The launch event of NASA's asteroid-sampling spacecraft on September 8 was attended by numerous guests. Ex TV ‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye, present CEO of The Planetary Society nonprofit organization, applauded the OSIRIS-REx mission that day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), a few hours prior to the 7:05 pm EDT launch for the probe from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Giraffes were once thought to represent a single species known asGiraffacamelopardalis, but a latest genetic analysis has disclosed that the genus Giraffa in reality has minimal four different species.

A researcher at Johns Hopkins University has noticed that the bats was working on with cocked their heads to the side, like a pug.

Melville J. Wohlgemuth, postdoctoral fellow in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences' Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, called it an adorable behavior. Seeing this, he become curious to know why they do so, the purpose.

A study released on Wednesday showed that the Hawaiian island of Kauai’s native forest birds have been dying at a very fast speed and are at risk of extinction. It suggested that climate change is increasing the temperature of their habitat, letting mosquito-borne diseases to flourish.