Nov 29, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Entomologists from Bolivia and Brazil have described a new species of rhinoceros beetle from a subhumid forest in the Southern Bolivian Andes. Oryctophileurus...

Nov 29, 2013 by News Staff

Zircons – one of the most commonly used geochronometers – found within the Martian meteorite NWA 7533 have enabled an international team of scientists...

Nov 29, 2013 by News Staff

Australian scientists have revealed the bacterial killing potential of black silicon, a type of silicon that has been etched to create long narrow nanoprotrusions...

Nov 29, 2013 by News Staff

According to a new paper published in the journal Animal Behaviour, the Pacific leaping blenny (Alticus arnoldorum) – a unique fish that lives on...

Nov 28, 2013 by News Staff

A new image from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory suggests the comet ISON has broken up. NASA astronomers say ‘no more nucleus.’ Image...

Nov 28, 2013 by News Staff

New observations of the galaxy Messier 101 have yielded the discovery of an unusual black hole that can sustain a hugely voracious appetite while consuming...

Nov 28, 2013 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute has discovered two lakes about 800 m below the ice sheet...

Nov 28, 2013 by News Staff

A new image of the comet ISON has been captured by researchers using NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). Comet ISON streams toward...

Nov 28, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

According to a new DNA analysis conducted by Brazilian researchers, a rare species of wild cat called the oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) – one of the...

Nov 27, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers used ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile to observe the emission nebula NGC...

Nov 27, 2013 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists from London’s Kingston University has mapped a prehistoric temple complex at a Neolithic site near the village of Damerham...

Nov 27, 2013 by News Staff

Using satellite images from Google Earth, Canadian scientists have found that fishing weirs off the coast of Persian Gulf countries could be catching up...

Nov 26, 2013 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have captured a series of images of the comet ISON. This image...

Nov 26, 2013 by News Staff

New observations of the famous Tycho’s supernova remnant by the Suzaku X-ray astronomy satellite have revealed that a reverse shock wave racing inward...

Nov 26, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Entomologists from Utah State University have described two new gorgeous species in the rare wasp genus Abernessia. Abernessia giga, female. Image credit:...

Nov 26, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of archaeologists digging at site of the sacred Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, Nepal, has discovered remains of a Buddhist wooden shrine...

Nov 25, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists announced today the discovery of remains of a Neolithic settlement, mainly occupied between 8,000 and...

Nov 25, 2013 by News Staff

A team of scientists using the Arecibo radio telescope measured the hydrogen content of 250 galaxies located in different environments to show that galaxies...

Nov 22, 2013 by News Staff

Scientists have discovered a previously undescribed species of giant clam on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Tridacna maxima, a close relative...

Nov 22, 2013 by News Staff

Archaeologists digging at the archaeological site of Tel Kabri, near Nahariya in northern Israel, have discovered what they believe is the oldest and largest...