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Mass Measurement Of Behemoth Black Hole Reveals New Science

By Peter R - Jun 18, 2015 04:32 PM EDT

The black hole powering NGC 1097 is 140 million times the mass of sun. Researchers used distribution and movement two molecules to estimate the mass of the black hole.

"Micro-Chip" Placenta May Help Shed Light on Pregnancy Mysteries

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 18, 2015 03:54 PM EDT

Researchers have created "placenta-on-a-chip," a miniature device that uses actual human cells to imitate the way a placenta works inside a pregnant woman's body. The organ, essential to human life, sustains a fetus while it grows.

First Ever 4K Time Lapse of Planet Earth Created With Just 100 GB of International Space Station Images

By Peter R - Jun 18, 2015 02:50 PM EDT

The time-lapse has recieved more than 100,000 views in just a day of being published.

How Replaceable Are You? Newly-Developed Calculator Predicts Likelihood of Robots Stealing Your Job in the Future

By Peter R - Jun 18, 2015 01:54 PM EDT

The calculator developed by NPR relies on research by University of Oxford researchers published nearly two years ago.

Triggering Positive Memories Can Treat Mental Illness, Mouse Study

By Peter R - Jun 18, 2015 01:09 PM EDT

Researchers trigger positive memories in mice with optical stimulus and show how the animals bounce out of depression.

Cat Videos Boost Human Health

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 18, 2015 02:16 AM EDT

Research shows that cat videos are the most popular on the Internet, as they make people healthy and happy.

MERS Virus South Korea: Potential Worldwide Epidemic?

By Ajay Kadkol - Jun 17, 2015 02:54 PM EDT

After the outbreak of the Ebola virus, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus has been posing a threat to the human community.

Just 2 Percent Of Bees Do 80 Percent of Their Work In Pollinating Crops, Study

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 17, 2015 01:53 AM EDT

Just two percent of wild bee species do almost 80 percent of their work in pollinating corps, according to a new study.

Study: Wild Climate Swings Kept Vegan Dinosaurs Away From Tropics

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 16, 2015 11:21 AM EDT

It was highly unpredictable hot and dry climate linked with elevated levels of Carbon dioxide that prevented dinosaurs from inhabiting the tropics for more than 30 million years, according to a new study.

Researchers Create Coldest Molecules On Earth That Are Colder than Interstellar Space

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 16, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Researchers at MIT have managed to create the coldest stable molecules in the world that are over a million times colder than interstellar space. They made it possible by cooling molecules in a gas of sodium potassium (NaK) to a temperature of 500 nanokelvins, which is just a hair above absolute zero.

African 'Killer' Bees May Give Some Health Solutions

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 16, 2015 11:56 AM EDT

Though feared as a 'menace', African varieties of bees, though aggressive, are known to have some properties that could help to maintain health security.

Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could End Mankind

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 15, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

Scientists warn that artificial intelligence takes the human race forward, but could also spell the end of humanity

Pornhub Space Porn Update: XXX Video Sharing Site Asking for Donations to Fund Astronaut Sex Tape

By Peter R - Jun 15, 2015 03:03 PM EDT

The company seeks to raise $ 3.4 million to make porn movie in space with actors Eva Lovia and Johnny Sins.

Ceres Bright Spots Clear In Images But NASA Still Clueless About Origin

By Peter R - Jun 15, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

Images taken earlier this month by Dawn from an altitude of 2,700 miles above Ceres show the spots in greater detail than before.

Philae Pings From Comet Seven Months After Being Asleep

By Peter R - Jun 15, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

The lander went blank last November, 60 hours after it was projected onto comet 67P.

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