Interstellar movie team provides insights into black holes’ effects
The visual-effects team involved in making Christopher Nolan's epic Oscar-nominated movie Interstellar have provided new insights into the powerful effects of black holes, turning...
Mega-droughts lasting decades will hit US Southwest and Great Plains
The US Southwest and Great Plains will face mega-droughts that will last several decades during the second half of this century, worse than anything...
Gene that shaped Darwin’s finches’ beaks identified by US and Swedish scientists
American and Swedish scientists have identified a gene that influenced the beak shape of Darwin’s finches, also known as Galápagos finches, which evolved from...
World’s largest solar telescope cameras project led by Queen’s University Belfast
A $344 million project to build cameras for the world’s largest and most revolutionary solar telescope is to be led by Queen’s University Belfast...
Earth’s inner core has an inner-inner core inside it
The Earth’s inner core has another core, an inner-inner core inside it, and the iron crystals in both inner and inner-inner cores align differently,...
Let’s tell aliens we are here, says SETI – Hawking says “Don’t!”
The scientific community is split about whether we should send out messages into deep space telling aliens we are here, with SETI arguing in...
Should we approach intelligent aliens by actively sending messages into space?
Should we send messages from Earth out into space telling intelligent aliens, if any exist, that we are here and would like to say...
Should we send “come find us” messages into space?
SETI scientists and astronomers would like to send “come find us” messages into space, hoping that advanced aliens might pick them up and come...
NASA vintage photographs up for auction, including first space selfies
A fantastic collection of prints from a previously unseen private collection of NASA photographs showing pioneering astronauts on the Moon and in space will...
Grey Seals’ corkscrew injuries may be due to cannibalism
The Grey Seals’ corkscrew injuries, which led experts to suspect ship propellers were the cause, are more likely to be the result of cannibalism...