First known ‘murder hornet’ nest discovered, destroyed in US Washington State Department of Agriculture workers locate and demolish Asian giant hornet nest When the first…

Read More Over 500 'murder hornets' were found in Washington nest, including nearly 200 queens

Men with a poor diet rich in ‘bad fats’ from butter, red meat and pastries are MORE likely to suffer erectile dysfunction than those who…

Read More Men with a poor diet are more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction

Throughout history people have looked to the heavens in order to know what to do next; to predict what might be around the corner. Whether…

Read More End of the world: Comet sighting dubbed ‘omen’ of impending disaster

As the world continues to warm, more and more areas become uninhabitable to animals, particularly mammals, birds and amphibians. This is because land becomes drier,…

Read More Climate change leading to devastating loss of habitat for wildlife

The Bigfin squid or Magnapinna is one of the planet’s most elusive deep-sea creatures. First photographed in 1988 by researchers aboard a miniature submarine, the…

Read More Bigfin squid: Scientists catch glimpse of super-rare creature in Great Australian Bight

Ancient Egyptian mummies unearthed 400 years ago are revealed for the first time in CT scans showing they were entombed with their organs still inside…

Read More Ancient Egyptian mummies revealed for the first time

Rocket booster flung into the abyss of space on a mission to the moon in 1966 returns to Earth’s orbit and will circle our planet…

Read More Rocket booster from 1966 returns to Earth's orbit 'for a few weeks'

Professional athletes capable of running rapid marathons can take in oxygen TWICE as fast as the regular person Researchers tested 16 elite marathon runners and…

Read More Professional athletes can take oxygen TWICE as fast as normal person

A lucky few stargazers who were up just before 3am today, got to see the Waning Crescent Moon climb over the eastern horizon. Viewed from…

Read More Bright star in the east: What is the bright star under the Moon tonight?

Masks with valves are USELESS at stopping the spread of coronavirus because they allow a stream of unfiltered air to escape, high speed cameras reveal…

Read More Masks with valves let streams of unfiltered air escape, footage shows

Google Map’s satellite imagery of the entire planet was used to pinpoint the location of the supposed MH370 wreckage in central Cambodia. The Google Maps coordinates…

Read More MH370 location: Is THIS Google Maps coordinate in Cambodia the crash site of MH370 flight?

The frozen desert is home to up to 5,000 researchers around-the-year who study the effects of climate change and the history of the Earth. Following…

Read More Antarctica discovery: Diver ‘blown away’ by incredible ‘evolved’ sea creatures below ice

According to monitoring services from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 58 earthquakes have hit Yellowstone in the past 28 days. All of the earthquakes…

Read More Yellowstone volcano hit by more than 50 earthquakes – Will it erupt?

Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, the company announced Monday.  The vaccine involves two shots administered three weeks apart.…

Read More Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine requires 2 shots given 3 weeks apart, which could make distribution more complicated

The United States is on track to set a record for coronavirus hospitalizations, according to The Covid Tracking Project. At least 56,768 people are currently…

Read More US on track to smash record for COVID-19 hospitalizations

New research has shown that Arctic rivers are contributing much more to melting sea ice in the north pole than they used to. The study…

Read More Climate change warning: Arctic rivers melting sea ice from the inside ‘Very alarming’

A species of bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans, survived for a year on the outside of the International Space Station.  It endured microgravity, harsh ultraviolet radiation, and…

Read More A species of bacteria survived on the outside of the International Space Station for a full year

Exercising once a week could lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s – even if you already have memory and thinking problems People with a condition…

Read More Exercising weekly is linked to a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's

Historians from two Israeli universities have employed the artificial intelligence technique to restore broken up words penned in the Akkadian language. Akkadian is an extinct…

Read More Archaeology news: Artificial Intelligence is filling ‘missing gaps’ in Mesopotamia tablets

The shake up surrounding Donald Trump’s failed re-election bid has already begun, with NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announcing his resignation. Mr Bridenstine was appointed by…

Read More NASA chief to step down following Donald Trump’s election loss

The asteroid 2020 ST1 is a monstrous rock which is currently traversing through the solar system. The asteroid is up to 350 metres in length,…

Read More Asteroid news: ‘Potentially HAZARDOUS’ space rock to pass Earth on Saturday

The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of huge interest to scientists due to its proximity and similarities to Earth. No proof has…

Read More NASA’s ‘astonishing’ Mars discovery supported ‘thriving life’ on Red Planet surface

Although inaccessible for now, the Greenland discovery could shed light on Earth’s past climates as well as reveal unique fossils. The lakebed sediments sit about…

Read More Greenland mystery: Lakebed trapped under ice could hold unique fossils, scientists say

The Mars Sample Return campaign will see NASA partner with the European Space Agency (ESA) on a multi-year mission to retrieve “pristine” rock samples from…

Read More NASA mission to return Mars rocks to Earth given green light – ‘Pristine pieces of Mars’

Is this the site of a Bible miracle? Lost church ‘where Jesus healed a bleeding woman’ is unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Caesarea…

Read More Lost church 'where Jesus a healed bleeding woman' is unearthed'

Microbes may be the friends of future colonists living off the land on the moon, Mars or elsewhere in the solar system and aiming to…

Read More These Microbes May Help Future Martians and Moon People Mine Metals

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Read More Christians pray to water stain ‘shaped like Virgin Mary’ found in car park

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu in December, 2018 and has since spent two years orbiting the gigantic space rock. Last month, OSIRIS-REx completed…

Read More Asteroid Bennu could be HOLLOW and spinning itself to death – research

The space rock known as 2020 VL1 is currently moving towards the orbit of Earth. Monitoring services from NASA have revealed that the asteroid is…

Read More Asteroid news: ‘Near Earth’ asteroid set to swing past our planet