THE characteristics of a red dwarf star are: low luminosity (say, not more than one tenth that of the sun), small mass (say, not more than three quarters that of the sun) and high density (perhaps ...

The river runs north to Lake Edward, where locals spotted more corpses. “There are more than 25 hippopotamus bodies floating in the waters of the lake, from Kagezi to Nyakakoma,” Thomas ...

White dwarf pair likely to become Type 1a supernova Stars orbit each other in 14 hours, tightening over time Supernova will aid cosmic distance measurements ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...

Dwarf galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxy that populate the universe. Composed of 100 times fewer stars than the Milky Way, or even less, they are the building blocks of more massive ...

An artistic rendering of the moment when the first white dwarf explodes and spews material at the second white dwarf, which itself is about to explode. Credit University of Warwick/Mark Garlick ...

The mysterious case of Natalia Grace - a Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism accused of lying about her age and 'tormenting' her adoptive parents - has baffled true crime fans for more than a decade.

In response to his woolly mammoth request, one user wrote, “Yes! I'm also still waiting for the micro hippopotamus.” Another added, “Please make Jurassic Park.” A third commenter said ...

The river runs north to Lake Edward, where locals spotted more corpses. 'There are more than 25 hippopotamus bodies floating in the waters of the lake, from Kagezi to Nyakakoma,' Thomas Kambale ...