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A Scientist with a love affair with the Sea: Meet the woman who made the ocean her life’s work
Mary Livingston’s story, shared in her recent personal essay titled 'My Love Affair with the Sea', traces a life shaped by the waves, science, and sheer determination.
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Arctic hatchlings: Study finds birds nested with dinosaurs 73 million years ago
Over 50 bird bones were recovered, some of them so small and delicate that finding them intact was a rare feat.
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NASA Alert: Massive 120-foot, airplane-sized asteroid racing towards Earth at high speed on June 4
NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 KX8 is approaching. The space rock will make its closest pass on 4 June. It spans about 120 feet in size—comparable to a small airplane.
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Scientists unearthed a 57-million-year-old giant penguin in New Zealand that once ruled the seas
This recently discovered species, Kumimanu fordycei, weighed 154 kilograms and is thought to have been taller than any penguin living today.
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Palaeontologists discover never-before-seen dinosaur feature previously unknown to science
A strange characteristic of dinosaur skulls amazed researchers, showing evidence of muscles nobody was anticipating. Something that started as curiosity in a single specimen has now introduced a new chapter on how we know dinosaur biology.
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New planet found beyond Neptune — could it be planet nine of our Solar System?
The object is about 700 kilometres wide and lies nearly three times farther from Earth than Neptune.
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NASA tracks two airplane-sized asteroids set for close encounter with Earth today
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroids 2025 KH2 and 2025 KR1, which are set to pass Earth on 30 May 2025.
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World’s oldest human fingerprint found — Made by a Neanderthal 43,000 years ago
The ochre fingerprint was found on a granite pebble about 15 centimetres long.
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Earth's oceans are losing light: Scientists warn of widespread, mysterious marine darkening
The photic zone, where sunlight penetrates and sea creatures survive, is considerably shallower in most places now.
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Solar Eclipse 2025: When is the year’s second and final surya grahan – Will it be visible in India?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is in the way between the Earth and the Sun. This blocks the Sun's light partially or entirely for a brief time.
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Solar storms forcing early deaths of SpaceX Starlink satellites, says NASA
The Sun reached its 11-year peak in late 2024, known as the solar maximum. During this phase, it unleashes more intense solar storms than usual.
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Scientists find new bacteria that survive by breathing electricity, not oxygen
The bacteria use a natural molecule called naphthoquinone. This acts like a tiny shuttle for electrons inside the cell.
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Vanishing ‘forgotten antelope’ photographed for first time in Congo
A rare photo of the Upemba lechwe offers new hope for a species on the brink of extinction. With fewer than 100 left, scientists call for urgent protection to save Africa’s forgotten antelope.
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Capuchin monkeys caught on camera kidnapping howler monkey babies
Capuchin monkeys in Panama were filmed carrying howler monkey babies, sparking confusion among scientists. The unusual behaviour has left researchers puzzled and searching for answers.
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What is Manhattanhenge — When and where can you see this sunset show?
The term Manhattanhenge was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He first used it in 1997 in Natural History magazine.
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SpaceX's Starship can reach Mars in just 6 months, claims Elon Musk — here's the plan
On 15 May, Musk said Starship could lift off for Mars by the end of 2026. That flight will carry Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. It’s a test before sending humans as early as 2029.
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A 140,000-year-old human ancestor's skull discovered underwater may reveal a lost world
Researchers discovered a fossilised Homo erectus skull in Indonesia. It was hidden by heavy silt in the Madura Strait.
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Astronomers witness giant galaxy ‘turn on lights’ and awaken from 20-year slumber in real time
The light was coming from SDSS1335+0728, a modest spiral galaxy. This galaxy had been quiet for more than two decades.
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DNA 'Cheaters': ‘Selfish’ introners drive genetic complexity and cross-species transfer, study finds
DNA holds the code for building life, but not all of it is useful. Some parts behave more like parasites, sticking around simply to ensure their own survival.
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Jupiter was once twice its current size, study reveals – how did it shrink?
Scientists focused on Jupiter's little moons Amalthea and Thebe. Their peculiar orbits didn't quite fit with Jupiter's current size.
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Gold is Emerging from Earth's surface: A massive reservoir lies hidden in the core
Scientists studied volcanic rocks from deep below the lithosphere. These rocks surfaced through magma plumes beneath ocean islands like Hawaii.
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How big and mysterious is space? Here's what a NASA expert says
Even in our own solar system, distances seem infinite. Think of driving continuously at highway speed to Pluto. It would take about 6,000 years—more than recorded history.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover shares breathtaking Mars landscape video
Curiosity has travelled more than twenty miles across Martian soil since landing in 2012, covering 352 million miles in space since its 2011 launch.
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What is China’s asteroid-chasing Tianwen-2 mission? Everything you need to know
Tianwen-2’s first target is Kamo'oalewa, a near-Earth asteroid. This tiny object orbits the sun, but it also loops Earth. It is called a quasi-satellite for this reason.
