Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal’s war elephants

For centuries, the tale of Hannibal’s march from Carthage, across the Iberian Peninsula and the Alps, into the heart of Roman Italy has captivated historians and the public alike. Depictions…

Do UN climate talks have a point any more?

A decade ago, the world watched as leaders from across the globe gathered in Paris for COP21, a summit that culminated in the landmark Paris Agreement. A photograph from that…

Why scientists are counting tiny Antarctic krill from Space

Scientists are embarking on an innovative research endeavor to monitor the vast populations of tiny Antarctic krill, a marine crustacean barely a couple of inches long, from the distant vantage…

Flood-prone Ynysybwl homes to be bought and bulldozed by council

The street, nestled in the heart of the Rhondda Cynon Taf valley, has been identified as having a "unique risk of significant flooding," a vulnerability tragically underscored by devastating events…

Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain.

After US President Donald Trump oversaw significant political pressure against his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro last month, he publicly vowed to tap into the country’s immense oil reserves – the…

What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using epibatidine, a potent neurotoxin found in the skin of certain poison dart frogs native to South America, according to strong allegations made…

Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

After an unanticipated nine-month odyssey in orbit, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams have finally made their triumphant return to Earth, marking the conclusion of a mission that…

The truth about life on other planets and what it means for Earth

Today, scientists have announced the detection of signs of a gas, dimethyl sulfide (DMS), on an exoplanet named K2-18b, a "Hycean" world hundreds of trillions of miles away orbiting a…

Kosmos 482: Soviet-era spacecraft ‘likely’ to have re-entered Earth’s atmosphere

Launched on March 31, 1972, Kosmos 482 was intended as a backup or twin probe to the successful Venera 8 mission, part of the Soviet Union’s ambitious program to explore…

Artemis II: Nasa’s mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad.

The towering Space Launch System (SLS) mega rocket, destined to propel the Artemis II mission into deep space, has completed its crucial journey to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy…