Science
Earthquakes detected on Mars, suggesting it could harbour life
The regular seismic events means there are active volcanoes with liquid magma and even water, say scientists, creating an environment for organisms to thrive
Surgeons in Scotland first in Europe to use pioneering robot controlled like games console
Clinicians at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh have unveiled the state-of-the-art-technology,
Survey of billions of stars in Milky Way could have captured signs of intelligent life
Breakthrough Listen cost $100 million and is the most ambitious SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) project to date.
100 million year old bee trapped in amber is oldest ever evidence of pollination, scientists say
With parasites clinging to it, the find is also the oldest evidence of bee parasitism that still affects them today.
Red meat warning: just a couple of sausage rolls or bacon butties a week ‘could trigger heart attack or stroke’
A study of almost 30,000 people followed for up to three decades found those who regularly consumed processed or red meat were more prone to a premature death
Warning UK science endangered post-Brexit without EU collaboration
The UK received £1.52 billion of European Research Council income, more than any other country and a fifth of the total
Video – Solar telescope show sun’s surface made up of ‘cells’ each the size of Texas
Professor Jeff Kuhn of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) said: “It is literally the greatest leap in humanity’s ability to study the Sun from the ground since Galileo’s time. It’s a big deal."
Scientists reveal secrets of scary movies and why we enjoy this top ten
Films like 'Psycho' and 'The Exorcist' make our grey matter continuously anticipate action in response to threat.
World’s oldest mushroom has discovered – smashing previous record by 350 million years
It lived up to 810 million years ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and helped kick start life on Earth.