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- Tiny dinosaur sported shimmery black coat, decorative streamers, four wings
The newly discovered fossil of Microraptor lived about 130 million years ago, during the early Cretaceous period, in what is now northeastern China.
- Filmmaker James Cameron to plunge to deepest spot in ocean
James Cameron plans to visit the Challenger Deep, which at seven miles below the ocean's surface is the deepest place on Earth, aboard a state-of-the-art diving craft.
- Biggest solar storm in years now bombarding Earth
The two huge solar flares that erupted on the sun on Tuesday have produced a wave of charged particles that are now glancing off our planet's magnetic field.
- Solar flare: Biggest in six years hits the Earth
Solar flare: The Sun is in an 11-year cycle of solar flare activity, with a peak next year. Solar flares can disrupt power grids, satellites, oil pipelines and high-accuracy GPS systems
- Solar flare races towards Earth, expected to cause disruptions to Earth's magnetic field
The largest solar flare in years is hurdling towards Earth at 4 million mph and is expected to hit early Thursday morning.
- Humans, gorillas more alike than previously thought, say scientists
Fifteen percent of humans and chimp DNA is closer to that to gorillas than to each other, a new study finds.
- Are scientists close to uncovering the Higgs boson?
Researchers analyzing data from Fermilab's now-defunct Tevatron particle accelerator say that they may have glimpsed evidence of the elusive Higgs boson, the so-called God particle thought to be responsible for giving all other particles mass.
- Will the solar storm disrupt power grids?
The sun has hurled a cloud of charged particles in our direction, potentially disrupting satellites and inducing current in our power grids.
- Higgs boson hunt approaching 'end game' say scientists
Higgs boson: The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson – the so-called God Particle thought to be responsible for giving objects mass – may soon come to an end, as scientists at Fermilab reported that they had glimpsed what look like signs of the particle.
- Gorillas are more like humans than we knew, study says
New research has shown that humans are more like gorillas than scientists previously understood. 15 percent of human DNA is more similar to gorillas than to chimps.
- Two powerful 'X-class' flares erupt on sun
The sun unleashed two extremely powerful flares Tuesday. NASA tentatively says that particles from the solar storms are probably heading in Earth's direction, but will likely deliver a glancing blow at most.
- Unique hybrid deep sea creatures discovered off Costa Rica
Scientists found a pair of underwater environments where previously unknown hybrid creatures existed.
- Higgs boson coming into focus, say scientists
Higgs boson: The hunt for the Higgs boson, the so-called God Particle, continues. But in a study released today, scientists say they're getting closer to proving the existence of Higgs boson, but the image is 'fuzzy.'
- Cheetah robot sets new speed record
However, a robot in the form of a cheetah and funded by the US military doesn't run as fast as the real thing.
- Alien plant forms invading Antarctica
Green aliens are coming to the southernmost continent on the planet in a most pedestrian manner, according to scientists.
- Thin layer of oxygen found on Dione may change search for alien life
After the Cassini probe's flyby over Saturn's frozen moon, Dione, scientists saw evidence of ionized oxygen molecules in its atmosphere. This could have interesting implications for astrobiology.
- Saturn's frigid moon holds wisps of oxygen, scientists say
After the Cassini probe's flyby over Dione, Saturn's cratered icy moon, scientists have found strong evidence of a thin layer of oxygen in its atmosphere.
- Sawfish skewer species with serrated snout, say scientists
Australian scientists at the University of Queensland have found that the endangered sawfish uses its eponymous nose for a variety of tasks.
- Oxygen atmosphere found on distant Saturn moon Dione
Dione's atmosphere was detected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which spotted an ultra-thin layer of oxygen ions so sparse that it is equivalent to conditions 300 miles above Earth.
- Galactic collision creates mysterious 'dark core'
Images captured by the Hubble telescope reveal a mysterious clump of dark matter thought to be left behind after a massive galactic collision. But this dark matter isn't behaving in the way scientists expect dark matter to behave.