Conservation of the World’s fish stocks are dwindling says Salford study

Conservation of dwindling fish stocks is being severely hampered by poor controls on global trade, according to research published in Scientific Reports. The study carried...

Mass grave is the burial site of Viking army

A mass grave uncovered in Derbyshire the 1980s dates to the Viking Age and may have been a burial site of the Viking Great...

Astronomers discover new ways in which young giant planets evolve

New research into the early stages of planet formation, published today in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggests that there may...

Astronomers expose the aftermath of a violent merger of neutron stars

Astronomers from around the world have combined radio telescopes on five continents, including Jodrell Bank, to prove the existence of a narrow...

The first archaeological artefacts are found during the search for lost prehistoric settlements in...

During May 2019, an 11-day expedition by European scientists from Belgium and Britain was undertaken to explore three sites of potential geological and archaeological...

Acidic oceans triggered marine mass extinction during dinosaur die-off

A new international study led by Yale University, in collaboration with the Universities of St Andrews and Bristol, confirms a long-held theory about the last...

Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to Leukaemia

New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause Leukaemia. The discovery could pave the way for new, targeted medical treatments...

‘Lost’ world’s rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets

The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable ‘Goldilocks zone’ in a distant...

Smelling the past using AI

Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to research past and present smells of Europe to identify and trace their link to language, places, cultural...

Lightning strikes played vital role in origins of life on Earth

Lightning strikes were just as important as meteorites in creating the perfect conditions for life to emerge on Earth, geologists say. Minerals delivered to Earth...