'Penguin guarding its egg': Hubble captures distant colliding galaxies in a breathtaking cosmic shot
The interacting pair of galaxies is located some 23 million light years away, which is roughly 10 times farther away than the Andromeda galaxy.
Oil and gas fracking triggers 900 earthquakes a year in this US state
"Oklahoma has been transformed from a seismic dead zone to a hotspot in less than a decade," according to a University of Southampton academic.
Researchers discover 3,750-year-old camp where Stonehenge's architects may have stayed
The site is located close to the monument at Larkhill and is thought to have been a meeting place or centre of commerce.
Are experts about to make 'discovery of the century'? King Tut's tomb scanned for hidden chambers
In 2015, Nicholas Reeves controversially suggested that the mummy of the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be hiding behind the northern and western walls of the tomb.
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Zookeepers fed live puppies to starving pythons in front of horrified visitors
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Stunning discovery reveals lost Mayan megalopolis hidden beneath Guatemalan jungle
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Facebook Live supermoon video viewed 16m times was just 'a picture with wind sounds'
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Midlands mass grave was burial site for Viking 'Great Heathen Army' war dead, new study reveals
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What is Odderon? LHC uncovers possible subatomic quasiparticle which existed only in theory
Although physicists have theorised the existence of odderon for decades, no one has been able to actually see the elusive subatomic particle.
Astrophysicists have just created the most advanced and detailed simulation of the Universe ever
The simulation provides new insight into how galaxies are formed, the origins of magnetic fields, how black holes influence dark matter distribution and more.
Spiral of bones: Human skeletons arranged in spooky circular shape found in ancient Mexican pit
The discovery is not only the first of its kind but also points to some kind of ritualistic burial where people could have been intertwined in death.
Russia wants to send tourists on 10-day long space station trips for cosmic walks
In all, about five to six Russian tourists should be able to enjoy the trip that could cost $100m.
Leftists are just as likely to be dogmatic authoritarians as right-wingers - US study claims
Most psychologists have thought that authoritarianism in North America may be a uniquely right-wing phenomenon.
Men arrested for beheading orangutan claim self-defence
Two Indonesian men arrested for shooting a critically-endangered orangutan multiple times before beheading the animal, have said they were acting in self-defence.
One of the most energetic phenomena in the universe is heading towards Earth
Blazars produce vast, hyper-fast jets of incredibly intense radiation and material, which can stretch for hundreds of thousands of light years.
Physicists might just have found a way to bring light to a standstill and then start it up again
The development can open up several avenues for technologies that rely on light for the storing and passing of information, including quantum computing.
Astronauts don't eat enough because food floats in their stomachs
Nasa focuses on encouraging astronauts to eat more in space to reduce dangerous body and bone mass loss in orbit.
Indian stone tools show humans left Africa earlier than believed
Tools made by either early Homo sapiens out of Africa or a close evolutionary cousin found in south India.
Cape Town Day Zero: Could you survive on 50 litres of water a day?
Day Zero - the day when Cape Town, South Africa could be the world's first major city to run out of water - is approaching.
Watch: SpaceX launches GovSat-1 on used Falcon 9, booster 'amazingly' survives landing in the Atlantic
Although SpaceX wasn't planning to recover the booster, it still managed to survive its fall into the Atlantic Ocean.
100-million-year-old dinosaur and mammal footprints found at Nasa space flight centre
The slab of rock, nearly as big as a dining table, tells how mammals and dinosaurs interacted in the Cretaceous era.
America celebrates 60 years in space: This is our pick of Nasa's greatest triumphs
Sixty years ago, the US launched its first satellite - Explorer I - into space, kick-starting decades of scientific discovery.
6,000-year-old baby with teeth found cradled in mother's arm in Netherlands grave
Stone Age grave on banks of River Vecht gives up its secrets to archaeologists.
Dark nebula: Spectacular image shows vast interstellar dust cloud that sucks in all light
Lupus 3, is located 600 light years from Earth within the constellation Scorpius, near the centre of the Milky Way.
Tanzania auctions off 3.5 tonnes of teeth from vulnerable hippos
Trade in hippopotamus teeth is legal but animal is listed as vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Naked mole rats are already one of nature's weirdest animals - now scientists say they don't age
Naked mole rats are bizarre, practically hairless rodents, which feel very little pain and are resistant to cancer.
Watch Nasa's epic panoramic vista showcasing Mars Curiosity rover's six-year-long mission
The photo is a combination of 16 different shots taken by the Curiosity rover's MastCam imager from a vantage point.
Kessler Syndrome: Here's how we plan to save the world from space debris
The Surrey Space Centre is leading a Europe-wide initiative to tackle a truly global problem through the RemoveDebris mission.
Earth got unusually quiet and shut down geological activity 2 billion years ago but no one knows why
The Earth experienced a geological lull, almost like a mid-life crisis during the Palaeoproterozoic geologic era.
Driver ploughs into historic Nazca Lines while trying to dodge highway toll
Parts of the ancient Nazca lines in Pery were damaged after a truck driver ignored warning signs and entered the zone.
Antarctica: World's largest ice sheet the size of Spain has a hidden ocean beneath that is warming
Scientists melted a tiny bore hole through 300 metres of ice in a slowly yet constantly moving Antarctic ice shelf.
Killer whale is taught how to speak through its blowhole and may soon chat with humans
A killer whale named Wikie has been taught how to speak through its blowhole and may be able to have basic 'conversations' with humans some day.
Super blue blood moon 2018: What will we learn from the historic eclipse?
Tomorrow, a total lunar eclipse - which will be visible from Asia, Australasia and North and Central America - will coincide with a 'blue moon' and a 'supermoon'.
Humanzee: A human-chimp hybrid was born in a US lab 100 years ago, claims renowned scientist
Panicked doctors euthanized the baby soon after the experiment due to ethical concerns and fear of the word getting out, according to the claims.
World's most colourful millipede has enough cyanide in its body to kill 18 adult birds
Apheloria polychroma was discovered in the southeastern US and can be found in a wide variety of colour patterns.
Your brain can predict who you'll be friends with depending on how you see the world
Friendships are based on people who react to the world and process information in the same way, Darthmouth/UCLA study finds.
Science explains what makes us trust a stranger
New York University study shows trust based on looks "template" of people we have trusted in the past.
Earth's magnetic poles could be about to flip - with serious consequences for humanity
Earth's magnetic field is crucial to the survival of life on our planet as it deflects damaging cosmic rays and solar winds.
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IDF Soldier Exposes Gaza 'Dog Line' Where Palestinians Were Shot on Sight and Corpses Left for Dogs
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Trump Bought Up to $5M in Dell Stock Months Before the Pentagon Handed the Company a $9.7B Contract
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Donald Trump Weight Gain: CNN Expert Calls Out Discrepancies in Medical Memo
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'That's Got to Hurt a Lot': Trump Mocked After Performers Allegedly Withdraw From Freedom Concert; POTUS Offers to Replace Third-Rate 'Artists'
