American scientists and general public view scientific issues differently
The American general public views scientific issues completely differently from the country’s scientists, says a new pair of surveys by the Pew Research Center,...
UK Synthetic biology gets £40m investment, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable announces
UK synthetic biology at the Manchester Institute for Biotechnology is to receive an investment of £40 million, Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable announced, where...
Extinction of marine life a growing threat, say University of Sheffield scientists
The threat of widespread extinction of marine life is growing, warn researchers from the University of Sheffield, who commented that academics are not taking...
Dinosaur with super-long neck dubbed the ‘Dragon of Qijiang’ discovered in China
A new species of dinosaur that existed 160 million years ago with a super-long neck has been discovered from fossil remains recovered in China....
Massive cometary globule dubbed ‘God’s hand’ pictured by the Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope has pictured a massive cometary globule, known as ‘God’s Hand’ or ‘Mouth of the Beast’, in incredible detail.
The cometary globule...
Elusive African golden cat filmed for first time
The elusive African golden cat (Profelis aurata), about twice the size of an average domestic cat, has been captured on video for the first...
Lightning storm looks spectacular from space, ESA video shows
The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a video showing a massive cloud with a lightning storm inside it taken from the International Space Station...
Planet-like body with mega rings around it discovered by scientists
Scientists at the University of Rochester, USA, and Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, discovered a massive ring system that eclipses the very young Sun-like star...
88% of Brits believe global climate change is a reality
Eighty-eight percent of British people believe the Earth’s climate is changing and that humans are the cause, while only 6% think it is not....
Blue whale skeleton to replace Dippy the Diplodocus at London’s Natural History Museum
The cast of Dippy the Diplodocus dinosaur that has stood in Hintze Hall, at the main entrance of London’s Natural History Museum for the...