Science & Health

Stephen Hawking dead: Physicists, celebrities and others mourn his death

Stephen Hawking died on March 14 in his Cambridge home. The Big Bang Theory cast, Neil deGrasse Tyson and others react to his death.

Mar 14, 2018

How much is Stephen Hawking's net worth? The physicist leaves behind millions

Physicist Stephen Hawking, who died on March 14, amassed quite a fortune and has left behind a net worth of about $20 million.

Mar 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016 in New York City.

Stephen Hawking cause of death: Physicist dies at his home in Cambridge

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has passed away aged 76, his family confirmed in a statement.

Mar 14, 2018

Google's AI can help you find alien worlds using NASA data

Alien worlds and exoplanets can be found in Kepler data using Google's open-source AI now available for download.

Mar 14, 2018

Scientists may have discovered how magnetic waves heat the Sun

Magnetic storm lesser known facts: How is it caused and other FAQs

United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration debunked the speculation that a "massive magnetic storm" is about to hit Earth on March 18.

Mar 13, 2018

2.5-million-year-old shark tooth stolen: Things to know about the giant creature

The extinct sea-creature, Megalodon which is thought to be the biggest shark that ever lived might have been three times longer than the great white shark.

Mar 13, 2018

Fossilized tooth of monster shark stolen from Australian heritage site

The 8cm sharply serrated tooth, which belonged to a Megalodon shark, was taken from the Cape Range National Park in the Pilbara region.

Mar 13, 2018

Footage Gimbal, the first of three US military videos of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP)

Proof of aliens? US military's encounter with UFO videotaped

US Navy F/A-18F fighter jets allegedly chased an oval-shaped object, believed to be a UFO, off the coast of San Diego, sparking off speculations on aliens existence.

Mar 13, 2018

World's most powerful magnets could finally make nuclear fusion a reality

Nuclear fusion could be the most efficient, inexpensive, sustainable and eco-friendly way to generate power, but cracking the method is still a major challenge.

Mar 13, 2018

Graphene-alternative 2D material extracted from molten metal looks promising

Gallenene has shown promise as an efficient metal contact in 2D electronic devices.

Mar 13, 2018

Titan: Check out these pictures of Saturn's largest moon

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is almost double the size of Earth's moon and is the only known body to have a dense atmosphere of nitrogen.

Mar 13, 2018

History of time: From Big Bang to present day in 10 minutes

The whole timeline of the universe and its evolution has been put together in this video that shows every major event from star formation to life on Earth.

Mar 13, 2018

Woman who couldn't close her mouth for months gets relief after surgery

The elderly woman from India, who was unable to close her mouth, couldn't even eat and was mostly on a liquid diet for the last few months.

Mar 13, 2018

New exoplanet found 200 light years from Earth could have liquid water

The exoplanet is about 1.6 times the size of Earth and is in its star's Goldilocks zone so this makes it habitable and just the right size to harbor life.

Mar 13, 2018

Volcanic Winter: 74,000-year-old African fossils show humans flourished post super-volcano

Glass tephra, or the rock shards ejected by volcanic explosions, was found in two of the African sites - at the same level as remnants of human activity.

Mar 13, 2018