Ancient fossils of an odd pig snouted turtle from 76 million years ago were uncovered in Utah.
A study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One revealed that a new species of Galapagos tortoise has been identified in eastern Santa Cruz in the Pacific archipelago; it is named Chelonoidis donfaustoi, after Fausto Llerena Sanchez (Don Fausto), a retired 75-year-old park ranger who worked for 43 years trying to save endangered tortoises.
The United Kingdom has the capability of reducing its current carbon emission by three-quarters without necessarily incurring high costs for electricity use; the trick lies in deploying more clean-energy technologies, says the climate change adviser to the government.
Scientists who have mapped out the Milky Way galaxy just released the most detailed and largest image of the galaxy yet, at 46 billion pixels.
According to the largest DNA study to date on the origin of dogs, the first dogs were domesticated about 15,000 years ago in Central Asia, near present-day Nepal, India, and Mongolia.
Thousands of people have applied to take the 2016 national civil service exam, with this year's number surpassing last year's. More are expected to apply before the end of the application period on Saturday.
A new study shows how aggressive behavior played an important role in the evolution of the human fist.
New research reveals how carbon nanotubes were discovered inside the lungs of asthmatic children in Paris.
New findings from the Kepler 2 Telescope mission reveals how a distant planet got vaporized by a "death star" or a white dwarf some 570 light years away.
In an effort to effectively manage its 88 million members, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has enacted new rules pertaining to proper governance and sanctions for potential violators of the party’s code of conduct, according to a report by China Daily.
Shanghai’s largest fruit market is moving to new locations as part of the local government’s sanitation drive. The fruit sellers will be moved from the Shanhua Fruit Wholesale Market on Caoyang Road to Qingpu District’s Huajin Market of Agricultural Products and to the state-owned Xijiao International.
Addressing an audience of several hundred business leaders in London, President Xi Jinping declared that China will continue experiencing sustained growth in the years to come, according to a report by China Daily.
Three female employees of Prince Majed bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud filed a lawsuit against the Middle Eastern royal for various sexual demands that he believes he is entitled to because of his "blue blood.
Data collected from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and even NASA's Kepler Space Telescope indicate that Earth together with creations in it may have been an early boomer, meaning that the universe is still in the process of spawning habitable worlds where these aliens might surface.
Most other health groups advocate for age 40 for women mammograms, because delaying mammograms makes breast cancer more difficult to treat and makes a patient less likely to survive. But now the American Cancer Society is recommending fewer mammograms, saying women aged 45 could be screened every year while those aged 55 should be screened every two years
