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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown layer lurking in the human eye. The newfound body part, dubbed Dua's layer, is a skinny but tough structure measuring just 15 microns thick, where one micron is one-millionth of a meter and more than 25,000 microns equal an inch. It sits at the...

Planet with four suns discovered A planet with four suns has been identified by two "armchair astronomers". The bright new world, just under 5,000 light years away, is believed to be six times the size of Earth. It orbits one pair of stars and is in turn circled by a second pair. As a result, a...

First Trojan asteroid circling sun in Earth's orbit discovered NASA’s Wide—field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has discovered a long—hidden companion of the Earth — the first Trojan asteroid circling the sun in the Earth’s orbit. Trojans are asteroids that share an orbit with a...

forwarded by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik PHOTO Potentially New species of frog discovered in Papua New Guinea (DNA analysis pending) Litoria sp. nov. SYDNEY (AP) -- A thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a...

A prayer used some 2,000 years ago, still in use by monks and nuns in far away caves and monasteries but mostly unknown to the rest of the world, is the subject of a new documentary feature film and book. It's called Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer and focuses on a prayer thought to have first...

Ancient doorway to afterlife discovered in Egypt Ancient doorway to afterlife discovered in Egypt - Yahoo! News CAIRO (AFP) – A large red granite false door from the tomb of an ancient queen's powerful vizier has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt's culture minister said on Monday...

Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites In India Reveals Ancient Life BERNAMA - Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites In India Reveals Ancient Life LONDON, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Newly discovered archaeological sites in southern and northern India have revealed how people lived before...

12 new species of frogs discovered in India mongabay.com February 03, 2009 A dozen previously unknown species of frogs have been discovered in the forests of Western Ghats according to a paper published in latest issue of Zoological Journal of Linnean Society, London. The 12 species...