Creating a detailed cross-section of a galaxy ‘broadly similar’ to our own, allowed the team from the University of Sydney more insight into the Milky Way and how it formed.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert in infectious diseases, explained his uncertainty about the origins of the novel coronavirus and called for an investigation during a PolitiFact event.
Two heroic schoolgirls have spoken of the moment they rescued a 74-year-old pensioner from the River Mersey after two youths kicked him into the water. Friends Khloe Woods and Ellie Hughes, both 14, heard the man’s cries for help just seconds after spotting two boys fleeing from the river bank in Warrington on Sunday afternoon. … Read more
Two heroic schoolgirls have spoken of the moment they rescued a 74-year-old pensioner from the River Mersey after two youths kicked him into the water. Friends Khloe Woods and Ellie Hughes, both 14, heard the man’s cries for help just seconds after spotting two boys fleeing from the river bank in Warrington on Sunday afternoon. … Read more
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more
A new regulator will be set up to ensure the safety of building materials after ‘deeply disturbing’ evidence of malpractice was heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, the Government has said. The investigation into the fatal fire which killed 72 people in 2017 has heard that some firms involved in the production of materials used on … Read more
A furry good babysitter! Golden Retriever who initially thought new arrival was a toy now watches over him constantly and even carries away his used burp cloth after feeding time Whitney, 37, from Boston, brought Theodore Parks home in October 2020 Hinckley, a one-year-old Golden Retriever took an immediate shine to the baby Communication worker … Read more
Giant spinning ice disc is formed on a Chinese river due to a rare natural phenomenon The natural rarity was seen in the city of Ulanhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Incredible footage shows the 33ft-wide ice disc slowly rotating anticlockwise The unusual sight is a rare natural phenomenon that occurs in cold climates Ulanhot has an average … Read more
New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. UK scientists have produced several animations of simulation scenarios, each showing a different amount of spin ‘wandering planet’ Theia may have had as it approached Earth. Each simulation depicts various explosive … Read more
Scientists solve 16-year-old mystery of the Blue Nebula, finding it formed after a sun-like star consumed a smaller stellar companion The Blue Nebula was discovered in 2004 and has baffled scientists since A new study reveals it is youngest known example of two stars merging into one It formed when a dying sun-like star moved … Read more