Sunless world where molten iron rains down below hot dust clouds
Imagine a distant, sunless world where it rains molten iron and its clouds are made of super-hot dust. This is what a team of...
Adorable elephant-shrews make their debut at Chester Zoo
Two round-eared elephant-shrews, also known as Sengis (Macroscelides proboscideus), have gone on show at Chester Zoo in England for the first time, and have...
UK astronaut Tim Peake’s last visit to UK before launch to ISS
This is UK astronaut Tim Peake's last visit to his country before his launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on 15th December 2015. Celebrations...
Advanced alien megastructure unlikely to be dimming Tabby’s Star
Everybody became extremely excited that an advanced alien megastructure could be the reason why ‘Tabby’s Star’, known scientifically as KIC 8462852, was randomly dimming...
Alien megastructure has no radio signals, SETI scientists say
A possible alien megastructure, which may have dimmed a star called KIC 8462852, showed no clear evidence for narrow-band or broad band signals between...
Mixed martial arts less dangerous than boxing, but bloodier
Which is bloodier, mixed martial arts or boxing? The answer is mixed martial arts. However, boxing is more dangerous. Boxing poses a significantly greater risk...
Weird UFO-type orb found in field in Spain
A weird UFO-type orb was discovered in a field in Clasparra, Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday by two goat farmers. Technically, it is not a...
Solar wind stripped atmosphere on Mars, says NASA
Solar wind stripped Mars of its once thick atmosphere, according to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. The Red Planet, which once...
Astronaut Tim Peake hopes to inspire young Brits
Astronaut Tim Peake, who is scheduled to be going to the International Space Station (ISS), on 15th December, 2015, says he hopes it will...
A Minke whale baby boom may be reason for record sightings
Record sightings of juveniles off Scotland’s west coast may be due to a minke whale baby boom, says the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust....