Even animals and insects are not spared from the effects of climate change. Scientists said there is a global increase in the number of insects due to climate change. Some insects are apparently taking advantage of rising temperatures like the giant Asian hornets that have been reportedly killing people in China. Reports also said they killer giant Asian hornets were spotted in the United States as early as July 2012.
Sky gazers can now start the preparations for viewing the fast approaching celestial display of the 2013 Comet ISON after making its closest approach to planet Mars on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The “Comet of the Century” is expected to become visible to the naked eye in early Nov. before its closest approach to the Sun on Nov. 28 and planet Earth on Dec. 26.
You might find it impossible for you and your friends to ever reach the moon for now but did you ever realize there are everyday items that you have that will keep you close to NASA?
A study by Environment Canada reveals that human activities kill over 270 million birds every year.
An exciting new film has just been announced: "Unacceptable Levels" exposes the hidden world of toxic chemicals now inundating society and destroying our health worldwide.
A 10-year-old Mexican boy was killed on Friday by a 4-metre crocodile in the state of Oaxaca. The boy was playing with his older brother, aged 13, near a swollen river when the reptile just grabbed the child's heat and dragged him for several metres before releasing the child.
New Zealand introduces Potato Tom while the UK introduces TomTato.
Women who had experienced early menopausal but still wish to have babies may now have the option to undergo a cutting-edge fertility treatment called in vitro activation (IVA). The seemingly non-fertilizing ovaries will be removed through an experimental surgery, get these treated in a laboratory and then implanted back into the woman's body.
NASA is going to make history by launching the first 3D printer into space in 2014
NASA is getting ready to launch off to space a 3D printer by next year. It is a toaster sized tool that will help lessen the requirement for astronauts to load up every supply or spare part they need.
Medical experts and researchers are still nowhere close on producing an effective cure or vaccine against HIV after 30 years of its discovery. HIV patients have been saved from death sentence by antiretroviral drug treatment which made it a chronic disease. So what reasons why medical science remains puzzled on the exact, effective and economic cure against the deadly virus?
Three UFOs were captured last September 18, Wednesday, over Wittenberge, Germany with the use of a camera’s zoom and night vision features. UFOFilesTV shared the video online with the person who videotaped the UFO sighting remaining anonymous.
The latest space mission of Canada was inaugurated by the successful launch of CASSIOPE, a space satellite weighing 481 kg.
Russian researchers believe that the common mushroom can "cure" the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV. This mushroom grown on birch and other hardwood trees point to an elusive idea of curing HIV. Do they have any basis for it?
A guy in China recently went through an odd experience of having a forehead nose after having severely damaged his original nose in a car accident. This is not the first time that such a bizarre plastic surgery procedure was carried out.
U.S. President Barack Obama is under increasing pressure from Americans for the White House to rejects any deals with Canada that would pave the way for the operation of the Keystone XL pipeline project by TransCanada, even if Ottawa is promising to be tougher on carbon emissions.
China is planning to build as much as to 40 massive projects to convert coal to synthetic natural gas (SNG) as it zealously works to curb its coal pollution emissions. But a group of researchers had strongly warned it best to all together shelve the project because the SNG plants will greatly increase China's greenhouse emissions, releasing yet another environmental disaster.
After a major earthquake in the coastal town of Gwadar in Pakistan that killed hundreds of people, residents were again shocked to find a new island rising from the sea just more than 1 kilometre from the shore.
The European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft is currently preparing to capture and further observe the 2013 Comet ISON while making its closest flyby to planet Mars on Tuesday, October 1. Space.com reports that Comet ISON will pass by the Red Planet at 6.5 million miles (10.4 million kilometers) so the spacecraft that started the observation campaign on September 21 must have a superior view.
David Suzuki gave his thoughts about Tony Abbott's firing of Tim Flannery as Flannery launches new Climate Council.
With the recent discovery of the NASA Curiosity Rover that there is no methane gas on Mars’ surface, can this lead to the end of the all-time hit discussion that there is extraterrestrial life in the planet?
People wanting to live longer and breathe in fresher, cleaner air may want to get out from mega cities in China, India, Indonesia and Europe and migrate to other regions in the world. A map recently released by NASA has specifically and graphically pinpointed where air pollution is at its deadliest around the globe.
On September 4, the Towercam of ABC’s KLKN television affiliate captured a flickering diamond-shaped UFO that appeared over Nebraska. The UFO sighting has sparked curiosity after previous reports revealed similar sightings that happened in Colombia.
Seeking closer cooperation with India in space data, Australia has expressed keenness to collaborate with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for sharing scientific space data to guard its 59,736-km-long coastline against tsunami and storms.
Ever wonder if there’s a job that requires you to just stay in bed, do nothing and still get paid £11,000 by NASA?
A New Zealander found a foreign live insect larva inside a tobacco pouch. He was preparing to smoke when he saw the bug crawl out. The foreign live insect larva could have devastating effects to New Zealand's agriculture if it starts to infest crops.
NASA is willing to pay $18,000 to anyone who will do nothing but lie down and sleep for 70 days straight. This news is not a hoax. According to NASA, the human test subject will participate in a study to determine how much a human body for 70 days can be like an astronaut's body during a space flight. The human test subject is expected to lie with the body tilted down slightly, with feet up and head down, 24 hours a day for 70 days.
An ancient forest was discovered beneath a melting glacier in Alaska by scientists who believed it was more than 1,000 years old. Parts of the ancient forest can be seen underneath the thawing Mendenhall Glacier in the southern part of Alaska, United States. Some of the old trees were still standing in their original position complete with bark and roots.
Australia has more pet than people, with domesticated animals numbering 2 million more or about 25 million of the four-legged creatures or fins living with 63 per cent living in Australian homes.
Whether or not you are into snails, then for sure you have not seen anything like this before which has a transparent shell.
