Science

Scientists speculate that there may be another Earth-like planet near our planet with similar conditions for life.

Concern is growing in South America: Andean glaciers are disappearing at a faster rate than predicted, jeopardizing the water supply for nearly a hundred million people. This was reported by researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Newcastle at a representative conference in London.

At present, scientists are unable to establish the exact time these roads were created or to determine who may have built them.

Climate change was the main reason for the abnormal rise in sea level last year. Such data are given in a new NASA study.

Plants that survived the disaster have been found in northeastern China's Xinjiang. Scientists have found out why plants living in this area were able to survive the apocalypse.

Africa is experiencing changes in the earth that could lead to a new ocean. A crack is appearing in Africa, near Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, that is dividing the continent faster than thought.