Lyrid meteor shower appears in skies tonight
The Lyrid meteor shower, which occurs when the Earth crosses the orbital path of Comet Thatcher, will be visible in the night sky tonight,...
Climate change bringing nice weather happier people but also complacency
Climate change has brought milder weather, more pleasant temperatures and an overall year-round environment that makes us happier – so happy, however, that we...
Extent of Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching astonishing and shocking
Scientists said the extent of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef is both astonishing and shocking – ninety-three percent of the world's largest...
UK FTSE 100 reached four-month high on rise in oil prices
The UK FTSE 100 index reached a four-month high on Wednesday, closing 4.91 points up, or 0.1% higher at 6,410.26 – its highest close...
Extremely rare albino blackbird observed in North Devon England
An extremely rare albino blackbird or ‘white blackbird’ has been spotted in Hatherleigh, North Devon. Birds with albinism are not that rare, but because of...
British science wins some and loses some from Brexit
While science at British universities would overall lose out from Brexit – Britain Exiting the European Union (EU) – a Lords Science and Technology...
Message in a bottle delivered after 108 years new world record
A message in a bottle that was dropped in the sea in 1908, reached its intended destination after 108 years, setting a new world...
Black holes may be portals to other universes says Stephen Hawking
Black holes may be portals to other universes, says world famous theoretical cosmologist and physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, and not simply an ‘eternal prison’...
Google is facing anti-competitive charges from the European Commission
Google is facing charges from the European Commission over alleged anti-competitive and favoured use of its own services on the Android operating system.
Formal anti-trust...
Huge Roman Villa unearthed by electricians while digging up English garden
A huge Roman Villa belonging to a wealthy family over 1,400 years ago was unearthed by a team of electricians while they were digging...