UFO sighting and alien abduction case of 1960s officially deemed a historical fact
Unique case involves actual encounter with "ant-like creatures".
Deforestation in temperate zone cuts rainfall in tropics by 18%
Monsoons in India can drop by 18% following large-scale deforestation in higher latitudes.
World Wildlife Day 2015: 5 critically endangered species dying out in the wild
World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March by the United Nations, raises awareness of wildlife crime.
US military satellite explodes in space after suffering 'catastrophic event'
A weather satellite providing real-time weather reports to the US Navy and Air Force shattered into a thousand pieces.
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World heritage site Keoladeo National Park in India could lose tag as birds stay away
Water scarcity and disturbance at roosting sites are blamed for the alarming dip in birds at Bharatpur.
Afghanistan: Avalanche death toll rises as rescue workers uncover bodies in villages buried under snow
Rescue operations are underway in Afghanistan's Panjshir province after a massive avalanche.
Aggressive fungal strains pose threat to UK wheat production
New strains of wheat rust fungus could prove deadly against resistant varieties also.
Mars: Curiosity data confirms methane in Red Planet atmosphere
Analysis of data from 600 Martian days of observation shows methane signatures.
Extra-terrestrial life based on methane possible on Titan show cell models
Cell membrane made of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen can survive in methane-rich atmospheres as on Titan.
Ultra small bacteria that may define new lower size limit of life detected
Bacteria from three poorly understood phyla isolated from groundwater.
Rats remember their friends in tit-for-tat behaviour
Rats adjust how much help they provide based on the quality of help reciprocated.
Giant extinct 'beach-walking' sloth species discovered in Venezuela
Sloth fossil found in northwestern Venezuela from Late Miocene period.
Frank Drake Seti pioneer: Aliens could be watching bonfires of ancient Egyptians
Drake is against sending out signals to aliens because 'they have been watching us for years'.
Republican James Inhofe throws snowball on senate floor to 'disprove climate change'
Senator for Oklahoma tossed snowball in attempt to show climate change as hoax.
International Polar Bear Day 2015: Facts, conservation and protection of the threatened species
International Polar Bear Day is observed on 27 February to raise awareness of climate change threat
Hunter gatherers traded with Neolithic farmers long before agriculture came to Britain
Study shows evidence of wheat in Britain 2,000 years before modern humans started farming.
Global warming 'hiatus' ending say scientists: 'That argument is now dead'
Global warming slowdown was natural and will reverse in next 20 years according to a new study
Quay Valley: The solar-powered, self-sustaining, Hyperloop-connected city of the future
Construction on Quay Valley in California's Central Valley is set to begin in early 2016.
Ancient Egypt: Warrior Pharaoh Senebkay was hacked to death with axes
Pharaoh Senebkay, a ruler from Ancient Egypt whose tomb was discovered in January 2014, was brutally killed in battle.
How to survive the zombie apocalypse: Cornell University calculates best hiding place
Cornell says that the Rockies in North America would probably be the safest bet
Cambridge University health specialists reveal oversleeping dramatically increases risk of stroke
People who sleep more than eight hours a day are increasing the risk by 46%.
Tropical deforestation rate up by 62% says study contradicting UN estimates of slowdown
A region measuring the size of Sri Lanka is lost to deforestation every year.
God 'put on the ropes' by theory that life emerged out of thermodynamic necessity
MIT professor Jeremy England uses thermodynamics to show why life on Earth came to be.
Global warming: Direct observations show CO2 heating effect up in 11 years
The higher greenhouse gas effect of CO2 has been linked to increased burning of fossil fuels.
Animal use in research up in the US by 73% says Peta
Use of mice, fish and birds not governed by the animal welfare act has risen in 15 years.
Monster black hole 12 billion times the mass of the sun discovered
Massive black hole powering brightest object in early universe.
First laboratory-grown muscle could mean breakthrough for treating muscular disorders
Scientists have made a breakthrough in growing muscles that could help with disorders.
Yellowstone's geyser Old Faithful erupts regularly 'because of loops in its plumbing'
Geysers erupt periodically because of side-chambers in their underground plumbing, study finds.
New York: Manhattan island surrounded by ice as Hudson and East Rivers freeze [Pictures]
Manhattan is surrounded by ice, while Central Park looks like a polar ice cap.
Solar eclipse 2015: Parts of Europe will be plunged into darkness in March
Biggest solar eclipse for 16 years to take place on 20 March, blocking 90% of the sun's light.
California baby born in amniotic sac in extremely rare 'en caul' birth
Premature baby almost ready to go home after being born inside amniotic sac.
Thousands of tonnes of Sahara dust makes trans-Atlantic journey to fertilise Amazon
The 20,000 tonnes of Saharan dust enriches plant growth in the Amazon.
India: Tiger census method flawed says Oxford study casting doubt on 30% rise in numbers
The index calibration method has poor predictive ability said the study.
Unusual comet survives close encounter with sun but its future remains uncertain
At a million km closer to the sun than Mercury, the loner comet's fate as it goes around the sun is unsure.
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