Paleontologists have identified a new dinosaur with a crocodile-like snout that hunted in inland seas more than 60 million years ago. Gavialimimus almaghribensis, a species of mosasaur, was catalogued by an international team led by Catie Strong, a researcher at the University of Alberta in Canada. The marine predator’s remains were...
Black holes are perhaps the most mysterious objects in nature. They warp space and time in extreme ways and contain a mathematical impossibility, a singularity – an infinitely hot and dense object within. But if black holes exist and are truly black, how exactly would we ever be able...
Tucked away in a canyon on Mars, scientists have discovered a windswept field of solid sand, which turned to rock roughly a billion years ago. Mapping extensive sedimentary rock deposits in the Valles Marineris region of Mars show clear evidence for preserved lithification and burial of dune fields, a paper...
Police in southern Germany say a woman got a shock while airing out her home when a 25-centimeter (10-inch) Chinese mitten crab scurried in from the terrace through the open door. Freiburg police said Thursday that they received a call reporting the unwanted home invader in the nearby town of...
Tributes have flooded in for the "Mozart of rock guitar" Eddie Van Halen following his death at the age of 65. The revered musician and co-founder of influential group Van Halen died on Tuesday following a battle with throat cancer. Kiss singer Gene Simmons, Lenny Kravitz and Billy Idol were among...
Actor Clark Middleton has died at the age of 63, his wife announced Monday night on his Facebook page. "Elissa here, Clark’s wife and erstwhile secret facebooker," she wrote. "He wants me to thank you for your love and support. I am so happy thinking of his newfound freedoms and...
NASA engineers are laying the foundation for the moonwalks the first woman and next man will conduct when they land on the lunar South Pole in 2024 as part of the Artemis program. At the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, teams are testing the tools and developing training...
MARS is set to appear brighter than ever over Irish skies this evening as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. It'll be just a stone's throw away tonight ... a mere 34 million miles. You can practically reach out and touch the damn thing. Astronomers...
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us, too. Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the United States explained...
Joss Stone has revealed she is pregnant and expecting her first child with American musician Cody. The 33-year-old ‘The Right To Be Wrong’ singer announced on her podcast, A Cuppa Happy, that she’s expecting her first child but admitted she is scared of giving birth. Joss said: “Guess what? I am...