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Feb 24, 2014 08:02 AM EST

Volcanic Eruptions Contribute to a Slowdown in Global Warming, Study

In a new finding, researchers found out that the gases from the erupting volcanoes had contributed to the recent cooling and that most of the climate models have ignored the effects of volcanic activity.

Feb 24, 2014 06:18 AM EST

Mysterious Polio-Like Disease Diagnosed in Five California Kids

Rare polio like disease has been identified in five kids in California over a year despite being vaccinated against poliovirus, paralysing either one or more arms or legs.

Feb 24, 2014 04:53 AM EST

Zircon Crystal Oldest Fragment of Earth's Crust is 4.4 Billion Years Ago

In a new finding, researchers at the University of Wisconsin confirm that the zircon crystal, dating some 4.374 billion years ago, discovered 15 years back from the Jack Hills region of Australia, is the oldest fragment of Earth’s crust ever discovered.

Feb 24, 2014 04:27 AM EST

NASA's Newly Launched IRIS Captures its Strongest Solar Flare to Date [VIDEO]

The newly launched IRIS telescopes captured its strongest solar flare ever since it was launched in the year 2013, said NASA in a latest announcement.

Feb 22, 2014 08:08 AM EST

Astronomers Spot Tiny Star Being Pounded by Billion-Ton Asteroid

Scientists using Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CISRO) Pakes telescope and another one based in South Africa, have found a neutron (or pulsar) dubbed PSR J0738-404, that is being hit by large chunks of rocks from space.

Feb 22, 2014 07:03 AM EST

Fruit Eating Lemurs Score Higher on Spatial Memory Test, Study

Feb 22, 2014 04:29 AM EST

New Action Planned To Save Lemurs- Most Endangered Mammal Group

Among all the species threatened with extinction, the ring tailed nocturnal lemurs, living in the rainforests of Madagascar are teetering on the edge of brink, conversationalist caution.

Feb 22, 2014 04:09 AM EST

Rare 70-Million-Year-Old Massive Dinosaur Skull Unearthed in Canada

A team of international palaeontologists unveiled a gigantic rare skull of a horned dinosaur that was unearthed in the Alberta Badlands last October.

Feb 22, 2014 03:56 AM EST

FDA Issues First Order to Stop Sale and Distribution of Four Tobacco Products

In a latest announcement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued first order to halt the sale and distribution of four tobacco products.

Feb 21, 2014 04:26 AM EST

Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier May Continue Thinning for Decades to Come

In a new finding, geologists reveal that the massive Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest flowing glaciers in Antarctica, may continue shrinking for decades to come.

Feb 21, 2014 04:12 AM EST

Endangered Right Whale Freed from Yards of Fishing Gear off Georgia Coast [VIDEO]

An endangered North Atlantic right whale was freed from yards of heavy fishing rope the animal was dragging off the Georgia Coast, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Feb 21, 2014 04:01 AM EST