Tragedy of eminent scientist who was fired for seeing Nessie
Dr. Denys Tucker (1921-2009) was an eminent scientist who was fired as principal scientific officer at the Natural History Museum because he claimed he...
Astronauts hibernating in space may become possible, says European Space Agency
Astronauts hibernating in space would mean spaceships could be made smaller and would not have to carry so much water and food, says the European...
UK economy forecast to grow by 2.8% in 2015
According to an EY Item Club report, low inflation and eurozone growth is set to help the British economy grow by 2.8% this year.
The...
UK house prices surged to a record high in April
Asking prices for homes across the UK soared to a record average price in early April due to a surge in housing demand and...
Target overwhelmed by demand for Lilly Pulitzer product line
On Sunday morning Target Corp’s website was made inaccessible because of overwhelming demand for the highly-anticipated debut of its Lilly Pulitzer product line.
A product...
Glitter clouds rather than mirrors make for more nimble orbiting telescopes
Using glitter clouds instead of mirrors for stargazing telescopes would be much cheaper and make for easier-to-deploy orbiting instruments, NASA says. Telescopes could have reflective...
Planet Earth hums and now scientists know why – ocean waves colliding
The Earth has a low-frequency hum that has baffled scientists for many years. We cannot hear it, but seismic instruments have been detecting it...
Animals’ body clocks influenced by colours
Animal’s body clocks – how they biologically measure the time - are affected not just by how much light there is, but also by...
White dwarf star tore planet apart, Italian scientists believe
A white dwarf star was seen tearing a planet apart at the edge of our galaxy, the Milky Way, by astronomers. A white dwarf...
Nessie sighting claim cost Natural History Museum top scientist his job
In 1959, the Natural History Museum’s principal scientific officer, Dr. Denys Tucker (1921-2009), said he saw Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, a claim which...