Mystery about the Earth’s magnetic field is becoming clearer
A fleet of Nasa spacecraft have finally helped solve a long-standing mystery about the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists have used the data from the four spacecraft that are part of...
A fleet of Nasa spacecraft have finally helped solve a long-standing mystery about the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists have used the data from the four spacecraft that are part of...
The long-lost art of the world’s first major global war has been rediscovered inside a historic manor house complex in the Kent countryside. Eighteen images of ships, scratched on the...
The discovery of a new planet around the Kepler-90 star, which looks like our own sun, means the distant solar system has a total of eight known planets. And those...
An entirely new theory about the moon’s origins has been proposed by scientists, who say it is a better fit than current ideas about how the Earth’s closest neighbour was...
A team of scientists they have solved the mystery of Earth’s “missing nitrogen”, a discovery with significant implications for climate change. Nitrogen is vital for plant growth, so its availability...
The “sixth sense” birds use to visualise Earth’s magnetic field has been demystified, as two teams of scientists claim to have identified the source of their powers. Birds are known...
The scientific world celebrates the 105th birthday of Mexican astronomer Guillermo Haro (1913-88). A native of Mexico City who grew up at the height of the Mexican Revolution, Haro originally...
Ever since humans could look up to see the sky, we have been amazed by its beauty and untold mysteries. Naturally then, astronomy is often described as the oldest of...
A long lost Viking settlement that featured in sagas passed down over hundreds of years, may have been located on the east coast of Canada. Birgitta Wallace, an award-winning specialist...
The first modern Briton had “dark to black” skin, groundbreaking new analysis of his 10,000-year-old remains has revealed. Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, was unearthed more than...