Science Timeline
Lyrid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Weekend As Earth Moves Through Comet Tail [Video]
The Lyrid meteor shower is coming this weekend, an annual event that occurs each April when the earth moves through the dusty remains of an old, broke[...]
![Australopithecus Sediba Fossil With Part Ape, Part Human Traits Causes A Stir [Video]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Australopithecus_sediba-fossil-with-part-human-traits-causes-stir-100x100.jpg)
![New Music As Good As Sex To Our Brains [Study]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/music-is-as-good-as-sex-100x100.jpg)
![Sun Unleashes Largest Solar Flare Of The Year [Photo]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Strongest-Solar-Flare-Of-2013-100x100.png)
![Soviet Spacecraft Possibly Spotted On Mars [Photo]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Soviet-Spacecraft-Mars-100x100.png)
Child Witnesses Can Be Easily Manipulated, New Study
Child witnesses can be remarkably easy to manipulate, according to research from the UK’s University of Hertfordshire, which will be presented t[...]
Female Moa Tallest Bird Ever At 12 Feet, Twice Her Mate’s Size
The female moa, the world’s tallest bird that ever lived, could stand as tall as 12 feet — up to 150 percent as tall as her mate. Indeed, [...]
Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers, New Evidence
Dinosaurs were good swimmers, or at least they were halfway decent dog paddlers. An international team of researchers including Canada’s Univers[...]
NASA’s Planet Hunting Probe Launching In 2017
NASA’s planet hunting probe is being planned for a 2017 launch. The Satellite (TESS) and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) are[...]
Asteroid Retrieval Mission May Be Joined By Russia [Video]
NASA’s asteroid retrieval proposal was thrust back into the news Friday, when Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced that the ambitious plan to la[...]
Hubble Discovers Furthest Star Explosion Yet
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a star explosion that is further away from Earth than any previously recorded explosion. Sci[...]
![Massive Black Hole Devours Large Planet [Video]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Black-Hole-Devours-Planet-100x100.png)
Face-Sized Tarantula Discovered In Sri Lanka
A face-sized tarantula was recently discovered in the northern part of Sri Lanka. Several people have found the giant arachnids living inside old tree[...]
How Galaxies Grow, How They Age [Video]
How do spiral galaxies form so that they get their lovely pinwheeling arms? Why were the ancient red elliptical galaxies so much smaller ten billion y[...]
Black Holes Have Our Galaxy Surrounded
Black holes behaving badly are the subject of a couple of recent studies by two unrelated groups of astronomers. A two person European team discovered[...]
Supernova 1987A In Its Death Throes
Beautiful supernova 1987A was discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite to our Milky Way, when the light from its enormous explosio[...]
Gate To Hell Discovered In Turkey
The gate to hell has been discovered in Turkey. And no, this doesn’t appear to be an April Fool’s Day prank. According to USA Today, a tea[...]
![Comet ISON Shedding 112,000 Pounds Of Dust A Minute, NASA Says [Video]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/comet-ISON-shedding-112000-pounds-per-minute-says-nasa-100x100.jpg)
Green Rock Might Be Meteorite From Mercury
Scientists believe they have discovered Earth’s first meteorite from Mercury. The green rock was discovered in Morocco last year and according t[...]
![Desert Fairy Circles Mystery Solved [Study]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Fairy-Circles-100x100.jpg)
Moon, Asteroid Hit By Asteroid Collision Storm Lasting Millions Of Years
Both the earth’s moon and the large asteroid Vesta were victims of a widespread cataclysm caused by multiple high-speed smaller asteroids that r[...]
Soviet Spacesuit Sells For $144,000
A Soviet spacesuit was purchased over the internet in a Paris auction on Tuesday for the low, low price of a mere 112,484 euros — roughly $144,0[...]
Oklahoma Earthquake Largest Yet Tied To Wastewater Injection
It was Oklahoma’s worst earthquake since 1952 — a 5.6 magnitude event that was felt in 17 states, with aftershocks that kept coming for at[...]
Planet Venus Amazing Supertropical Cyclone
The planet Venus is not prepared to sit back and let Earth take the prize for the worst weather in the solar system. A series of photos released yeste[...]
Dead Forests Not Dumping Greenhouse Gas Into Air
The forests are dead and dying all over North America, with billions of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle since 2000. Horrific as the sight of [...]
![Howard Stern’s New Mansion Worth $52 Million [Report]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Howard-Stern-Mansion-100x100.jpg)
![Rob Kardashian Weight Loss Fight A Fat Failure As His Belly Gets Bigger Than Kim’s [Video]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rob-kardashian-weight-loss-struggle-100x100.jpg)
![Missouri Teen Dies In First Solo Drive While Texting [Video]](http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/savannah-nash-dies-texting-while-driving-2013-video-100x100.jpg)
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