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Research shows that Thwaites Glacier on the edge of West Antarctica is sliding unstoppably into the ocean, mainly due to warmer seawater lapping at its underside.

They found that the animals embedded several different bits of information in their squeaks.

By studying the mineral, zircon, found in rocks spewed up by lava during volcanic eruptions, the scientists concluded that remnants of this mineral were far too old to belong to the island of Mauritius.

They also found similar muscles in baboon tongues as human tongues which are key to our ability to make vowel sounds.

The team of archaeologists uncovered the garden during a roadwork.

Located in Timmins, Ontario, researchers from the University of Toronto found the primordial water at a depth of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in Kidd Creek Mine.

Researchers from the Gemological Institute of America studied the unique properties of diamonds with similar characteristics to famous stones such as the Cullinan, Constellation and Kohinoor by examining their so-called "offcuts," which are the pieces left over after the gem's facets are cut for maximum sparkle.

The tumour, found in the extinct species's fossilised jaw, is a benign one made up of miniature, tooth-like structures, they reported in the latest issue of Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology.

Researchers have identified the cluster of genes responsible for reproductive traits in the Primula flower.

The tools may have belonged to a craftsman who occupied a workroom in the gatehouse until it collapsed in the late 10th century.

 Queen Nefertari was thought to be the favourite wife of Ramesses II, the empire’s most powerful pharaoh.

The ancient life forms were found fossilised in two separate locations in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

Young human plasma improves cognition.

The oldest known stationary fish traps were discovered six years ago in northern Europe by divers, therefore, researchers at the Lund University have revealed the site to be a stone age relic.

The study shows that physicists pay less attention to theories that are crammed with mathematical details.

Her revolutionary development of a Wind Energy Device is what made everyone stand up and take notice.

A Illacme plenipes, a close relative of I. tobini that was also discovered in a cave a few years ago, boasted of having 750 legs.

In the paper, published in the journal Scientific Reports, the researchers said unlike graphite, which is the material of choice for most anodes, silicon can store about 10 times more energy.

Built in the 80s, some people are of the belief that it is a vortex where all the cosmic energies meet.

Being the largest telescope in the world, FAST is powerful enough and has been made keeping its mission to explore extraterrestrial life in mind.

Scientists have likened its teeth to smaller mammals, describing them as 'complex teeth with cusps and basins'.

Electroactive material is so sensitive that a push or even a blow on it can create an electric charge.

This remarkable discovery was made during a dormouse box check by the Blackdown Hills Natural Futures (BHNF) project team for the Dormouse Monitoring Program.

Scientists are of the belief that this creature lived during the Cretaceous Period (145-66 million years ago), in regions that are currently part of South America, Africa, Antarctica and Oceania.

Scientists have discovered a new species of green treefrog in Australia's largest virgin forest in Queensland.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry declared.

 David J Thouless, F Duncan Haldane and J Michael Kosterlitz on Tuesday won the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics for their topology work.

David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz, all three physicists from the United Kingdom, have won the prestigious Nobel Prize award in Physics.

The findings suggests that the new extinct shark, dubbed as Megalolamna paradoxodon, was about 13-feet long and lived in shallow-water, shelf-type, coastal environments.

The ancient footprint as big as a fully grown person was discovered by a team of Japanese and Mongolian paleontologists.