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Getting hot in here: Nasa's temperature data says April is hottest month on record

Nasa's weekend report on the spiralling global temperature tells us that April was the hottest month on record with 1.11°C temperature

Loss of ocean oxygen to become widespread by 2030s, claims study

In a bad news for marine life as a new study has found that loss of oxygen in oceans due to climate change should be evident across large regions by 2030.

CO2 levels behind ancient global climatic shifts, says new study

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration was the major driver behind the global climatic shifts that occurred between 53 and 34 million years ago.

Scientists have discovered new state of water molecule

Scientists have unveiled unique and unexpected behaviour of water molecules that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states.

Mysterious infrared light from space detected by ALMA

Astronomers have detected the faintest millimetre-wave source ever observed using ALMA, the world's largest ground-based facility for observations in the millimetre/submillimetre regime in Chile.

Size doesn't matter: Parrots, crows as smart as apes despite much smaller brains

While ape brains weigh 275 to 500 gm on average, birds, who are just as skilful despite lacking a cortex, only manage five to 20 gm

Scaling new heights in astronomy: NASA discovers snowcapped mountains in Pluto

Cthulhu Regio stretches nearly halfway around Pluto's equator, starting from the west of the great nitrogen ice plains known as Sputnik Planum.

India to witness partial solar eclipse in wee hours on 9 March

India will get to observe the solar eclipse, which will begin around sunrise, barring the north-west and western parts of the country.

People trust robots in life-threatening situations despite unreliability

In a mock building fire researchers were surprised to find that the test subjects trusted the robot, even when the machine's behaviour was questionable.

End of the world? Climate change could kill half a million extra people globally in 2050

West Pacific region and SE Asia are likely to be worst affected due to climate changes, and three quarters of all deaths would to occur in China, India.