the event is called "perigee-syzygy." Where should you be if you want to take supermoon photos in Australia? And how do you take breathtaking, dramatic full moon photos? Here are a few tips.

The 2013 Supermoon is set to peak from Saturday to Sunday, June 22-23, as the Moon makes its closest approach to planet Earth at a distance of over 200,000 miles. Viewers can witness the moon appearing 14% bigger and approximately 30% brighter compared to the regular full moon without any clouds covering the clear view.

The male dark fishing spider or Dolomedes tenebrosus died at the height of passion, according to a recent study published by the Royal Society Publishing, accessible online through its Biology Letter's Web site.

Published media reports say that India's movie icon, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri know they are having a baby boy after doing pre-natal gender tests, banned in India since 1994 for creating a gender imbalance in the general population.

People in their 40s or older who took typing classes would probably remember the sentence - The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog - which was used to teach typing beginners proper finger position. That sentence uses all the 26 letters of the alphabet.

The 2013 Supermoon will take place in just a few days as it makes a close distance to planet Earth. Now, doomsayers are predicting that the June 22-23 Supermoon peak will deliver natural disasters as an effect such as tsunami, typhoon and earthquake.

NASA announced Monday the Curiosity rover on Mars has successfully fired its laser on a Martian soil target, causing a pit to form. Meanwhile, UFO watchers and paranormal speculators remain curious of what the space science agency could be keeping from the public. A YouTube video tackles what might be some ancient structures on the red planet.

Australia was able to preserve the World Heritage Site status for its renowned Great Barrier Reef, but only for until 2014. And unless Canberra can present concrete ways and measures to satisfy UNESCO on how it plans to protect the reef, the World Heritage Site status could easily be changed and included into the body's list of endangered places next year.

Beijing- China's Council has set new rules to curb air pollution one of the many environmental hazards that are plaguing the country. The council has promised to preserve the resources vowing "tough measures for tough tasks"

The Minerals Council of Australia is not supporting the call by the Climate Commission for the resource industry to move away from coal as the commission pushes for a slowdown in mining of fossil fuels.

The lead contamination in Mount Isa was apparently caused by mining operations according to the results of a scientific study. Mining operations near the edge of the Queensland town runs day and night.

China may have become finally aggressive in combating its pollution-riddled air and environment, but it would take at least 18 years for the zooming super-power to realise the fruits of its labor and be finally able to eat it too.