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Ancient turkeys were reared to be companions to humans for afterlife

Today's festive bird has been traced back to ancient Mexico where it was seen as a cultural symbol used in religious ceremonies.

Jan 22, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Plants have 50 times more sensing receptors than humans to help them react to the environment

Plants can now be made to resist environmental changes like global warming and pathogens.

Jan 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Water did not form on Earth but was brought by asteroids when the planet was 2 million years old

Going by its composition, researchers believe that the water on angrites and water on Earth came from the same source.

Jan 21, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Watch this stunning video of a firework jellyfish and vampire squid from the deep sea

The weird-looking squid, scientifically known as vampyroteuthis infernalis, was spotted at a depth of 1,290m off the Socorro Island.

Jan 20, 2018

By Kabita Maharana

Tiger shark killed off Meelup Beach in Western Australia

Tiger sharks are too faithful for their own good - and it's killing them

Sharks usually practice multiple paternity, where a litter of pups have several fathers. But tiger sharks seem to be "genetically monogamous", which threatens their sustainability.

Jan 19, 2018

By Claire Toureille

How this woman replaced a butterfly's critically damaged wing to help it fly – see photos

Romy McCloskey used her costume designing skills to replace the 3-day-old butterfly's damaged wing.

Jan 19, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Life on Mars: The search for aliens has begun in the Canadian Arctic

Current instruments designed to search for alien life tend to be relatively large, heavy and power-hungry. In addition, they can only detect indirect biological signatures.

Jan 18, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Rainbow clouds: Incredible images emerge of rare phenomenon in Australia

Rare spectacle above Darwin is result of ice crystals in sky bending sun's rays so that they appear iridescent.

Jan 18, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Genetically edited self-destructing GMO crops could stop untweaked organisms from taking over

Offspring of these GMO species literally explode, killing off any unchecked species from growing in the wild.

Jan 18, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Did global warming kill 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelope in just three weeks?

In 2015, some 200,000 saiga antelopes, which is 62% of the global population, living in Kazakhstan died in a matter of three weeks.

Jan 18, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

How bad are global warming levels? Scientists predict we are unlikely to reach worst case scenarios

It is unlikely that we will achieve a best case scenario, but it also unlikely that the Earth will become too hot to live in.

Jan 18, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Climate Change

Watch: Mount Mayon creates spectacular display of lava and fire as 40,000 Filipinos flee

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says the lava flow is not because of an eruption, but predicts that one could take place in the next few days.

Jan 18, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Lizards found glowing in bizarre patterns under UV light, scientists baffled

All species showed blue, previously invisible patterns on the head, some even over the whole body, a scientist noted.

Jan 17, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

World's largest wildlife reserve in Antarctica 'five times the size of Germany' to protect marine life

A petition to make 1.8 million sq km of Antarctic sea a protected area is gaining steam.

Jan 17, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Diver narrowly escapes shark attack after great white 'test bites' his flipper

Callum Stewart and his friends were diving off the coast of Martin Island in New South Wales, Australia when he came face to face with the shark.

Jan 17, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Horses are ridden through fire to honour patron saint of animals

Every year on the night of 17 January, horses are ridden through huge flames and clouds of smoke on the streets of the village of San Bartolome de los Pinares.

Jan 17, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures

A critically endangered orangutan has been brutally tortured and decapitated in Indonesia

The Bornean orangutan, which is one of man's closest living relatives, is under threat from deforestation and poaching.

Jan 16, 2018

Invasive Burmese Python Pose Increasing Threat to Bird Species

Golf round interrupted by alligator fighting python on 10th hole

A group of golfers came across an alligator fighting off a Burmese Python on a popular golf course in Florida. The incident lasted for 4 hours and led the way to some photo ops.

Jan 16, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Florida

Humpback whale jumps for joy after being cut free from rope off Hawaii coast

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary assisted in freeing the whale, which had become trapped off Makena Beach, Maui.

Jan 16, 2018

By Neil Murphy

What is baby brain? Pregnant women's absent-mindedness is a real phenomenon and can be measured

A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia states that women forgo grey matter in the brain for more important tasks such as child rearing.

Jan 16, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

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