Chinese state media reports indicate that the nation is all set to be the world’s third biggest producer of wind power in 2009. This comes in the wake of China […]
Read MoreMars Rover Spirit’s 6-year Sting May be Coming to an End
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 celebrated Mars rover Spirit’s six year spell on the planet – which is much longer than the three-month period initially forecast for it. However, the stint […]
Read MoreScientists find Clue to Killer of Tasmanian Devils
A contagious cancer seems to be threatening to wipe out Tasmanian devils, according to scientists. New research indicate that the origin of the disease might have been traced, which is […]
Read MoreNew fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
Unusually and possibly intelligent crocodiles shared a swampy world which is now the Sahara Desert. Researchers unearthed fossils in the area, which indicate the existence of around six species of […]
Read MoreFirst photograph of object around a sun-like star
Astronomers took the first direct image of a planet-like object orbiting a star that is very much like our sun. A breakthrough, similar to this, was announced last year as […]
Read MoreBeloved panda born at national zoo headed to China
Tai Shan [pronounced ‘ty shawn’] who become hugely popular after his birth at Washington’s National Zoo is due to leave for China in early 2010 for breeding. Scheduled to leave […]
Read MoreDecision soon on closing lock to stop Asian carp
Officials are considering closing a vital Chicago shipping waterway temporarily as they try to stop the increasingly invasive Asian carp from making their way to the Great Lakes. Cameron Davis, […]
Read MoreChina seeks laws to protect polluted lakes: state media
Speaking at the 13th World Lake Conference, Chen Zhili, one of China’s top legislators, called for special laws to put a stop to the pollution of the nation’s lakes. In […]
Read MoreNew Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank
Bill and Kris Parsons, a husband and wife team of paleontologists, from the Buffalo Museum of Science in New York have discovered a new species of dinosaur. They spotted the […]
Read MoreHuge Galaxy Cluster Hints at Universe’s Skeleton
Light may have been shed on the on the underlying skeleton of the cosmos, as an unknown set of gigantic galaxies in the distant universe has been found. “Matter is […]
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