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Scientists claim to have photographed foothills of Thawites Glacier

Thwaites' demise alone could have significant impact globally. A team of scientists has observed, for the first time , the presence of warm water at a vital ...

California confirms third case of China virus in US

By January 24 , the death toll in China stands at 26, with the government reporting more than 830 infections. Authorities in the US, Nepal, France , Austral...

Tyreek Hill Trolls Patrick Mahomes With Kermit the Frog Impression

The 24-year-old phenom is now entering the fourth year of his rookie contract. They met in high school while attending Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Tex...

Astronomers take first photo of a black hole

One of the experts at the Shanghai event said that scientists now have much understanding of the light and materials surrounding the black hole, but knowledge o...

What is Spitzer Space Telescope

Peering Through Dusty Space Where visible light gets blocked by dust, some wavelengths of infrared shine through. Spitzer, which was sent out right into orb...

New coronavirus has now infected nearly 10,000, including three in Canada

A mysterious new type of coronavirus has now infected nearly 10,000 people globally, including three in Canada, pushing the World Health Organization to declar...

NASA is fixing a Voyager 2 snag that deactivated sensors

Careful energy management is important for both Voyager probes as they enter their fifth decade of service. This is a machine from the 1970s after all, and it's...

SpaceX will have 240 Starlinks in orbit after Tuesday launch

After Monday's planned launch was delayed due to high upper-level winds, SpaceX is about to try one again to launch its newest batch of Starlink communications ...

Scientists share highest resolution image of the sun's surface

On Wednesday, the DKIST released this stunning image of the sun's surface, our most detailed look ever at the star. This image is the first high-resolution ...

Old Satellites Will Almost Collide Over Pittsburgh Tonight

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Gravity Gradient Stabilisation Experiment ( GGSE 4 ) will be travelling at over 14 kilometres per second (k...

Greta Thunberg Fights Back Against Steven Mnuchin's Criticism

Thunberg is now taking a gap year from school to focus on her activism. She said , "We can not care about those kinds of things". Without naming Mr Mnuchin i...

What's New In The Evolving Outbreak

Several Chinese cities have imposed significant travel restrictions. The chaos in cities under lockdown across Hubei has led to shortages of virus testing kit...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate USA drinking water more than previously known

In addition to Miami, cities including Philadelphia, Louisville, New Orleans, and Wilmington were among the other high-populous metro areas containing some of...

Norman student's 'Fortitude' in online poll to pick Mars rover name

The US space agency invited students aged four to 18 in America to name the rover by entering an essay competition. According to Space Flight Now , volunt...

Coca-Cola Says Single-Use Plastic Bottles Aren't Going Anywhere

For two straight years, the global Break Free From Plastic movement named Coca-Cola as the world's "top corporate plastic polluter". The firm has pledged ...

Young climate activist fears words not action at Davos

Inquired about Thunberg's call to divest from nonrenewable fuel sources , Mnuchin notified a news rundown: "Is she the chief financial expert?" Turning more ...

Climate demands 'completely ignored' - Thunberg

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends the World Economic Forum, in Davos , Switzerland, on January 21, 2020. Ivanka Trump's benign commen...

Australian case of coronavirus confirmed

All 41 deaths have been in China, including 39 in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, and one each in Hebei and Heilongjiang provinces. State and...

Suspected coronavirus cases reported in Minnesota

Kathy Lofy, the state's health-care officer and the chief science officer. At least 36 million people are living in the affected cities, some of which have su...

Scott Morrison's father John dies aged 84

He "could not explain" why Morrison had refused to meet with former fire chiefs - who at the start of past year tried to warn him of the risks posed by the next...

Four 'generations' of spread seen with virus in China, alarming experts

Another patient is being tested to rule out coronavirus at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, it is understood. People wearing protective facemasks sit on a...

Trump will be 'first president in history' to attend anti-abortion march

Republican members of Congress from OH who objected to the Obama rule said they were pleased with the change. "This EPA's Wotus definition, which will limit...

In the Tibetan glacier discovered a previously unknown ancient viruses

Earth's oldest glacial ice is located in the Tibetan Plateau of China . The research uncovered 33 viruses , including 28 never-before-seen virus groups, ...

New species of walking sharks discovered near Australia

But no need to worry about sharks stalking you on land - these weird predators are completely harmless to humans. A denizen of shallow reefs between Papua New...

China closes off city of Wuhan to stop spread of deadly virus

All outbound flights from Wuhan have been suspended as of Thursday. The coronavirus , whose symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath, which c...

Would Have Loved To Meet Seen Greta Thunberg: Donald Trump At Davos

The president spoke to reporters as he wrapped up his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland. The Prince of Wales has described teenage act...

NASA's Next Mars Rover Might Get One of These Nine Names

The Mars 2020 rover is viewed at some level of a drive take a look at in December at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Though it's b...

Spacewalking astronauts wrapping up battery improvements

A final set of six batteries will be installed later this year in the rightmost array of the station. At some level of nowadays's 6-hour and 58-minute spacewa...

Elon Musk expects SpaceX's first crewed mission between April and June

A prepare of SpaceX Starlink satellites are viewed in the night sky on this soundless from a video captured by satellite tv for pc tracker Marco Langbroek in...

LEGO International Space Station Model Ready to Sail Into Space

Most of us Earth dwellers won't get a chance to see the ISS in real life, but this building experience isn't too much. The set emerged from a competition that...

Meteorite Impact 2 Billion Years Ago May Have Ended an Ice Age

This is how the team discovered the crater's age. Yarrabubba crater in Western Australia stretches roughly 40 miles across. At the time, the landscape may...

Ten provinces on red alert as Storm Gloria sweeps across Spain

National weather agency Aemet placed most of northeastern Spain on alert because of the storm packing gusts of over 100 kilometers per hour, heavy snowfall, f...

Trump dismisses climate 'prophets of doom' at Davos as Greta looks on

Federal Reserve on Tuesday. He did not directly name Thunberg as he preached it was time for optimism, not pessimism, in an address that praised his country's...

Quebec can develop its economy and fight climate change, Legault says

The White House earlier announced that Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone before heading to Davos . The president, who has pulled...

Platypus at risk of extinction

This led to the extinction of local populations across about 40 per cent of the species' range, reflecting ongoing declines since European colonisation, the res...