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...
Spectacular jellyfish and other marine life from deepest place on Earth
A live video feed from the deepest place on Earth - several miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean - shows a spectacular...
Black holes may be portals to other universes says Stephen Hawking
Black holes may be portals to other universes, says world famous theoretical cosmologist and physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, and not simply an ‘eternal prison’...
Synthetic carbyne twice as stiff as graphene now a possibility say scientists
Synthetic carbyne, which is assumed to be twice as stiff as graphene and forty times stiffer than diamond, can be produced synthetically, says a...
Earth spin axis turned abruptly eastward due to rapidly melting polar ice
At the turn of the century, the spin axis of Earth took an abrupt turn eastwards and is currently drifting nearly twice as fast...
How Hannibal crossed the Alps mapped thanks to animal manure
After centuries of disagreements regarding Hannibal’s route across the Alps, an international team of scientists has managed to trace his precise path by literally...
Super sensitive gravity detector using smartphone system created by scientists
By adapting a smartphone system, scientists have managed to make a super sensitive gravity detector – a gravimeter – that can measure tiny changes...
Giant armadillos size of cars roamed South America 12000 years ago
Giant armadillos the size of cars roamed South America for millions of years until 12000 years ago, says a team of scientists, who say...
Nuclear bombs to target killer asteroids in EU Russian collaboration
Nuclear bombs may be used to target killer asteroids and send them on a non-Earth-bound trajectory – this is what the EU Commission has...
Scottish osprey missing for 18 months found in Africa
A Scottish osprey that went missing for 18 months has been found thousands of miles away on a West African beach. The 3-year-old male...