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May 09, 2013 06:27 AM EDT

Hydrogen Gas Clouds Discovered between Milky Way's Neighboring Galaxies

A graduate student from West Virginia University has revealed a previously unrecognized huddle of gas clouds between Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies, neighbors of our Milky Way.

May 09, 2013 05:10 AM EDT

Sunken Island ‘Brazilian Atlantis’ Discovered by Geologists

A team of Brazilian geologists have announced on Monday that they have discovered the evidence of the sunken island - 'Brazilian Atlantis'. They found huge chunk of granite on the seabed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro which they predict is a part of the continent that was submerged when Atlantic O...

May 08, 2013 10:31 AM EDT

Dangerous Giant African Land Snail Spotted in Texas

Residents of a Houston neighbourhood are warned by authorities to be wary of the giant African land snail after a woman spotted it in her garden and snapped a photo of it, reports NBC News.

May 08, 2013 10:26 AM EDT

Study Links Level of Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness with Diet

Higher intake of fat was associated with increased objective daytime sleepiness, and increased intake of carbohydrates was related with increased alertness.

May 08, 2013 07:35 AM EDT

105-Year-Old Texas Woman Reveals Bacon as her Secret behind Long Life

A 105 year old Texas woman has earned a place in almost all headlines by revealing the most unlikely secret to her long life.

May 08, 2013 06:20 AM EDT

Exposure to Sunlight Linked to Reduced Heart Diseases: Study

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh suggests that exposure to sunlight helps lower blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

May 08, 2013 05:27 AM EDT

Europeans are One Big Family Closely Related for the Past 1000 Years

DNA analyses of people across the European continent suggest that right from Ireland to the Balkans, Europeans are basically one big family closely related to one another for the past thousand years, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Biology.

May 08, 2013 04:18 AM EDT

Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot Gas, Herschel Finds

With the help of far-infrared imaging, ESA's Herschel observatory has seen in detail how the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy snacks on a cloud of hot gas that is orbiting or falling into it.

May 07, 2013 09:35 AM EDT

Nectar Feeding Bats Use Blood to Reshape Tongue for Feeding: Study

A new study by the researchers at the Brown University has revealed the mechanism of how bats that feed on nectar uses blood flow to reshape its tongue while feeding

May 07, 2013 08:42 AM EDT

70-Million-Year-Old Smuggled Dinosaur Skeletons Returns to Homeland in Mongolia

The skeleton of a smuggled 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar that triggered an international custody battle finally returns to its homeland in Mongolia from where it was looted.

May 07, 2013 05:51 AM EDT

Climate Change Caused Extinction of Megafauna, not Humans

Till date, humans were primarily held responsible for the extinction of the extraordinary gigantic animals that once roamed Australia. However, this claim lacked direct evidence. But a recent scientific study challenges this theory and blames drastic climate change for the extinction of the megafaun...

May 06, 2013 09:09 AM EDT

Three Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs Born at Busch Garden Tampa

Good news for the endangered Malayan tiger population: three cubs were born March 31, 2013, at the Busch Garden Tampa. According to scientists, the birth of the two male and one female cub is essential in order to help preserve these endangered species.