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Meet Wendiceratops: 3 Facts About This Newly Discovered Horned Dinosaur

Jul 09, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

On Wednesday, a newly discovered dinosaur named Wendiceratops pinhornensis was unveiled in an report published in the PLOS ONE journal. According to the new study, the 79-million-year-old bones of four pickup truck-sized horned dinosaurs have been excavated in Alberta, Canada, which is considered as a hotbed of newly discovered ceratopsian dinosaurs. The fossils were discovered in 2011 by renowned fossil hunter Wendy Sloboda.

Martian Life Evidence? Scientists Discover Opal Stones On Red Planet

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Jul 09, 2015 05:28 PM EDT

Is there a possibility that Martian life exists? In a recent study published in the Meteorites and Planetary Science journal, University of Glasglow scientists revealed they have found a significant discovery — the presence of opal in a Martian meteorite, which, on Earth, can suggest the presence of microorganisms.

Pluto Mission Gone Wrong? NASA Detects Glitch In Unmanned Spacecraft

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Jul 08, 2015 06:40 PM EDT

On Monday, NASA announced that they had detected the glitch, which caused the temporary loss of contact with the unmanned spacecraft on its way to Pluto, during the Fourth of July holiday. According to The Sun Daily, scientists were baffled as they tried to figure out what had gone wrong onboard the New Horizons spacecraft, which was almost 4.8 billion kilometers away from the Earth.

Signs You Are Ageing Three Times Faster Than Average?

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Jul 08, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

Based on the detailed study of biological ageing, scientists found out that some individuals can age three times faster than their birthdays suggest. As per News.com.au, a group of 38-year-olds took part in the experiment and was found that their biological age was within the range of 28 to 61.

Migaloo: 5 Interesting Facts About This White Humpback Whale

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Jul 08, 2015 10:36 AM EDT

On Sunday, researchers on an annual winter humpback survey of the strait between North and South Islands have spotted the albino humpback whale known as Migaloo in New Zealand. Though the strait is a recognized migratory route for humpback whales swimming north from the Antarctic to join the East Australian stock, ABC News revealed it has been the first time that the whale has been sighted in New Zealand waters.

‘Pac-Man’ Spacecraft: Meet The Garbage Collector In Space

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Jul 07, 2015 07:07 PM EDT

A new research project is about to launch a spacecraft into Earth’s low orbit to collect and dispose litters in space. The project is part of a cleanup drive on the increasing amount of space junk. The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Center for Space Engineering’s CleanSpace Project has been working on the growing concern on how to safely track, collect and dispose satellites that have outlasted their usefulness but aren’t going to return to Earth at all. So in order to cleanup orbiting clutter, the team decided Monday to use the “Pac-Man” technique.

West Nile Virus Advisory Issued In New York

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Jul 07, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

On Sunday, public health officials in New York issued an advisory reminding residents the dangers posed by mosquitoes after the West Nile virus was found in two counties.

AIDS Vaccine Found? Scientists Begin Human Testing

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Jul 07, 2015 05:44 PM EDT

The latest AIDS vaccine developed by a team of health experts from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has shown a great promise in preventing HIV infection in primates after a series of successful testing. Now, scientists are hopeful the new AIDS vaccine will be successful in humans as well.

Did Rosetta Mission Find Aliens In Space? Scientists Discover ‘Distinct And Unexpected Features’ On Comet Surface

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Jul 06, 2015 07:19 AM EDT

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission has discovered a direct evidence that might suggest aliens do exist. According to the scientists, the distinct and unexpected features found on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is an indication that the comet could be home to life.

UFO Video: Shocking YouTube Clip Shows Flying Alien

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Jul 04, 2015 12:59 PM EDT

A shocking video clip was recently uploaded on YouTube that claimed to be a proof of UFO sightings and the existence of extraterrestrial life. While space experts have been mum about the video, many viewers were left baffled about the authenticity of the clip that has gone viral.

Sailing Spiders: Arachnid That Sails Oceans Use Silk As ‘Anchors’

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Jul 04, 2015 10:26 AM EDT

In a recent study published in the open access academic journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, scientists discovered spiders can travel wide distances across water similar to ships by using their legs as sails and their silks as anchors.

Sleeping Black Hole Finally Wakes Up

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Jul 03, 2015 10:37 AM EDT

Astronomers recently discovered a sleeping black hole that has finally awakened after its 26-year nap. On June 15, an active black hole released a burst of X-rays that lit up astronomical observatories. It was identified as an “X-ray nova,” has projected a sudden increase in star luminosity that came from a binary system in the Cygnus constellation. The outburst from the two-body system called V404 Cygni, which is made up of a star slightly smaller than the sun that orbits a black hole 10 times its mass, was first captured by NASA’s Swift satellite and by a Japanese experiment on the International Space Station called Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI).

Bearded Dragon: 3 Amazing Facts About This Gender-Bending Lizard

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Jul 03, 2015 07:12 AM EDT

Scientists have recently documented a shocking discovery. In a study published in the journal Nature, a particular species of lizard known as the Australian bearded dragons are found to exhibit sex reversal in the wild. A team of researchers from the University of Canberra have determined that sex chromosomes are not always the determinants of a reptile’s gender. They also observed that at high temperatures, bearded dragons in the wild that have male chromosomes, exhibited outwardly female characteristics.

Are You Ready For NASA’s Pluto Flyby? 5 Facts About Distant Dwarf Planet

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Jul 03, 2015 04:23 AM EDT

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will gather information about the mysterious dwarf planet, Pluto. Excitement is now escalating as the probe makes its closest approach of the dwarf planet on July 16. While we’re practically learning more about Pluto every day, the flyby will give us more detailed and far-superior images of this diminutive member of the solar system.

Jersey Shore Nightmare: Portuguese Man-of-War; 5 Facts About This Venomous Creature

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Jul 02, 2015 10:34 AM EDT

A venomous creature has descended upon the Jersey Shore in increasing numbers. These poisonous critters known as the Portuguese Man-of-War, which are related to jellyfish,have come ashore the island. The first reported sighting about these venomous Portuguese Man-of-War was documented on June 21 in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island. However, more sightings were recently reported in Ocean, Cape May counties and Surf City, where more than two dozen jellyfish-like creatures were found on Saturday.

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