Four possible new dinosaur species were discovered in South Africa. One of which has already been named Aardonyx Celestae. The new species is being heralded as a missing link between the early dinosaurs that were two-legged to the sauropods or four-legged dinosaurs.

The analysis of the cloud of debris thrown up by the missile’s impact confirmed the presence of water in the form of ice.

Switzerland bids to be the first to produce a solar powered airplane that can travel around the world. Solar Impulse unveiled the prototype in an airbase hangar near Zurich.

As you may or may not know, the 2012 movie is to be released this Friday. But before that happens, NASA is already on a crusade to vanquish the myth that 2012 will be the end of the world as thousands upon thousands of mails and emails flood their doorstep.

“Researchers have basically shown they can take cells from an organ, culture them, put them back in and have them be functional.”

Before going through the whole top 10 list of most important modern discoveries, make a guess of which is #1.

NASA today began the countdown for the test launch of the world’s largest rocket designed to replace the aging space shuttle and one day take astronauts back to the moon and beyond.

Thirty-two new planets have just been discovered, some five times the mass of Earth and others far bigger than Jupiter. But don’t bother going outside, it’s not like you’re going to see them or anything. These alien orbs are outside of our solar system.

Biologists have discovered seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species, bringing the total number of bioluminescent fungi to 71.

The Field Museum in Chicago will exhibit a 40,000-year-old well-preserved infant woolly mammoth discovered in Siberian soil recently. Her body was perfectly preserved that her tummy retained traces of her mother’s milk.

Astronomers announced on Wednesday that they have found the first confirmed Earth-like planet outside our solar system, a discovery that raises hopes of finding extraterrestrial life.