Stephen Hawking Memorial Sees Professor’s Voice Beamed Into A Black Hole
‘It is a message of peace and hope, about unity and the need for us to live together in harmony on this planet.’
The Independent
Days are longer than they used to be due to moon moving away from earth, study finds
A day was once only 18 hours long when the moon was closer to Earth, a new study has claimed.
Green Technology To Burst ‘Carbon Bubble’ In Catastrophe For Fossil-fuel Economies, New Research Predicts
Trillions of dollars of fossil fuel wealth will be wiped out at some point over the next 17 years even if governments fail to impose binding carbon emissions limits on industry to curb global warming, according to a major new study.
Numbers of Snow Leopards in the Wild Impossible to Determine
The big cats’ decline is understated, and their viability remains in doubt because of human settlements, climate change, and poaching. Removing leopards from the endangered list may give the impression that they’re safe when in fact the numbers are unknown.
Teaching Students How to Swear Can Help Them to Develop Socially, Scientist Says
Teaching students how to swear can help them to understand language better, a scientist has said.
SCIENCE NEWS IN BRIEF: A Black Hole Gorging on Stars and Spirit Simulation, Scientists Transfer Data Between Snails, etc.
Giant black hole has been eating a ‘star every two days’, scientists transfer memory between snails, child’s mummified hand mystery solved, and more.
Here's the hidden carbon cost behind everyday products
The modest targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Though nonbinding, failure to meet them will lead to widespread drought, disease and desperation in Read More…
Cannabis used to grow wild in Europe but went extinct before first farmers arrived, research finds
The growth of wild cannabis was rife in Europe during the Stone Age, but the plant disappeared from the continent before the first farmers had a chance to cultivate it, Read More…
Prehistoric Autism Helped Produce Much Of The World’s Earliest Great Art, Study Says
Much of the world’s earliest great art is likely to have been created by gifted early humans on the autism spectrum, new research by British scientists suggests in Open Archaeology journal this week.
Swaziland King Officially Renames Country “Kingdom of eSwatini” to Mark 50th Anniversary of Independence
Swaziland’s king has officially renamed the struggling African nation the “Kingdom of eSwatini,” to commemorate 50 years since winning independence from British rule.
Cows Could Be Largest Mammals On Earth If Extinction Continues At This Pace
Scientists are warning that cows may become Earth’s largest remaining mammal if extinction continues at its current rate.
Pioneering autism doctor Hans Asperger sent disabled children to be killed by Nazis, new study claims
Hans Asperger, the Austrian pediatrician who gave his name to a kind of high-functioning autism, helped the Nazis in their murder of disabled children, according to a new report.
Substance that gives birds mysterious power to see Earth’s magnetic field discovered by scientists
Findings indicate that other animals, perhaps all of them, have magnetic receptors and can pick up on magnetic fields.
Scientists Find That Black Holes At The Center of Galaxies Could Be Sending Waves Across The Universe
Swirling black holes at the center of the universe could be spewing out gravitational waves, according to a new study.
Most Distant Star Ever Seen Spotted By Hubble Telescope 9 Billion Light Years Away
Astronomers have identified a star 9 billion light years away from Earth – the farthest individual star ever seen by humans. Usually it is impossible to discern stars at distances greater Read More…