Largest prime number ever with over 20 million digits discovered
The largest prime number ever, with 22,338,618 digits, has been discovered by a computer at the University of Central Missouri in the United States,...
Fairy tales predate Bible and Roman and Greek mythology study shows
The fairy tales we tell our kids today predate the Bible, Roman and Greek mythology, as well as all modern European languages, say researchers from...
Five planets line up in sky first time since 2005
Five planets will line up in the sky for the first time since 2005. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury will appear together and...
Stephen Hawking warns of growing human race self destruction risk
Professor Stephen Hawking warns that there is a growing risk of self-destruction by the human race, caused by perhaps a genetically-engineered virus, climate change,...
Global fish catch drastically underreported by 32 billion kg annually
Global fish catch data is drastically unreported, in fact by 32 billion kg every year, which is more than the combined weight of all the people...
Mystery of Roman age decapitated bodies in York unravelled by genome technology
The mystery of more than eighty Roman age decapitated bodies discovered in York is gradually unravelling, thanks to cutting edge genome technology. The mystery...
Spiderman must have size 95 feet to climb walls and giant hands
Spiderman must have size 95 feet (114 in the US) if he really wants to climb walls like the superhero in the movies and...
Humans risk extinction from dangers of our own making warns Hawking
Humans are at risk of extinction because of several dangers of our own making, including a nuclear war or accident, climate change, genetically-engineered viruses,...
Martian gorilla and camel filmed by Mars Rover say space watchers
A Martian gorilla and a camel have been filmed by the Mars Curiosity Rover, a car-sized robotic rover exploring the Gale Crater on the...
Spectacular zinnia flowers in space tweeted by Scott Kelly
Commander Scott Kelly tweeted some spectacular photos of zinnia flowers in full bloom from the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA, data gathered...