The secret of broccoli’s cancer fighting powers
There’s now another reason to eat your vegetables. Scientists have discovered the biochemical secret of broccoli’s cancer fighting abilities.
Fossils in South West China reveal lost world
A fossil discovery in Yunnan Province, China, has thrown new light on the aftermath of the severest mass extinction event in Earth’s history.
Red dwarf stars are prone to powerful eruptions
Small stars can make life very unpleasant for their orbiting planets.
New dinosaur predator discovered
A predator that roamed South America 230 million years ago has been discovered in a dinosaur graveyard.
Glowing space gas contains new stars
An ongoing probe of the mysterious Hanny’s Voorwerp has revealed a star nursery and a galaxy’s rough life.
Bread mould suffers from jet lag
Humans aren’t the only organisms ruled by their body clocks. Researchers at the Centre for Organelle Research (CORE) at the University of Stavanger , Norway, have revealed that mould can also suffer from…
Runaway star’s origin discovered
A blue star hurtling through the outer reaches of our galaxy originated in the centre of the Milky Way 100 million years ago.
Charging elephants don’t run
Asian elephants can charge up to 20 km/h, a quick pace for animals of their size. But despite appearances, they don’t technically run, say scientists from Belgium, Italy and Thailand.
New planet discovered in supersized galaxy
Would you like to supersize that solar system? A fourth giant planet has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, in a distant planetary system that resembles a giant version of our…
Aboriginal arrival in Australia did not increase fire activity
Despite the widely held belief that the arrival of aboriginal people in Australia caused an increase in fire activity, a comprehensive study of 223 sites by an international team of scientists suggests that…
