Sci/Environment

Greenpeace warns that the environmental impact from the Fukushima nuclear disaster is just starting to be seen in nearby forests. The conservation group says that the leak will continue to cause DNA damage and nuclear […]

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit Afghanistan this morning was felt in a number of major cities across south-west Asia. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake initially measured as magnitude 7.1, struck […]

We have reported many times over the years about bizarre, trumpet-like or metallic-like sounds that began emanating from the sky starting in 2012. Since then, thousands of people from across the globe have posted videos […]

The University of Lancaster in the U.K. is now offering a doctorate in comic book studies under the guidance of Tintin expert Dr. Benoît Peeters. The Tab reports: Dr. Peeters, a French comic book writer, novelist, and […]

A new study from Yale University suggests that the gender of humans (and other mammals) may be determined and regulated by a virus which integrated and attached to mammalian genomes 1.5 million years ago. According to […]

An ancient planet believed to have wiped out life on Earth millions of years ago is heading in our direction once again according to a top scientist.  Planet Nine – a planet discovered at the […]

When Mars was being bombarded with giant asteroids and comets over four billion years ago, the giant space rocks were enhancing the climate. A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder says that the […]

A new virus that attacks both farmed and wild tilapia has been identified by a team of international researchers. Tilapia is one of the most widely consumed inexpensive proteins globally. The virus, called the Tilapia […]

NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover captures a one of a kind photo of a ‘dust devil’ whirling on the surface of the Red Planet. The rover was perched on a ridge overlooking a valley when the […]

Scientists have warned that serious brain and spinal cord infections may occur in people who have been exposed to the Zika virus, in a worrying new development.  Investigators say that as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, those […]