Ancient Babylonian and Greek records reveal how Earth is slowing down
Slowing rotation means our days are getting longer every century.
Dec 07, 2016
'Ailing' Buzz Aldrin evacuated from the South Pole after falling ill
Astronaut was visiting Antarctica as part of a tourist group.
Dec 01, 2016
Tiny asteroid is the smallest ever studied – but it came from a beast the size of Los Angeles
Asteroid 2015 TC25 will help scientists understand the bigger ones that meteorites come from.
Dec 01, 2016
Millennium Eruption at North Korea's volcano was so big it should've cooled the planet for years
Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.
Nov 30, 2016
The vindication of Gaëtan Dugas: How scientists finally vanquished the 'Patient Zero' myth
Dugas died in 1984 at the age of 31 from kidney failure from Aids-related infections.
Nov 30, 2016
Hands up for HIV Prevention: Why stopping HIV is key to World Aids Day 2016
Executive director of UNAIDS said we are winning Aids epidemic, but progress is not being seen everywhere.
Nov 30, 2016
Weird quantum effect spotted in empty space 80 years after astronomers predicted it
Light emitted from neutron star appears to be subject to quantum effect 'vacuum birefringence'.
Nov 30, 2016
We have the potential to regrow our own limbs – we just haven't worked out how yet
Our 'close relatives' acorn worms can regrow every major body part after being cut in half.
Nov 29, 2016
Into the abyss: Our planet's biggest exposed fault has been seen for the first time
Banda Detachment will 'explain how one of Earth's deepest sea areas became so deep'.
Nov 29, 2016
Psychopaths feel regret, they just can't use it to adapt their behaviour
Study indicates behaviour associated with psychopathy comes from problems with decision-making processes.
Nov 28, 2016
Einstein's theory says the speed of light is constant – but what if he was wrong?
Researchers say the speed of light might have been much faster in the very early universe.
Nov 28, 2016
San Francisco's Millennium Tower is sinking by 4cm every year and no one really knows why
Skyscraper at centre of city has been sinking and tilting since it was completed in 2009.
Nov 28, 2016
Africa's tallest tree discovered in remote valley of Kilimanjaro
Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.
Nov 25, 2016
Where will the next mega earthquake hit? Curvy faults may be key
Scientists say likelihood that fault curvature is linked to megathrust earthquakes is over 99%.
Nov 24, 2016
GHB: The dangerous drug Stephen Port used to rape and murder four men
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate is used to treat sleeping disorder narcolepsy but has become a known date-rape drug.
Nov 24, 2016
Extremely rare and ancient 'thinking man' jug discovered in Israel
Vessel dates to Middle Bronze Age and was found alongside daggers, an axe head and arrowheads.
Nov 23, 2016
Bigger penises make female fish evolve bigger brains – so they can avoid males
Females appear to evolve increased cognitive ability so they can avoid male mating attempts.
Nov 23, 2016
Young blood appears to rejuvenate old mice. But what happens when you give young mice old blood?
New method of swapping blood between mice reveals how old blood has massive adverse effect.
Nov 22, 2016
An ocean of water exists deep beneath Earth's surface – and if it dries up we're all dead
Scientists find the mineral brucite can store and transport water at far greater depths than thought.
Nov 21, 2016
Sergio Canavero unveils another milestone in his plan to carry out world's first human head transplant
Italian neurosurgeon unveiled the surgical blade and virtual reality system he plans to use for the operation.
Nov 21, 2016
Cryonic freezing: Meet the people who want to be brought back to life in the future
Members of Cryonics UK explain why they want to be frozen in the hope of being revived.
Nov 18, 2016
Want to live past 90? Women who have children later live longer
Having two to four children was also associated with living for longer.
Nov 17, 2016
66 million years after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck, scientists drilled into its crater – here's what they found...
Scientists find out how the peak of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico collapsed.
Nov 17, 2016
This is the roundest thing you will ever see
Extremely spherical star discovered slowly rotating 5,000 light years from Earth.
Nov 17, 2016
Sea sponge inspires cancer drug without the toxic side effects of chemotherapy
Synthetic version of rare compound from Diazona angulata used to treat leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.
Nov 16, 2016
Autism may have spurred human evolution through logic and detail-based skills
Collaborative morality among hunter-gatherers included people with autism traits, allowing their skills to flourish.
Nov 16, 2016
Doctors report rare case of penile strangulation after man puts wedding ring on penis
Man admitted to hospital with 'penile strangulation' after putting wedding ring on it for 'erotic reasons'.
Nov 16, 2016
Stephen Hawking believes humans will have to leave Earth in next 1,000 years – or go extinct
Physicist says mankind would need to move to a new planet in coming millennium if we are to survive.
Nov 16, 2016
US experts just halved the maximum screen time recommended for under 5s
Child psychiatrist warns children under 2 should not be exposed to any TV or computer screens.
Nov 16, 2016
Incredibly well-preserved graves of some of the earliest Christians in the UK unearthed in Norfolk
Skeletons were discovered inside tree-trunk and plank-lined coffins near a wooden structure believed to be a church.
Nov 16, 2016
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