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,...
Bright and violent black hole near Earth gave off intense hydrogen helium wind
A bright and violent black hole, which is relatively near the Earth, was observed last year giving off an intense wind of helium and...
A fifth of all plant species at risk of extinction new Kew report warns
A fifth - 21% - of all global plant species are at risk of extinction, mainly because of climate change, invasive species, habitat loss,...
Fort McMurray wildfire to continue spreading amid extreme conditions says NASA
The Fort McMurray area will continue to be razed for some time by a massive wildfire, according to NASA, which reports that fire conditions...
NASA making alien life announcement excited conspiracy theorists claim
With NASA making one announcement after another regarding its search for alien life, conspiracy theorists, UFO seekers and extraterrestrial enthusiasts across the world can...
Swansea UFO hotspot with hundreds of sightings and alien encounters
Swansea, Wales’ second largest city, is quite a UFO hotspot, with hundreds of sightings and alien encounters reported over the past 160 years, says...
Watch the Transit of Mercury today and make sure you take precautions
You can watch the Transit of Mercury today, 9th May, but make sure you take precautions – you should never look directly at the...
Koala extinction looming in south east Queensland without human help
The koala is at serious risk of extinction in the wild in south east Queensland without human help, specifically unless urban development in key...
Plant eating marine reptile fossil likely first of its kind
A strange-looking ‘hammerhead’ crocodile-sized plant eating marine reptile fossil, that existed about 242 million years ago, was probably the first known example of a...
Nearly fifty new species added to Australian threatened list
Nearly fifty new species of animals and plants are threatened, i.e. at high risk of becoming extinct, according to an Australian Federal government list....