Science
Supermassive black hole at heart of Milky Way exploded 3.5 million years ago… as our earliest ancestors roamed Earth
The nuclear blast was so big its impact was felt... 200,000 light years away, say scientists.
One of clearest ever pictures of Saturn taken by Hubble Space Telescope
The magnificent image reveal the gas giant's iconic icy rings and subtle changes in the planet's amber hues
North Atlantic haddock ‘use built-in magnetic compass to guide them’
Experiments revealed Atlantic haddock orient toward the north west using Earth's magnetic field
Video – Chimps think just like us
They understand the mental state of others - known as a 'theory of mind'
Scientists have found earliest signs of life on earth in “exceptionally preserved” 3.5 billion year old microbes which could start explain how life began
The discovery could also help researchers find proof of life on Mars - or other planets.
New species of crocodile 10 feet long has been discovered by scientists
The new study confirms there are two species living on either side of a mountain range which splits the island into north and south
Climate change ‘could be combated by blowing up asteroid – just like Bruce Willis in Armageddon’
A cataclysmic collision between two space rocks 466 million years ago caused Earth to freeze over, say scientists.
New species of giant salamander could be the world’s biggest amphibian
The preserved Chinese giant salamander once lived at ZSL London Zoo and has been on display at the Natural History Museum for 74 years.
The ‘biggest’ star in the universe has been unveiled by astronomers.
It's more than twice the mass of the sun - and about 700,000 times heavier than Earth.