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New twist in search for alien life
HAVE we been doing it wrong all this time? Instead of listening for alien life, something else could lead us right to E.T.
Space probe’s eerie discovery
AFTER 10 years, the Rosetta space probe just came within touching distance of Comet 67. But an eerie photo has led to a haunting discovery.
Just how lethal is a Great White?
EVER wondered what it would feel like the moment before being attacked by a Great White? This amazing new SharkCam footage may give you an idea.
Comet hunter’s billion-dollar bullseye
IT was a 6.9 billion kilometre long shot, fired blind at a tiny target. Now the Rosetta space probe must find a spot to place its sensors before this comet erupts in fury.
22 reasons chickens are people too
YOU might think chickens are pointless, stupid birds who deserve to live in cages. You’d be very clucking wrong. Here’s your proof.
‘Puffer’ fish video sparks outrage
FOOTAGE of a fish smoking a cigarette has angered animal rights groups who want the fishermen responsible charged with cruelty.
Five ways to survive animal attacks
IF you’re ever unlucky enough to get in the way of some of the world’s most dangerous animals here’s what you should do.
Lorde helps bring the cows home
APPARENTLY Kiwi music sensation Lorde provides the magic touch when rounding up a herd of cows. Just ask this farmer from Kansas.
MEGA penguins waddled the Earth
SCIENTISTS have uncovered the fossilised remains of a giant penguin that weighed in at a colossal 115kg and was as tall as a human.
NASA can’t explain ‘impossible’ engine
NASA has tested a microwave engine that produces fuel out of empty space and finds that it works — and perhaps opened a way to the stars in the process.
Sick act sends squirrel flying
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Two men have been filmed luring a squirrel to the edge of the Grand Canyon and then kicking it into the abyss.
The key to unlocking the secrets of the universe?
AFTER a decade-long quest spanning six billion kilometres, a probe is about to come face to face with a comet. So why has it been so elusive, and why is it so important?
See-through mice are now a scary reality
IF your regular furred mouse gives you the heebie jeebies, then these see-through mice will be down right terrifying.
Giraffe dies after hitting overpass
A GIRAFFE in South Africa died when his head hit a highway overpass while being transported in a wide-open container.
What’s the science behind a superstar?
BRAZILIAN superstar Neymar dribbled, jinked and danced his way around opponents at the World Cup. He played on another level and, according to scientists, he actually is.
Do we really use only 10 per cent of our brain?
IS THERE a heap of extra brain power ready to unlock in all of us or is it one big myth? Scientists put their grey matter to use to find out.
Cyclops lamb has one freaky eye
UNVERIFIED footage of a baby lamb born with just one eye has emerged from Turkey — and the newborn isn’t shy of the camera.
Geckos’ sexual odyssey saved
IT was always supposed to be a wild ride, but when Russia lost contact with a satellite containing a pod of randy geckos — things threatened to heat up a little too much.
Dog faints in joyful reunion
WATCH how this Schnauzer suddenly fainted, after the excitement he experienced when he was finally reunited with his owner proved to be too overwhelming for him.
NASA: Earth was nearly destroyed
THAT was a close call. We were just a week away from being smashed by a solar flare in 2012. Could it happen again?
Eight facts you didn’t know about space
DID you know we are actually all made of stars? Or the crazy costs of a space suit? Some of these facts are out of this world.
The cold-blooded truth about meerkats
THEY might look cute but don’t be deceived by their furry, little faces. A new study shows the bloodthirsty true nature of meerkats.
Look! We’re on top of a whale!
IT may sound like a whale of a tale, but a pair of kayakers had an extremely close encounter with a southern right whale when it lifted their boat — twice.
MH17 expert identified Ned Kelly
A FORENSICS expert who helped identify Ned Kelly’s body is part of an international team investigating the MH17 crash.
Nightmares are made of this
YOU won’t be sleeping tonight. What’s worse than your average spider? Well, ones that are capable of eating things five times their size are taking over the world.
