People in the UK should “look to the west” to spot Comet A3, an astronomer has said. The comet, also known as Tsuchinshan-Atlas, was visible from the UK on Saturday evening and was pictured above the London skyline and over Dorset. It has been called “the comet of the century”Continue Reading
Someone’s DNA is simply an instruction manual for who they are and is not generally their “destiny”, an expert has said. Geneticist and ancient DNA specialist Professor Turi King explained that DNA is only one piece of the puzzle, and people have a lot of choice in who they are.Continue Reading
They key to stopping your pets from fighting like cats and dogs may lie in how you first introduce them to each other, research suggests. People planning on taking a new puppy home to their cat should think about allowing them to get used to each other gradually rather thanContinue Reading
China had a thriving cosmetics industry more than a thousand years ago, archaeologists have found. The industry, which flourished between 618 and 907AD, produced a range of products including moisturisers made of animal fat and eyebrow enhancers using graphite powder. The products were commonly used by the wealthy non-elite ofContinue Reading
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance has been seen in spectacular 3D detail in new images released more than a century after it sunk. The vessel was hidden at a depth of 3,000m at the bottom of the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica after sinking in 1915 – before itContinue Reading
A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on Earth. The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. And, until now, it had been assumed that the asteroid acted alone. This week,Continue Reading
Scientists have finally managed to put a face to the largest bug to ever live. Previously, experts have been stumped as many fossils found were headless shells that were left behind when the bugs molted. As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet longContinue Reading
The secret to a long and healthy life is more down to genes than diet alone, research suggests. It is widely believed that eating fewer calories can lengthen life, with some studies suggesting cutting intake by as much as 25% can slow down ageing by up to 3%. But newContinue Reading
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A new test using easy-to-collect cells from the inside of the cheek can predict a person’s risk of death within the coming 12 months, scientists say. Previous studies have shown that behavioural and lifestyle factors like stress, poor sleep and nutrition, smoking, and alcohol consumption can speed up ageing, theContinue Reading
