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The creature is named Kostensuchus atrox. Its name combines the fierce Patagonian wind called “the Kosten” with Sobek, the crocodile-headed god from Egypt also known as Suchus.

Meet the Hooded Pitohui: World’s only toxic bird in New Guinea you shouldn’t touch

The hooded pitohui’s bright plumage signals danger to predators. This strategy, called aposematism, warns attackers to stay away.

Lunar Eclipse 2025: Rare 'Blood Moon' to dazzle skies worldwide; here’s how to watch 82-Minute 'chandra grahan'

A blood moon occurs when Earth blocks direct sunlight. The planet’s shadow falls across the lunar surface completely.

A massive 71-foot asteroid will pass by Earth today at high speed, NASA confirms

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2025 QD8, a space rock passing close to Earth on 3 September.

Fighting bird flu: Can New Zealand's vaccination trial protect the World's fattest and most endangered parrots?

Tens of millions of wild birds have already died worldwide. Since 2021, the H5N1 strain has devastated colonies of seabirds and marine mammals. New Zealand, however, has remained free from infection.

Space photo of the week: Hubble reveals striking spiral arms of galaxy NGC 7456 in stunning detail

Hubble highlights patchy spiral arms filled with dark dust. Bright pink blossoms mark gas clouds where stars are forming.

Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises astronomers with carbon dioxide-rich coma discovery

Astronomers suggest possible origins for this strange CO₂ ratio. It could have formed under intense ultraviolet radiation exposure.

Rare cassowary chick hatches at Paignton Zoo after 21-year wait

Cassowaries are considered one of the most challenging bird species to breed and care for. Their rarity makes each successful hatching a boost for the wider European population.

The Pillow Nebula: NASA shares the brightest stellar explosion ever recorded that stuns astronomers

Scientists say NGC 7027 began expanding around 600 years ago. Since then, it has shed shells of gas clearly seen in blue.

NASA's picture of the day, September 2: The beautiful Horsehead and Flame Nebulae glow in the Orion constellation

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the sky’s best known. It sits in the Orion constellation, glowing near other star fields.

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla spins through NASA’s rigorous space training simulator, watch video here

Shubhanshu Shukla shared a video from the Marshall Space Flight Centre. It showed him strapped inside the Multi-Axis Trainer, also known as the Gimbal Rig or Vomit Comet Chair.

NASA tracks a massive 43-foot asteroid on a collision course with Earth today

NASA is tracking an asteroid measuring about 43 feet wide, travelling at 18,583 miles per hour

Meet Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken: The rare bird that looks surprisingly like a vibrant rabbit

This rare prairie-chicken baffles birdwatchers with its rabbit-like look. With vibrant features and surprising charm, it’s one of nature’s most unusual optical illusions.

We’re killing animals smarter than Dogs’: Scientists warn of ‘octopus farming horror’

Octopuses have around 500 million neurones in their bodies. Many of these neurones are spread through their arms. This allows them to act and sense independently.

Could a rectangular telescope instead of a circular one make Earth 2.0 discovery easier? Here’s how it could change the game

Earth is the only planet known to host life. All living systems depend heavily on liquid water. While single-celled life appeared early, complex life took billions. Human existence is tiny compared to Earth’s age.

Astronomers spot carbon-heavy disk around young star, challenging planet formation models

Conventional models predict water vapour in a disk’s inner regions, as icy pebbles drift inward and vaporise. But Webb’s MIRI instrument revealed a strong carbon dioxide signal instead.

Scientists find Mars’ core is more rocky road than smooth shortbread, revealing a messy birth past

Mars and other rocky planets formed 4.5 billion years ago. During this time, massive collisions shaped their early surfaces. Researchers believe planet-sized objects struck Mars in violent impacts.

NASA's picture of the Day, September 1: Jupiter’s Moon Callisto, a dirty iceball, may hide ocean beneath its surface

Callisto's surface is the Solar System's most heavily cratered. Voyager 2 took a dramatic photo of this cratered world in 1979.

Lightning pollution tracked in real time by NASA Satellite Observations

When lightning strikes, air molecules are split by heat. The reaction produces nitrogen oxides, gases also created by car exhausts. Lightning contributes 10% to 15% of global nitrogen oxides.

From gemstones to fiery grime: James Webb captures clues to Earth’s origins in dazzling butterfly nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the Butterfly Nebula. It lies 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

September 2025 skywatching events: From Blood Moon to solar eclipse, here's what to watch in the sky

From eclipses painting the sky red to Saturn glowing at its brightest, September 2025 offers rare celestial shows that promise to keep skywatchers awake through the month.

Florida uses high-tech robot rabbits to control Burmese python invasion

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

Astronomers find first exoplanet in multi-ring disk, a baby world still feeding

The planet is a gas giant about the size of Jupiter. At just 5 million years old, it is still considered an infant compared with our 4.6-billion-year-old solar system.

World’s strongest solar telescope records first giant flare in stunning detail

Coronal loops often appear before solar flares erupt. Flares occur when magnetic fields twist, snap, and reconnect. Until now, telescopes only resolved loop bundles, not individual strands.

From 4.7 billion kilometres away, Voyager 2 captured its final Solar System view that still resonates 36 years later

Voyager 2 launched in 1977 to tour the outer planets. It visited Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, returning data that transformed scientific understanding.

Scientists tag whale with camera, footage leaves them speechless – Here’s what they found

Researchers from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary placed a suction-cup tag on a whale named Spell. The non-invasive device collects data and occasionally records video.

