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Stonehenge mystery finally solved: Aliens did not build the ancient pillars

The mystery surrounding the formation of the ancient Stonehenge has finally been solved.

Feb 21, 2019

By Lorraine Lorenzo

SpaceX Falcon 9's first private Moon mission launch: Where to watch live stream

Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 will be launching Israel's first mission to the Moon.

Feb 21, 2019

By Lorraine Lorenzo

NASA Shares Breathtaking Mars Images After Pulling Plug On Opportunity Rover [PHOTOS]

NASA has declared the Mars Opportunity Rover's mission complete.

Feb 14, 2019

By Micah Ong

NASA

Here's When Our Milky Way Will Collide With Andromeda Galaxy; What Happens To Earth?

The Milky Way Galaxy will eventually crash into the neighboring galaxy Andromeda, according to scientists.

Feb 13, 2019

By Micah Ong

NASA

Why Harvard's Chief Astronomer Insists Alien Spaceship Is Zooming Past Jupiter's Orbit

Avi Loeb is not backing down on his proposal that the interstellar object 'Oumuamua could be an alien spaceship.

Feb 6, 2019

By Micah Ong

Curiosity Tests a New Way to Drill on Mars

Life on Mars: Scientists suggest looking underground for possible Martians

A paper suggested that space agencies may need to dig deeper during their search for life on Mars.

Jan 31, 2019

By Micah Ong

Saturn facts: 5 unusual discoveries about gas giant including moon birth, methane rain

Here are some discoveries about Saturn and its many moons from the Cassini spacecraft before it got destroyed in 2017.

Jan 31, 2019

By Micah Ong

Elon Musk wants to build particle collider: Is he making a black hole?

Elon Musk wants to build a new particle accelerator for the European Organization for Nuclear Research.

Jan 23, 2019

By Precious Silva

Video shows Japanese volcano in Kuchinoerabu-jima erupting, spewing smoke and rock

A volcano in Kuchinoerabu Island in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan has erupted.

Jan 17, 2019

By Micah Ong

Japan

Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA

Nine U.S. companies will compete to deliver experiments to the lunar surface, for which NASA will pay them.

Nov 30, 2018

By Marcia Dunn

NASA

Stephen Hawking\'s final book suggests time travel may one day be possible

Are there extra spatial dimensions to shortcut space and time?

Nov 12, 2018

By Peter Millington

Do your employees need a workplace detox? Seven steps to improving a company's culture

The effects of a toxic workplace culture can range from deteriorating employee health and happiness levels, to decreased productivity and employee churn.

Nov 5, 2018

By Jonathan Richards

US opioid overdose epidemic: 200 Americans dying every day from heroin, fentanyl

Figures show more than 72,000 people died in 2017 from opioid-related overdoses across the country.

Nov 2, 2018

By Associated Press

Is Donald Trump preparing to do battle with Big Pharma?

Trump has harshly criticized the pharmaceutical industry, once asserting that the companies were "getting away with murder."

Oct 25, 2018

By Associated Press

Donald Trump

Stephen Hawking's wheelchair to be auctioned by Christie's

The online sale announced by auctioneer Christie's features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe.

Oct 22, 2018

By Associated Press

Satellite image Hurricane Michael Florida

Worst in history: Category 4 Hurricane Michael roars towards Florida coast

Experts say Hurricane Michael could be a "life-altering event" as 375,000 urged to flee.

Oct 10, 2018

By Associated Press

Florida

Science Laboratory at University of Munich

Why has a black scientist never won a Nobel Prize?

Having a black Nobel laureate would inspire more black students to become black professors, which in turn would inspire more young black people to study science.

Oct 8, 2018

By Winston Morgan

Indonesia tsunami Sulawesi Donggala injured

Indonesia earthquake: 10 powerful images of terrifying tsunami that hit Sulawesi

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

Sep 28, 2018

By Staff Reporter

How to prevent the new strain of bird flu turning into a global crisis

Tackling zoonotic diseases requires acknowledging the interplay among the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

Sep 20, 2018

By Satesh Bidaisee

Ebola Brazil

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