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As planets age they become darker and cooler. Saturn, however, is much brighter than expected for a planet of its age - a question that has puzzled scientists since the late sixties. New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed how Saturn keeps itself looking young and hot.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon found...

Police say a powerful explosion occurred in central Prague, injuring at least 40 people, including four seriously, local media reported on Monday.

The explosion took place in a building on Divadelni Street, close to the National Theatre.

The area around the explosion has been sealed off by police. Up to 400 people have been evacuated, according to local media.

Three...

The veteran American singer George Jones, one of the greatest stars of country music has died at the age of 81.

Jones, a disciple of country's early 'honky tonk' stars such as Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff, enjoyed huge success in the US with a string of hits as well as a certain notoriety for his alcoholism, drug problems and broken marriages.

His first success came...

Thousands gathered in Paris' Place Baudoyer on Tuesday evening to celebrate the passing of the equal marriage bill in France.

The bill met some of the strongest opposition seen in Europe, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets of towns and cities across the country in recent months.

The bill, which also legalises adoption by same-sex couples, was passed by 321 votes...