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Birth of a supernova: This locksmith peeked into the sky and captured a star as it exploded

Victor Buso was testing a new telescope camera mounted on the top of his home when he made the unique discovery.

Feb 22, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Grey seal found with frisbee in neck is released back into the wild after five months rehab

A grey seal found with a yellow frisbee embedded in her neck was released back into the wild after undergoing five months of rehabilitation at an RSPCA centre.

Feb 22, 2018

By Nicole Rojas

How did Egyptians build perfectly aligned Giza pyramids 4,500 years ago

An archaeologist noted a small error in Egyptian pyramids and conducted a series of tests to posit how ancient Egyptians would have built these massive structures.

Feb 21, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Jupiter's Great Red Spot will disappear in the next 10 years

The storm – the largest in the solar system – is about to calm down and will eventually cease to exist.

Feb 21, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

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Danish scientists are backing jellyfish, not potatoes, as the future main ingredient of crisps

Jellyfish is a regular meal in Asian countries and the Danish team behind the crisps research believe it could make it more mainstream for Western culture.

Feb 21, 2018

By James Hetherington

Japan

Binge Drinking Causes Dementia in Older Adults

What is alcohol-use disorder? Chronic drinking now linked to early-onset dementia

Men who suffer from chronic alcohol dependence have a higher chance of suffering from progressive deterioration in cognitive ability.

Feb 21, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Nasa's Orion deepspace spacesuit will have a built-in toilet

Astronauts can live in the suit for six days without taking it off. Food and waste will remain in the suit.

Feb 21, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

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Ancient Mayan relics, Ice Age human remains found hidden in world's biggest underwater cave

Researchers are exploring the depths of the merged Sac Actun and Dos Ojos underwater caves and believe the site could also be connected to other closely-located systems.

Feb 21, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Who are the Taíno people? Ancient tooth traces 'extinct' indigenous community to the Caribbean

It was previously believed that the ancient islanders became extinct around 30 years after European colonisers made first contact with them.

Feb 21, 2018

By Lara Rebello

The final frontier: This is where Nasa's Cassini spacecraft plunged and burnt into pieces

Cassini was more than 600,000km away from Saturn when the images for the mosaic were taken.

Feb 21, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

NASA

Adorable four-eared, one-eyed kitten finally finds forever home

Frankie, short from Frankenkitten, was found with a deformed eye that needed to be removed and an extra set of ears. Now he's found a loving home.

Feb 20, 2018

By James Tennent

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Watch adorable newborn baby 'dumbo' octopus swimming around in this video

The creature was fully formed right after birth and had all required features to swim, eat, and survive in deep ocean waters.

Feb 20, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

The curious case of a maned lioness has zoo vets stumped

A lioness in Oklahoma City Zoo has developed a small mane, leading vets to try and figure out what could be causing the unusual growth.

Feb 20, 2018

By James Tennent

Plants covered the Earth 100 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds

A group of researchers, which believed fossil records were too scattered to be used, made the breakthrough discovery using an approach called 'molecular clock'.

Feb 20, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Grey squirrels win the battle of wits (and nuts) against red squirrels, study finds

In a study involving hazelnuts, interesting results have emerged regarding the abilities of the two squirrel species

Feb 20, 2018

By Sadhana Bharanidharan

Toxic breath of mythological hellhound at ancient city of Hierapolis identified as volcanic fumes

Sacrificial animals would die quickly after being exposed to large quantities of carbon dioxide that was present in the temple's inner caves.

Feb 20, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Rise of the sheeple: Future of organ harvesting could come from sheep-human chimera

Scientists are hopeful that by injecting human stem cells into sheep embryos, the animals once grown, will have human organs that can be used for transplants.

Feb 20, 2018

By Lara Rebello