Public human dissections for first time in 180 years, University of Edinburgh
For the first time in 180 years, members of the public will be able to watch human dissections at anatomy workshops that have been...
Two coronal holes on Sun’s surface detected by NASA
Two dark patches, known as coronal holes, were detected and photographed by NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) on March 16th. The larger one, near...
Solar eclipse on March 20 – mixed forecasts regarding cloudy or clear skies, UK
As solar eclipse frenzy hots up, Britons are wondering anxiously what the weather will be like on Friday morning, March 20th. Early forecasts point...
Milky Way is at least 50% bigger than commonly estimated, scientists find
The Milky Way, our galaxy, is at least 50% bigger than most estimates, says a team of scientists who discovered that the galactic disk...
Arctic warming to trigger intense heatwaves and droughts in Europe and USA
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising because of human-induced global warming, which will lead to Europe, the US and other regions within the Northern...
More extremely hot and dry summers in Northern Countries, scientists warn
Changes in the Arctic caused by human-induced global warming will lead to countries in the Northern hemisphere's mid-latitudes having longer periods of extreme heat...
Massive solar flare filmed by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
This year’s most massive solar flare so far, with the equivalent energy of 100 megaton atomic bombs, was captured on video by NASA’s Solar...
NASA launches 4 spacecraft to study Earth’s and Sun’s magnetic field interactions
At 10:44 EDT on Thursday, NASA launched four Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft to study a phenomenon called magnetic reconnection – a process thought to trigger...
1451 marine species discovered annually, and over 1,000 fish species every 8 years
We are discovering 1,451 new-to-science marine creatures annually (four per day), and more than 1,000 fish species every eight years, says the World Register...
Most powerful ever rocket booster tested successfully by NASA
In a successful test on Wednesday, NASA fired the most powerful rocket booster ever built for two minutes, producing 3.6 million pounds of thrust....