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Fossil of the extinct organism Tribrachidium

This Ancient Three Armed Creature Looks Like Nothing Alive on Earth Today

Scientists uncovered an ancient fossil of a three legged underwater creature where they cannot compare it to anything alive on Earth today.

The UN Climate Change Conference will finalize a global deal to cut down carbon emissions by 2020.

Paris Climate Change Conference: Why Is It So Important For Our Planet

The UN Climate Change Conference starts this week in Paris where world leaders and 195 nations will strike a crucial climate deal to cut down carbon emissions by 2020.

The Walk-Man is the latest in humanoid robots, assisting in disaster response situations.

Meet The Walk-Man: The Noble Humanoid Robot That Can Save Lives

Researchers have developed the latest in humanoid robotics known as the Walk-Man that is specifically designed to aidin emergency response situations.

The U.S. Congress just approved a space mining bill that will allow asteroid mining.

New U.S. Space Mining Law is Potentially Dangerous and Illegal

Experts and scientists weigh in on the new law just signed by U.S. President Barack Obama known as the U.S. Space Act that allows private space companies to mine asteroids.

Climate change summit begins this week in Paris as 196 nations will agree to cut down carbon emissions.

Climate Change Summit Begins: U.S. President Obama and China's Jinping Vow to Cut Down Carbon Emmissions

This Monday, the U.N. climate talks commence in Paris as world leaders gather to finalize a global climate treaty to cut down carbon emissions.

Snakes lost their legs during a time when they began burrowing behavior.

How Did Snakes Lose Their Legs? 90 Million Year Old Fossil Gives Clues

Scientists recently uncovered inner ear fossils of an ancient burrowing snake, providing clues how they eventually lost their limbs.

Artist’s conception of a star being drawn toward a black hole and destroyed (left), and the black hole later emitting a “jet” of plasma composed of the debris left from the star’s destruction.

Star Eaten Alive by Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers detected a star that is trapped inside a monstrous black hole, where this event ejected powerful plasma jet across deep space.

Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp. will reveal a multi billion dollar fund for clean energy during the Paris climate talks.

Bill Gates Creates Multi Billion Dollar Fund for Clean Energy

Just in time for the Paris Climate Talks, Bill Gates is reportedly starting an initiative involving the world's biggest fund for clean energy.

Rapid increase of planktons in the oceans known as coccolithophores are caused by increasing levels of carbon dioxide.

Rapid Plankton Growth in Oceans Caused By Increasing Carbon DIoxide Levels

New findings reveal how rapid population increase of plankton found in the Atlantic ocean is caused by increasing carbon dioxide levels in the water.

Astronauts aboard the ISS spent Thanksgiving eating irradiated smoked turkey and rehydrated corn.

How Astronauts Celebrated Thanksgiving in Space

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station released a video explaining how they celebrated Thanksgiving in zero gravity.

Einstein

Celebrating 100 Years of Einstein's Genius and General Relativity

PBS just released a new show called "Inside Einstein's Mind" explaining how he came up wih the theory of general relativity and the inner workings of the universe.

Southern black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) with its prey house cricket (Acheta domesticus) trapped in spider web.

Spider DNA Can Now Be Extracted From Spider Webs

New research reveals how spider DNA can now be obtained from spider webs that can reveal the species of the spider.

Artistic impression of latitudinally more widespread aurora as an expected consequence of geomagnetic field strength much lower than today's.

Earth's Magnetic Poles are Weakening But Won't Flip in 1000 Years

New research suggests how the Earth's magnetic fields are weakening but the north and south poles will not flip in another 1,000 years.

Alien megastructure? This illustration shows a star behind a shattered comet.

Alien Megastructure? Nope, Just a Bunch of Comets Attacking Mysterious Dimming Star

New findings reveal that the mysterious dimming star KIC 8462852 is apparently not surrounded by alien megastructures but rather, a swarm of comets.

The VY Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star, currently shedding stellar mass equal to 30 Earths every year.

Dying Hypergiant Star is Shedding 30 Earths Every Year

Scientists have directly observed how the VY Canis Majoris is now shedding stellar mass equivalent to 30 Earths a year.

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