Complex life started 1 billion years earlier on Earth than thought say scientists
Complex life on Earth started one billion years earlier than previously thought, says a group of Chinese and American scientists. According to newly-uncovered fossil...
Liquid wire stretches and contracts like silk in the web of a spider
The sticky coating that exists in a spider’s web has amazing properties capable of creating a liquid wire that can be stretched several times...
UK Treasury receives dividend payment of £130 million from Lloyds
The UK Treasury has received a dividend payment from Lloyds Banking Group of £130 million, bringing the total amount received from dividends to £318...
UFO in 17th century painting in old church in Romania amazes visitors
A UFO painted on the wall of a 17th century church in Romania is amazing visitors. We mostly think of unidentified flying objects as...
Pollution from farms is huge but news not all bad says new study
Pollution from farms is huge, a new study says – emissions from agriculture outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in most...
1bn people and 158 trillion dollars of assets at risk due to climate change...
More than 1bn people and 158 trillion dollars of assets globally are at risk from disaster caused by climate change, says the World Bank,...
NASA plans cryosleep for long space missions
NASA is looking into cryosleep for astronauts on long missions, using helicopters on Mars, and farming on the other planets, so that settlers can...
Extremely rare bowhead whale seen off Cornish coast in shallow waters
Sightings of bowhead whales are extremely rare in British waters. One individual was spotted off the Cornish coast on Sunday swimming in shallow waters...
Scary beach monster at Port Talbot has experts at a loss
A scary beach monster at Port Talbot in south Wales, UK, has experts at a loss – nobody is certain what the remains of...
Is British Airways really planning on charging passengers for meals?
Is British Airways actually about to ditch free food in economy class?
Various media reports suggest that the airline could soon begin charging passengers for...