Astronomers have recently discovered planet HD85512b along with over 50 new planets orbiting stars beyond the sun. This super Earth from Vela is about 36 light years from us, 3.6 times larger than Earth, and orbits its star in under 60 days. The planet's distance from its star puts it within the star's habitable zone - where liquid water can exist on the surface under the right conditions. However, the technology to determine other similarities between Earth and the Vela planet is not like...
A group of astronomers announced on Tuesday the discovery of 50 new planets. The planets, which includes 16 that have bigger mass than Earth, were found using a telescope in Chile’s La Silla Observatory.
Actor sends letter on PETA's behalf to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking officials to consider more humane alternatives.
Forget about the 2012 Mayan calendar, comet Elenin or the Rapture. The real threat to human civilization is far more mundane, and it's right in front of our noses.
NASA has admitted that it is 'concerned' about a dead satellite the size of a school bus that is scheduled to fall back to Earth but insisted that it isn't a danger to anyone on the planet.
At current ra6es of melting, the Arctic will be largely ice-free in the northern summer 40 years sooner than projected.
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Astronomers announced on Monday that they have discovered a planet outside our solar system that could potentially support life.
Sharks are a little safer from human beings as the California Senate passed the ban on selling and possession of shark fins last week.
Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme has won praise from Beijing, where it will be the model for one of six Chinese pilot schemes to be introduced in 2013. Jiang Kejun, head of the Chinese government's energy and environmental policy agency, said pilot carbon trading schemes currently being researched would trial different designs based on schemes from Australia, Europe and California.
According to the American Chemistry Council, a family of plasticizer compounds called phthlates are fine and dandy additions to everything from wall coverings, flooring, toys, perfumes, shampoos and IV tubes.
The Conservation Council says a surfing competition soon on Kangaroo Island could wipe out the entire breeding season for a vulnerable bird species in South Australia.
Marine scientists are struggling to explain a significant change in the migration pattern of whales visiting Victorian bays this year. Th Dolphin Research Institute is unsure what has caused the change in the whales' movement pattern.
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto got a new water deal in Pilbara. The company, which announced the deal Friday, secured the agreement in exchange for surrendering its entitlement from the Millstone aquifer.
The dugong will be spared by four Australian clans from their hunt for the next five years. The four traditional owner groups promised to temporarily stop the hunt after negotiations with the Queensland government.
High winds on Thursday morning prompted NASA to delay its GRAIL mission to the moon. The $496-million GRAIL mission will provide a very detailed map of the moon's gravitational field, allowing them for the first time to better calculate the composition of its crust, mantle and core.
There will be one less space junk hovering above Earth come late September or early October, this according to U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it revealed on Thursday the impending return of a research satellite that lost its steam in 2005.
The Fire and Emergency Service Authorities (FESA) reissued on Friday a bushfire alert for residents of Pippingarra in Port Hedland. Reports said the blaze that is razing between Marble Bar Road and Beebingara Creek has become out of control and unpredictable.
Dolphin whistles aren't just random sounds for other dolphins but are a way the animals "talk" to each other, according to a new study.
Scientists and amateur astronomers are foregoing sleep as the closest, brightest supernova of its kind in 25 years lights up the night sky.
A study by researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom theorises that a meteor shower 3.9 million years ago was the source of previous metals on the planet Earth.
A new study shows that most of the gold and other precious metals found in Earth today came from a barrage of meteorites that pummeled Earth 3.9 billion years ago.
The call is out for scuba divers all over Australia to participate in Dive Against Debris. So grab your gear and hit the water as our ocean needs you!
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In the nuke-crazed 1950s, Ford wanted to put mini reactors in cars. That didn't fly, but now we're hearing of radioactive thorium lasers that could power a car 300,000 miles without recharging. But what if two of them have an accident?
On Hawaii's Big Island, a Starbucks outlet sells Ecuadoran bananas. It's a trivial example of the way the twisted logic of global business creates its own unsustainable reality.
The pizza company announces 'plans' to build the first restaurant on the moon, but can't guarantee delivery in 30 minutes or less.
The local and international attention that "Lolong" got after it was captured last week stressed the 21-foot crocodile that Bunawan town officials suspended on Wednesday public viewing to allow the now famous reptile some rest.
It's Landcare Week - 5-11 September 2011 - and we've teamed up with Be Natural to help raise awareness about Landcare and the help they give to the Australian Bush.
