Over 13 million US homes flooded by 2100 due to sea level rise
Over 13 million US homes in 219 coastal counties face serious flooding by 2100 following sea level rises caused by climate change, say scientists...
Bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis that gobbles up plastic may be Holy Grail in pollution battle
A new bacterium - Ideonella sakaiensis - that gobbles up plastic bottles and containers, may be the Holy Grail that scientists and environmentalists have...
Stephen Hawking says teacher transformed him from lazy pupil to lover of maths
World-famous theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking says that an inspirational teacher transformed him from a lazy pupil into a keen lover of maths who...
Australian spider breathes under water eats fish frogs toads and tadpoles
An Australian spider that breathes under water and eats fish, frogs, toads and tadpoles - Dolomedes briangreenei - has been named in honour of...
Mars soil good for growing ten different crop species gardening experiment
Mars soil is good for growing ten different crop species, say surprised scientists from Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) in The Netherlands, after...
Titanic sunk by mega iceberg 100000 years old says Sheffield professor
RMS Titanic, the British passenger liner that sank in 1912, hit a mega iceberg 100000 years old, says Professor Grant Bigg from the University...
Chimpanzees worship idols like we do scientists shocked and fascinated
Scientists were fascinated and also shocked to find chimpanzees seemingly worshiping trees like idols, just like we have done for thousands of years across...
New horseshoe bat species discovered at Natural History Museum
A new horseshoe bat species has been discovered in the Natural History Museum in London. The female bat, which had been collected by Charles...
Bugatti unveiled the world’s fastest car, its new £2 million ‘Chiron’
Bugatti unveiled the world’s fastest car, its new £2 million Chiron luxury supercar.
The car boasts an artificially limited top speed of to 261 mph...
Banksy artist identity found to be Robin Gunningham using geographic profiling
Banksy, an English-based graffiti artist, political activist, and film director whose identity has remained a secret, is Robin Gunningham, says a team of researchers...