Tropical plants wrongly named is a widespread problem, study found
At least half of all tropical plants are wrongly named, a new study has found, partly because the number of new specimens collected over...
Cross dressing and girlfriend snatching is in the genes – for some birds
Whether you are into cross dressing, girlfriend snatching, or have a strong territorial instinct, is all down to your genes, that is, if you...
World water supply under serious threat from melting winter snow, study
The world’s water supply, which is highly dependent on gradual melting of winter snow, could soon be critically imperiled because of climate change, a...
Oldest star discovered, formed before Milky Way was born
The oldest star ever to be detected has been discovered by an international team of scientists. The star existed just 300 million years after...
UK wildlife damaged by climate change, Europe too, says RSPB report
UK wildlife is being damaged by climate change, says a new RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) report, which adds that Europe’s...
Huge Pluto area has no craters, say astonished NASA scientists
A huge area on the surface of Pluto is completely crater free, an image of the dwarf planet produced by NASA’s New Horizons scientists...
Dark matter may have put us here and got rid of the dinosaurs
What if dark matter is responsible for putting us – humans – here, and getting rid of the dinosaurs? Lisa Randall, a theoretical physicists...
Climate change may push 100 million people back into poverty by 2030
Climate change has the potential to push over 100 million people back into extreme poverty by 2030, says a new World Bank report, with...
Exoplanet with 5400 mph winds and 1200 °C temperature discovered
Scientists have discovered an exoplanet with 5400 winds and a surface temperature of 1200 °C about 63 light years from Earth. A team from...
Mars’ moon Phobos is gradually falling apart, say NASA scientists
Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, has long, shallow grooves lining its surface that scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center believe are the...