Science
Human trials of world’s first HIV jab to begin
A protective injection is the 'holy grail' of AIDS research. Since the epidemic began almost four decades ago only four have been tested on patients - with none proving a success
Human ancestor that lived millions of years ago ‘was breastfed until 12-months-old’
Scientists say that the findings show the maternal behaviour of Australopithecus africanus was closer to modern humans than great apes - which nurse for longer
Mars could be made habitable by creating small islands
An inch thick layer of tiles made out of silica aerogel - a fluffy white powder that is mostly air - would be enough to insulate the frozen world
Skull unearthed in Greece ‘belonged to first known European’
It dates back 210,000 years and is the earliest evidence of modern humans on the continent - rewriting the history of mankind
Mystery of sex change in fish unlocked, scientists say
Around 500 species like clownfish made famous by Finding Nemo and the Caribbean bluehead wrasse, routinely change their sex in adulthood.
Nasa names centre after woman who was unsung heroine of moon landings
A Nasa facility in West Virginia has been renamed in honour of a native of the state whose calculations helped put men on the moon 50 years ago. Katherine Johnson was portrayed in the film Hidden Figures and is now 100 years old. She did not attend Tuesday’s ceremony in Fairmont but was represented by two of her daughters, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore. https://twitter.com/WomenNASA/status/1146056151471144962 https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1146107238655901699 News outlets report elected officials, the Nasa administrator and a former astronaut were at...
Chileans and Argentines marvel at total solar eclipse
Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the skies over Chile and Argentina. Tourists from around the world witnessed the cosmic spectacle, which began in the morning as the moon crossed in front of the sun and cast a shadow that passed over a tiny uninhabited atoll in the South Pacific and headed to South America. Chile and Argentina were the only inhabited places where the total eclipse could be seen....
Hot beams can be seen shooting fromone of the Milky Way’s most ‘petulant’ stars
They are the latest shots of a 170 year-long firework show which started with the star's ‘Great Eruption’ in the 1840s.
First interstellar object to enter solar system remains a mystery
It is the first known object to pass through solar system from outside, but experts have failed to explain where the object named 'Oumuamua' came from.