Drug turns bald man hairy
IN JOYFUL news for hundreds of thousands of men, researchers have used an arthritis drug to regrow a full crop of hair on a totally bald man.
Great white shark numbers ‘surging’
JUST when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, a new study of great white sharks shows the fearsome fish’s numbers are growing.
Our nuclear waste war: where next?
AUSTRALIA needs a place to dump radioactive waste, which is being partially stored in hospital carparks, but no one wants it. So where could it go?
Neanderthals ‘like Game of Thrones’
THE survival of humans and Neanderthals mirrors the Game of Thrones saga, say scientists who have discovered a hoard of ancient skulls.
Cheetah cub, puppy become BFFs
IT DOESN’T get much cuter that this. Watch Ruuxa the baby cheetah befriend Raina the Rhodesian ridgeback in this heartwarming new video.
Fish feel pain, have good memories
FISH can feel pain, have excellent memories and deserve to be treated better, a biologist says.
Why we fear snakes, spiders and … moths?
WHY do certain bugs freak us out? Because we’ve been bred to fear snakes and we have an irrational aversion to spiders but we can also blame our parents.
Monkeying around gave us herpes
WHERE did the sexually transmitted disease herpes originate? A newly published study finds it was not from sleeping with other people.
Bucks find 3-million-yr-old skull
A GROUP of men at a bachelor party in New Mexico have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery – a three-million-year-old prehistoric elephant skull.
This is how a star dies
GLOWING, glowing, gone: The stunning death of star V838 Monocretis is caught by NASA on Hubble Space Telescope.
‘Cannabis is keeping my daughter alive’
TARA O’Connell is not the stereotypical pot user: For one thing, she’s eight years old. Cannabis is keeping her alive and there’s nothing her mother won’t do to ensure it stays that way.
Is Da Vinci behind this strange skull?
IT was bought for $400 at a German antique shop in the 1980s. Now historians are convinced it was made by the master himself.
Pig leaps off truck to save bacon
THIS pig was on the way to a slaughterhouse, before he made a death-defying jump from a moving truck to save his own bacon.
The war over our nuclear waste dump
AUSTRALIA needs a place to dump radioactive waste, but negotiating with Aboriginal landowners is proving harder than first thought as this legal stoush continues.
Fisherman’s shock at rare catch
COOKED or coloured? A lobster fisherman got the surprise of his life after catching an extremely rare crustation that looked…well, ready to eat.
Bold vision or going nowhere?
THIS is possibly the best look yet at what NASA believes will be the spacecraft that will take us to the stars.
Miracle behind the World Cup kick-off
A YOUNG paraplegic will tomorrow rise from his wheelchair to kick-off the World Cup. Here’s the reality behind his extraordinary feat.
Our galaxy’s 100 million ‘new homes’
WANT to skip Earth? Well, scientists say there are four life-capable planets in our galaxy for every living Australian. That’s 100 million worlds.
‘Game-changing’ leukaemia cell killing breakthrough
THE “game-changing” discovery of a new way to kill leukaemia cells is the first major breakthrough at the $200 million South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
Human face evolved to take a punch
FIVE million years of slugging it out with fists has left its mark on the human face as evidence shows the face has evolved to minimise damage from punches.
The mystery of ‘sharkzilla’
SCIENTISTS believe a huge 2.7-metre-long great white shark was eaten by an even bigger sea monster. And it happened right here in Australia …
The Beast: Asteroid big enough to wipe out a city
A HUGE asteroid is going to sideswipe Earth today. If it was to make impact, it would leave a crater nearly 5 kilometres across, and shatter windows 100km away. But don’t panic just yet.
Evil eye watching from the heavens
IT’S the disembodied icon of evil in film and literature — and it has been found in space by scientists hunting for Earth-like planets.
My life as a psychopath
JIM Fallon is a nice guy. He’s got three kids and is happily married. But he’s also related to seven murderers and sometimes feels the urge to kill.
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