The tardigrade genome has been sequenced, and it has the most foreign DNA of any animal0
- From Around the Web
- June 30, 2016
“We had no idea that an animal genome could be composed of so much foreign DNA,”

“We had no idea that an animal genome could be composed of so much foreign DNA,”

It might be possible to create a black hole here on earth, but would we want to?

Using the combined power of an array of telescopes from different locations across the globe, ESO astronomers managed to capture the first clear image of an exoplanet located in a star system 11 quadrillion kilometers away from Earth.

A mysterious collection of nearly 100 manuscripts have been discovered in an Afghan Cave. An analysis of the texts revealed that they were owned by a Jewish family that lived along the ancient Silk Road about 1,000 years ago.

A new study of the 37,000-year old remains of the “Deep Skull” – the oldest modern human discovered in island South-East Asia – has revealed this ancient person was not related to Indigenous Australians, as had been originally thought.

China is launching a rival to the International Space Station (ISS) – and it wants to share its new toy.

Jupiter and Saturn could have a layer of darkness beneath their colourful surfaces – previously unseen “dark hydrogen”.

A Californian witness spotted three UFOs that had formed together to make a triangle as it floats above the city.

Death is inevitable – but is it predictable? Some researchers think it might be.

Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth’s skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular fireworks display in a small, nearby galaxy, which resembles a July 4th skyrocket.





























































