Meteorite hunt underway from giant fireball, could be worth a lot of money
A giant fireball was seen flying over Britain and Ireland on Sunday evening. The meteor is believed to have crashed somewhere in Ireland or...
Imagine watching movie Gravity on International Space Station – it happened
Imagine watching the movie Gravity at the International Space Station (ISS), when a load of debris comes your way and creates havoc. Well, that’s...
Asian hornets could come to UK – France reports six human deaths so far
British experts are concerned that killer Asian hornets, which have so far killed six humans in France, could be blown over the channel by...
Early Britons were cannibals, Gough’s Cave remains suggest
Ice Age Britons were cannibals, evidence from human remains collected from Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge suggests. Researchers from the Natural History Museum, University...
Britons ate each other 15,000 years ago, evidence shows
Britons ate each other, probably as part of mortuary practice about 15,000 years ago, a new study on the human remains from Gough’s Cave in...
Osedax Zombie worm has eaten up many fossil bones, scientists say
The Zombie worm, known formally as the Osedax worm, has been eating the bones of large creatures in our oceans for millions of years....
Dark matter and its role in the universe, new maps may help us understand
Nobody fully understands what the role of dark matter in the universe is. Scientists have created the first in a series of dark matter...
Liquid water on Mars likely near the surface, evidence shows
While the surface of Mars is too cold for liquid water, it probably exists just below, according to data gathered by NASA’s Curiosity rover....
Water found on Mars, but life is unlikely, say scientists
Scientists have discovered evidence of water cycles present in Mars, but say that radiation and temperature levels on its surface make it highly unlikely...
Giant mosasaurs gave birth in open ocean 65 million years ago
Mosasaurs, giant 50-foot-long marine lizards, gave birth in the open ocean 65 million years ago, and not near or on the shore, researchers from...