Ancient meteorites zapped by laser to protect Earth from violent collisions
A couple of super ancient meteorites will be zapped with a high-powered laser as part of a project to protect Earth from violent killer-asteroid...
Upper atmosphere of early Earth was rich in oxygen like today
The upper atmosphere of early Earth – 2.7 billion years ago – was as rich in oxygen as it is today, says a team...
Over one in five plants threatened with extinction globally says report
Over one in five plants globally is currently threatened with extinction, says a new report published by the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK. Its...
Honey bee population meltdown in USA and things are getting worse
The honey bee population had another disaster - many describe it as a meltdown - over the past year in the USA, with beekeepers...
Hillary Clinton eyeing UFO niche vote and pledges to declassify secret files
Is presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton eyeing America’s UFO niche vote? She says that if she wins November’s presidential election, she will declassify all secret...
Giant Dalmatian pelican seen in UK first time in centuries
A giant pelican has been observed in the UK for the first time in centuries. The sighting attracted hundreds of bird enthusiasts to Land’s...
Oldest axe ever over 45000 years old discovered in Kimberley Australia
The oldest axe we know about, a fragment of it, between 45,000 and 49,000 years old, has been discovered by a team of archaeologists...
Eric the British 1928 robot should be rebuilt says Science Museum
Eric, a British robot built in 1928 that could speak, walk and move about and then suddenly disappeared, should be rebuilt, says the Science...
Five Solomon Islands completely gone as sea level rises due to climate change
Five islands in the remote Solomon Islands in the South Pacific have vanished completely to coastal erosion and sea level rises due to human-induced...
As people get richer religion will get smaller and eventually disappear
Religion may gradually disappear as we all get richer, says a group of evolutionary scientists from the United States and France. Christianity, Judaism, Islam,...