Are we the aliens? Earth could be sending life to Venus, say scientists
A study suggests that microscopic life blasted off Earth by asteroid impacts could have reached Venus’s atmosphere over…
Magnetism likely played a key role in early solar system formation – Physics World
Magnetism likely played a key role in early solar system formation – Physics World Skip to main content…
Turtle doves released in South Downs National Park to help species recover
Conservationists have released 30 turtle doves in the South Downs National Park in a bid to help the…
Astronomers long expected the Milky Way and Andromeda to collide in about 4.5 billion years — but a 2025 study in Nature Astronomy, using Hubble and Gaia data, estimated only a roughly 50–50 chance of the galaxies merging within the next 10 billion years.
The Milky Way’s expected collision with Andromeda became considerably less certain in June 2025. In a Nature Astronomy…
New containers to be rolled out in Bristol recycling drive
New recycling containers are to be rolled out in Bristol – with the first batch delivered to residents…
APOD: 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North…
Man throws dead fish at leopard seal’s face on Petone Beach
Leopard seal washes ashore on Petone Beach Footage of a man throwing a dead fish at a three-metre…
Cave art discovery suggests first humans in Ireland came from Wales
Researchers believe the first known humans to set foot on Ireland thousands of years ago were most likely…
France river barriers cut plastic pollution as Toulouse scheme collects eight tonnes
news Toulouse project captures eight tonnes of plastic The barrier was installed on the river Garonne at Blagnac, a…
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
Winter near the Antarctic Circle brings months of frozen darkness, when sea ice chokes ocean waters and many…
Bat tunnel built for new A421 road between Bedford and Cambridge
National Highways said the 4.5m-high (15ft) underpass would help bats – along with other mammals – “safely navigate”…
Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ aims to bring in tourists
Most dinosaur fossils are discovered in northeastern Thailand, in Phu Wiang National Park, which is why the region…