External Affairs

The north pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is seen in an image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft

NASA Finds More Signs Saturn’s Icy Moon Can Support Life

Irene Klotz 14/04/2017

The discovery makes Saturn's ocean-bearing moon Enceladus the only...

Handout of life model of the new species Teleocrater rhadinus, a close relative of dinosaurs, preying upon a juvenile cynodont, a distant relative of mammals

All in the Family: The Dinosaur Cousin’s Look Is Quite a Surprise

Will Dunham 13/04/2017

The oldest-known forerunner of dinosaurs, dating back to the...

Pigs are seen at a Smithfield Foods farm in the United States

Smithfield Foods Enters Pig-Human Transplant Market

Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Hirtzer 12/04/2017

The largest pork producer in the world has begun...

Handout photo of the reusable main-stage booster from the SpaceX Falcon 9 makes a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean about 185 Nautical miles off the coast of Florida

SpaceX Makes History With Successful Launch of First Recycled Rocket

Irene Klotz 31/03/2017

It took Space Exploration Technologies Corp, as the California-based...

David Nabarro, Sania Nishtar and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Credit: Twitter

WHO is Electing a New Leader. Here’s What’s at Stake

Priti Patnaik 24/03/2017

A look at member states' considerations, candidates plans for...

With the invention of flush toilets, the volume of waste created when humans go to the bathroom increased almost 20-fold. Credit: Dennis Hlynsky/Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0

The World Needs More Toilets – But Not Ones That Flush

Tamara Avellán 22/03/2017

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one...

An Indian police officer or unit may have helped British police gain illegal access to various email accounts. Credit: Reuters

Indian Police Helped Scotland Yard Hack Into Emails of Greenpeace and Other Activists, Says Report

The Wire Staff 22/03/2017

A British police intelligence unit allegedly relied on an...