High-rise farms and floating cities – the future of Britain
Britain in the future, in about 100 years' time, will be full of high-rise farms, floating cities, basements six-storeys deep, 3D houses, and Moon...
Mars ancient supervolcano equivalent to Red Planet’s Yellowstone discovered, probably
European Space Agency scientists say they have identified what is probably an ancient Mars supervolcano, whose crater measures 40km by 30km and dips as...
Weird star called Nasty 1 has behavior never seen before, say astronomers
There is a weird aging star about 3,000 light years away - nicknamed Nasty 1 – whose behaviour has baffled astronomers. The star, which...
Tongue worm, a 425m year old parasite, found intact with host in England
A new species of fossil has been discovered in England – a 425-million-year old tongue worm - a prehistoric parasitic intruder that was found...
Making large-scale graphene possible for the first time
Scientists have demonstrated how it is possible to make large-scale graphene. One of the biggest problems with graphene, the world’s strongest, lightest and thinnest...
Lion touches grass with his paws for the first time
A lion that had been locked in a tiny, filthy cage for thirteen years, was let out. He touched fresh earth and grass for the...
Russian Proton-M rocket carrying Mexican satellite crashed shortly after launch
Another Russian rocket malfunctions, this time a Proton-M that was carrying a Mexican satellite. It malfunctioned shortly after liftoff on Saturday at the Russia-leased...
Butterfly numbers exploded in UK in early April
Butterfly numbers in the UK have ‘rocketed’, according to a report by The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), which put the record number for...
Sarah Brightman postpones space flight plans, cites personal family reasons
Sarah Brightman, the British classical crossover soprano, songwriter, actress, and dancer, has postponed her flight to the International Space Station that was scheduled to...
Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Jim O’Neill, who coined term BRIC, becomes Treasury Minister
The man who coined the term BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) to describe the world’s major emerging markets that will one day dominate the...