Bright pink bottles on beach are ours Reckitt Benckiser admits
The several thousands of bright, pink plastic bottles that washed up on some Cornwall beaches over the past week are ours, says Reckitt Benckiser,...
London pollution limit for year exceeded in just eight days
The London pollution limit of just 18 hours per year was exceeded in the first eight days of 2016, making it one of the...
Hydrogen in new atomic metallic solid state nearly achieved
The long-sought quest to form a new atomic, metallic, solid state of hydrogen has nearly been achieved by a team of scientists at the...
Pizza slicing the perfect way explained by mathematicians
Pizza slicing is a skill which two mathematicians say can be perfected if you follow their scientifically-studied formula. Joel Haddley and Stephen Worsley from...
The Anthropocene – when humans influenced the geology of the Earth
The Anthropocene – the period during which human activity has been the main influence on Earth’s geology, environment and climate - is here, says...
Insects have 3D vision – test using tiny glasses found
Insects have 3D vision, scientists found after fitting some praying mantises with special tiny 'insect-cinema' glasses. The researchers, from Newcastle University, said mantises use...
Lumiere London the incredible Light Festival that illuminates the capital
Lumiere London is an incredible Light Festival in which London will illuminated for four evenings with amazing interactive installations, 3D projects and other extraordinary...
Mysterious metal balls fell from the sky in Vietnam
Scientists are unable to explain how three mysterious metal balls fell from the sky in Vietnam. They don’t know what they are or where...
Dinosaurs loved like birds do today in nest scrape ceremonies
Dinosaurs loved each other many millions of years ago much like birds do today, say scientists, who found evidence of prehistoric nest scrape ceremonies...
Extremely venomous snakes found on Australian beaches
Extremely venomous yellow-bellied sea snakes have been found washed ashore on the beach in New South Wales, Australia. Locals have been told not to...