SCIENCE

A rare Galápagos tortoise which was thought to have gone extinct centuries ago has been found alive by scientists from Princeton University.

A study conducted by scientists in the US found that losing even one hour of sleep could make people less likely to help others.

Dugong, a species that inspired ancient tales about mermaids and sirens for centuries, has been declared functionally extinct in China

High temperatures coupled with low rainfall may result in Germany's five alpine glaciers disappearing within a span of 50 years

A study conducted by researchers in Japan found that dogs produce tears of joy when reunited with their owners after hours of separation.

The drought in the US has uncovered the ugly secrets of Lake Mead with another set of human remains resurfacing within a span of a few weeks.

Polish authorities have recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder River that flows through Poland and Germany.

China has been forced to artificially induce rain as its crucial Yangtze River is running at extremely low water levels.

Following a heatwave alert, the UK Met Office has now said that parts of England and Wales face an "exceptional" risk of wildfires in the coming days.

The oldest UFO sighting in the UK was recorded in 1742 during the reign of George II of Great Britain.

A half-blind Greenland shark, which is normally found in icy Arctic waters, was spotted swimming in the warm waters of the Caribbean.

The heatwave and dry weather conditions have created drought-like conditions in many parts of England, & a village in Oxfordshire has become its latest victim.

A team of explorers has been able to unearth a treasure trove of jewels, gold coins and gems from the wreckage of a Spanish galleon.

The moon's bright light will overpower the meteors' shine and stargazers should expect to see 10-20 meteors per hour at best, unlike last year.

Asteroid 2022 OE2 is part of the Apollo group of asteroids and is classified as a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA).

South East Water has announced a hosepipe ban for Kent and Sussex which will come into effect from August 12.

Ceres is now being considered a chemical factory and a bona fide target for astrobiologists hunting for life beyond Earth.

The heatwave coupled with dry weather conditions has dried up the Thames River near its official start point in Gloucester.

This occurrence could signal the beginning of a period of shorter days on Earth.

A Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an "alien invasive species."

The asteroid is predicted to come Thursday within around 3.2 million miles of Earth in its own orbit around the sun.

Scientists may have just found the cure for baldness by identifying the chemical that affects hair growth.

A diner at a restaurant in the Sichuan province of China has accidentally helped palaeontologists unearth 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints.

A new study has indicated that kissing may have led to the spread of the cold-sore virus, which now affects almost 4 billion people across the world.

Piles of discarded unwanted clothes have been washing up on the beaches of Accra, creating an environmental catastrophe.

The authorities in the UK have urged people to limit their water usage as the country faces its driest weather since 1976.

The unprecedented heatwave in Europe has pushed the freezing point in Switzerland way above its highest summits.

A chemical called "6PPD-quinone" has been responsible for killing salmon in urban streams.

Swarms of jellyfish have inundated Israel's Mediterranean coast forcing bathers to stay as far away from the beaches