Palaeontologists in Argentina have discovered that dung balls reveal much about the ecology of a lost world of giant mammals that lived 30 million years ago.
A new study of 30-million-year-old-fossil ‘mega-dung’ from extinct giant South American mammals, published in Palaeontology, reveals evidence of complex ecological interactions and theft of dung-beetles’ food stores by other animals.

A giant star (on the left) roughly six times the mass of the sun dying nearby the young sun (on the right)
A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.

Heavily damaged school in Sichuan, China

Research at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an ‘invisibility cloak’ to protect buildings from earthquakes.

The Shweeb
Finally: The Infrastructurist shows us the perfect mashup of a podcar with Velo-City: The Shweeb, a pedal-powered monorail that is “a direct response to the transportation needs of today and the future.” (Pics and video)
 

Believe it or not, babies as young as six months can understand dogs.
 

Scientists have underestimated the potential for a giant quake and tsunami that could swamp much the U.S. northwest and Canadian west coasts, British and U.S. researchers said on Monday.
 

Earth-sized spot on Jupiter
NASA has confirmed the discovery of a new hole the size of the Earth in Juiter’s atmosphere, apparently showing that the planet was hit by something large in recent days. The impact mark was first spotted on Monday morning by an amateur astronomer in Australia, who then drew the attention of scientists [...]

A view of the moon in the new feature of Google Earth 5.0
Forty years ago Neil Armstrong took man’s first step on the Moon. And to mark the historic occasion Google Earth has taken the same leap in cyberspace.  (Video)