Gold was not born on our planet Earth; it was forged in a violent ‘cosmic forge’ far beyond our solar system. Research published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters identifies a ‘missing link’ in the cosmos, proving that gold existed in the early universe long before rare star collisions could create it, with the identification of…
The night sky is like a picture with lots of stars. Now people are getting really worried about what’s happening to it. Astronomers around the world are saying we need to be careful. Two plans are causing a lot of trouble. One plan is to put up a bunch of mirrors in space that will…
Sahariya Adivasi and other communities displaced from Kuno National Park between 1998 and 2003 for a lion reintroduction project, report that most resettlement promises remain unfulfilled. Now, a recently revived irrigation project on the Kunwari river threatens to submerge areas where these communities have resettled, putting them at risk of displacement for the second…
The People’s Republic of China could be the biggest public funder of scientific research in about two years from now, an article in Nature has stated. This is according to an analysis by researchers from Frontiers in Science and Innovation Policy (FSIP), a programme at the University of California, San Diego. FSIP studies the US…
NEW DELHI: If you’ve spent money on creams, peels or lasers and your acne scars still refuse to fade, the issue may not be the treatment — it may be how deep the scars actually go.A new study by doctors at Delhi’s ABVIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital shows that acne scars are far more…
Windsor MP, Jack Rankin says he backs the idea of a western rail link to Heathrow. Source link
Hungry gulls do not only steal our chips and sandwiches. They learn our habits, and look for reliable sources of food. That includes waste treatment centres, landfill or anywhere food waste is concentrated. Many gull populations have moved inland from the coast to exploit these sources of food. Wherever our is processed, gulls and other…
The Earth’s climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN’s weather agency says. Source link
The United States state of Hawaii has just witnessed its worst flooding in the past 20 years as southerly or southwesterly winds brought in moisture-laden air, deluging the island chain in the past two weeks, according to the US government. “Last week’s Kona Low brought 10+ inches of rainfall to the Hawaiian Islands. Saturated soils…
More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a £4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called Woody. Source link