NASA’s Picture of the Day: A dark nebula forms as a veil meets a faint glow in the Ophiuchus constellation

These interstellar dust clouds are labelled as LDN 234 and LDN 204. Both were listed in the 1962 Lynds Catalogue of Dark Nebulae.

A giant 180-foot asteroid to zoom past Earth today at a speed of 39,205 mph, NASA confirms

NASA confirmed the space rock, measuring about 180 feet wide, will pass on 29 August. It will come within 2,810,000 miles of Earth while travelling at 30,205 miles per hour.

A 34-inch snake with a ‘moustache’ identified as new species in Brazil

A slender green snake, once overlooked in a Brazilian collection, has now been recognised as a new species. Scientists confirmed its identity after a fresh study of its features and DNA.

Chinese scientists grow multicoloured glowing plants that shine like lamps in dark

Chinese scientists have created rainbow succulents that glow for two hours using light-absorbing particles, offering a cost-effective, plant-based lighting method that could one day replace decorative lamps and streetlights.

Armoured Dinosaur: Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes protruding from its neck found in Morocco

The dinosaur stretched about four metres long with a turtle-like body. Around its neck, metre-long spikes extended from both sides.

Rare venomous ‘blue dragons’ wash up on Spain’s beaches, triggering warnings and closures

Known as Glaucus atlanticus, the creatures are rare in the Mediterranean. Their silver-grey bellies hide them from above, while streaks of blue shine below.

NASA's picture of the day: Stars, dust and galaxies Collide in a striking cosmic scene

Astronomers captured a stunning view of spiral galaxy NGC 7497 entangled in dusty clouds of the Milky Way, with faint galactic cirrus and MBM 54 reflecting starlight nearly a thousand light-years away.

A giant 180-foot asteroid is on its way to Earth at a speed of 39,205 mph, NASA confirms

NASA says asteroid 2025 QY4 is on its way. The rock measures nearly 180 feet wide. It is travelling at 30,205 miles per hour.

NASA's space photo of the day: A young planet captured carving birth disk during formation

A young planet has been spotted outside our Solar System, captured by the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The rare image shows a newborn world shaping its host star’s protoplanetary disk.

Blood Moon Eclipse 2025: Date and list of cities in India to witness September’s total lunar eclipse

The Blood Moon 2025 is unique due to its extensive visibility. It is uncommon for a lunar eclipse visible in the majority of India to occur, and thus this spectacle is a high point for observers.

Back from the shadows”: Rare mammal returns after 111 years in Brazil’s forests

A rare mammal has been spotted in Brazil’s Cunhambebe State Park for the first time since 1914, raising hopes for rainforest recovery and sparking questions about survival, migration, and conservation efforts.

Five bright comets approaching Earth: Here’s when they will be visible in the skies

Five bright comets are approaching Earth soon, with Comet Lemmon leading the way. Astronomers predict it could become visible to the naked eye under dark skies.

Astronomers detect 249 radio signals in minutes from mysterious deep-space source

Astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope discovered a highly active repeating fast radio burst, FRB 20240619D, which produced hundreds of pulses, offering fresh insights into magnetars, cosmic plasma, and the universe’s hidden matter.

SpaceX’s building-sized Super Heavy splashes into ocean after launch, watch video here

SpaceX’s Starship completed its tenth test flight with both stages performing controlled splashdowns, providing vital data for future reusability.

A massive 190-foot asteroid to make close approach to Earth today, NASA confirms

NASA has confirmed the rock is heading on course. The asteroid is around 120 feet wide in size. It travels at nearly 28,482 miles every single hour.

SpaceX's Starship deploys first mock Starlink satellites on 10th test flight

The towering 403-foot-tall (123 m) Starship system lifted off around 7.30pm EST (2330 GMT) from SpaceX's Starbase facilities in south Texas on a mission to test the ship's new heat shield tiles and satellite deployment abilities, among hundreds of other upgrades from past iterations.

Scientists confirm strongest and brightest-ever alien signal, but it never repeated

The signal is a fast radio burst, known as FRB. These flashes are intense but brief, lasting only milliseconds. This particular burst, nicknamed RBFLOAT, outshone every other radio source in its host galaxy.

Slender crescent Moon and Mars to align in a striking sunset view tonight

Spica, Virgo’s brightest star, will shine to the upper left of the moon. The dimmer star Porrima will sit about three degrees to the upper right of Mars.

Watch: NASA shares clip of leaky solar prominence in rare hovering display above the Sun

A solar prominence is a large arc of heated gas. It rises from the Sun’s surface, suspended by magnetic fields.

India’s first well-preserved 200-million-year-old Phytosaur skeleton and egg fossils discovered in Rajasthan

The fossil, measuring about two metres, was uncovered last week just 45 kilometres from Jaisalmer. Alongside the remains, experts also spotted what appeared to be a fossilised egg, possibly linked to the reptile.

NASA’s SPHEREx and Webb spot water and CO2 on glowing interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS beyond the Solar System

NASA announced that its SPHEREx mission recently recorded detailed observations of comet 3I/ATLAS.

Dark matter could create black holes inside exoplanets – Can these worlds survive?

According to the study, superheavy dark matter particles could be captured inside massive planets such as Jupiter.

Sloth vs turtle vs slug: What is the World’s slowest animal? Scientists finally have the answer

Who takes the crown for the slowest mover on Earth — sloth, turtle or slug? Scientists have finally settled the debate, and the surprising answer might slow you down too.

NASA tracks giant 120-foot asteroid racing past Earth at 28,482 mph today

NASA confirmed the rock is about 120 feet wide. It races at 28,482 miles per hour through space.