TWIN boys were ritually sacrificed together at a notorious temple, scientists have found. Researchers carried out genetic analysis on the remains of 64 children buried in the ancient city of …
SCIENTISTS may have just cracked the mystery behind the multiple ice ages that plunged Earth into a deep freeze for 300million years. There are a number of theories as to …
BBC Springwatch viewers have demanded an age restriction on the nature programme after it aired “brutal” scenes of a peregrine eating its chick. Cannibalism and infanticide are unusual among peregrine …
BLACK sands on Mars have been revealed in breathtaking detail by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite orbiter. The Mars Express, which has been orbiting the Red Planet for over …
A HUGE crater dubbed the “Gate to Hell” which belches prehistoric gas is expanding rapidly by a million cubic meters each year. A new study has revealed that the Batagai …
THE next step in human evolution could see us further integrate technology with flesh and bone. But it might surprise some that the technology may not emulate human features like …
TERRIFYING 500-pound prehistoric geese once roamed the Australian outback, according to experts. Scientists recently discovered a huge “thunderbird” skull belonging to one of the creatures – which are fives times …
HOPE is quickly fading for Earth’s last-remaining Venus mission, after controllers lost contact with the Japanese spacecraft after 14 years. JAXA, Japan’s space agency, has confirmed that it failed to establish …
A RARE alignment of six planets – Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn – is set to occur in the skies tomorrow night. The cosmic phenomenon will be visible on …
BOEING is poised to finally get its shot at space stardom today as the company’s long-delayed mission prepares to take off. Starliner has been marred by setbacks and its most …