The world's oldest man - who turned 113 yesterday (27th May) - says the secret to his long life is a daily glass of sugarcane liquor. Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora…
Microplastics may significantly intensify global warming, according to a new study. Scientists from different German research institutions - including the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel - have…
The oldest recorded mention of the aurora borealis has been found in ancient Chinese text referring to the phenomenon that dates back to the 10th century BC when it was…
Scientists assessing the level of diversity among bee species necessary for sustaining populations of wild plants have concluded that ecosystems rely on many bee species to flourish, not just a…
A massive new planet, nine times the size of Jupiter, is being formed in an intense and violent process, as recorded by NASA’s Hubble space telescope, challenging understandings about planetary…
An international research campaign involving over 100 scientists from 12 countries has begun investigating the dramatic warming in the Arctic - estimated at two to three degrees Centigrade - over…
Researchers analysing changes in vegetation biomass have warned that the Amazon rainforest risks transitioning to savanna, with dire consequences for global warming. The vast Amazon rainforest covers 2,100,000 square miles…
These stunning images of last week’s blood moon were captured by an Iraqi astrophotographer with a fast-growing online following. Darya Kawa Mirza, 28, who comes from Erbil, capital of the…
A Florida boat captain has found a huge tooth that belonged to a prehistoric Megalodon shark. Megalodons, meaning ‘big tooth’, are a now-extinct shark species that graced the Earth's waters…
A meteorite fragment from Mars that reached Planet Earth an estimated 450 million years ago has piggybacked home on board the Mars Perseverance rover. The meteorite fragment, named 'Sayh Al…