Huge explosion in the sky 345 years ago was a stellar collision, not a...
In 1670, European astronomers saw a spectacular explosion in the sky, which the European Southern Observatory says was not a nova, but a much...
‘The Map that Changed the World’ unearthed by an archivist 200 years later
The first geological map of a country ever produced and previously thought lost has been uncovered by an archivist at The Geological Society of...
Boeing ‘force field’ as seen in Star Trek registered at US patent office
The Boeing Company, the aerospace and defence giant, has obtained a patent for a Star Trek-style “force field” technology aimed at protecting military vehicles...
Giant 400-km wide asteroid impact zone discovered in Australia
An asteroid that broke in two moments before crashing into Earth created a 400 kilometre (248 mile) wide impact zone in Central Australia, researchers...
Woolly mammoth could make a comeback using cloning techniques, geneticists say
After inserting 14 Woolly Mammoth genes into the DNA of a modern Asian Elephant, Harvard University geneticists say we are a step closer to...
Welsh are closest relatives to early settlers of Britain, DNA study shows
The Welsh are genetically the most closely matched to the early settlers of Britain who started arriving about 10,000 to 11,000 years ago just...
Forests worldwide shrinking at an alarming rate
Forests globally are shrinking at an alarming rate. Today, seventy percent of forest lands are within half-a-mile (1 km) of the forest edge, where...
Adapting to climate change adds to repercussions, says new study
Research should not focus just on the impact of climate change, but also how its effects may be exacerbated by the measures taken to adapt...
Cloning a woolly mammoth Jurassic Park style a step closer
Scientists at Harvard University have inserted 14 woolly mammoth genes into the live DNA of a modern elephant, bringing them a step closer to...
Massive marine reserve around Pitcairn Islands, UK Government announces
The UK Government has announced it is setting up the world’s largest single marine reserve around the seas of Pitcairn Islands in the South...