Category: Science
Scientists claim finding fossils of largest dinosaur
Story by AFP Scientists have unearthed massive, 98-million-year-old fossils in Argentina they say may have belonged to the largest dinosaur ever discovered. Human-sized...
Mercedes unveils electric compact SUV in bid to outdo Tesla
Story by Reuters Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday unveiled the EQA, a new electric compact SUV as part of plans to take on rival Tesla Inc and offer more...
Scientists hail arrival of asteroid dust
Story by AFP Officials of Japan’s space agency on Sunday (Dec 6) hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe...
France to punish ‘eco-cide’ with prison up to 10 years
Story by AFP France will make serious intentional damage to the environment punishable by up to 10 years in prison as part of planned “eco-cide” law, government...
Supermassive black hole devours star of the size of our Sun
Story by AFP Astronomers have captured the moment a supermassive black hole shredded a star the size of our Sun, releasing images on Monday showing the devastating...
Scientists solve mystery of Stonehenge megaliths
Story by Reuters Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in...
NASA begins Mars research to look for past life
Story by AFP Nasa’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to...
Scientists unravel secrets of ultra-black fish swimming the deepest depths
Story by Reuters For fish inhabiting the immense darkness of the deep sea, being ultra-black offers great camouflage in a fish-eat-fish world. Scientists studying some...
‘Mystery object’ in space may be smallest black hole
Story by AFP A mysterious object roughly 800 million light years from Earth detected using gravitational wave sensors is either one of the smallest black holes or one of...
Govt to convert locusts into organic fertilizers
The government of Pakistan has decided in principle to convert locust swarms – which have been described by some as a bigger threat than the coronavirus – into...