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For the first time ever, scientists have been able to detect a light from an alien 'Super-Earth'- A class of planets that are bigger than earth, but lighter than giant planets like Neptune. Called the 55 Cancri e, it is one of five-planets that orbit around their star, 55 Cancri....

This Memorial Day weekend, dinosaur fans from all over the country will be flocking to Secaucus, New Jersey to catch a glimpse of the 31 prehistoric animals that will be 'roaming' around the 24-acres of Laurel Hill Park. Welcome to Field Station: Dinosaurs, a real-life like Jurassic Park!...

Thanks to Taiwanese based Eva Air, Japan's Tourism Ambassador, the adorable and wildly popular Hello Kitty is now taking to the skies. The company recently announced Magic Jet, their third airplane catering to fans of the cartoon character....

Who hasn't had fun with Silly Putty? The gooey mixture of cornstarch and water that flows like a liquid when handled gently, but turns as hard as a rock, when punched or stomped over. After years of entertaining kids in elementary classrooms, the simple mixture that can magically change its form, is now poised to take on a more serious role - Fix potholes!...

How awesome would it be if having surgery meant inserting a tiny chip into the blood system and then going about one's normal business, while the surgeon swims around, fixing the ailments. If a team of Stanford engineers have their way this, may soon become a reality....

Who will win the $350,000 USD jackpot this year? Will it be one individual or will the bounty be shared by a number of people as was the case, last year? That, is the question on every Alaskan's mind as they anxiously await the results of the Nenana Ice Classic....

Earlier this week, Bellevue, WA based Planetary Resources announced an extremely bold and almost impossible sounding plan - To extract precious metals and rare minerals from some of the hundreds of asteroids that zip by Earth, each year....

While fresh water reserves are declining in many parts of the world, nowhere is the situation as dire as the continent of Africa where, over 300 million people have no access to safe drinking water and only 5% of the arable land is being irrigated....

Today is Earth Day, a day when millions of people all over the world will do something 'good' for the environment, by picking up trash, planting a tree or even, participating in one of the many environmental rallies to persuade governments to impose laws to help reduce global warming....