Surprising new results include strange flipping of star’s magnetic field Nasa has revealed the first findings from a pioneering spacecraft sent to “touch the Sun”. The Parker Solar Probe has flown closer than ever before to our Sun and has now sent back its first data from the mission. ... Read More »
Continued inaction would be ‘betrayal of our entire human family and all generations to come’, says Antonio Guterres The UN secretary general has warned that the planet is close to “the point of no return” and branded global efforts to combat climate change “utterly inadequate”, as world leaders gather for ... Read More »
Black holes of such mass should not even exist in our Galaxy,’ says scientist Astronomers have spotted a huge stellar black hole in our galaxy, many times bigger than ever thought possible. Scientists thought that such black holes could only reach about 20 times the mass of the Sun. ... Read More »
Warning of ‘existential threat to civilisation’ as impacts lead to cascade of unstoppable events The world may already have crossed a series of climate tipping points, according to a stark warning from scientists. This risk is “an existential threat to civilisation”, they say, meaning “we are in a state ... Read More »
Hope has been raised for treating pancreatic cancer as scientists have found drugs that can shrink the killer tumours when taken together. Researchers found the one-two punch combination starves tumours of key nutrients needed to grow, and stops them adapting to survive. Both drugs – L-asparaginase and an MEK inhibitor – ... Read More »
Army Chief, General Joseph Aoun, delivered this Thursday the Order of the Day on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day: “Fellow troops This year, our Independence Day coincides with many national occasions of deep meanings, dimensions and indications, despite the exceptional circumstances our country is witnessing with repercussions and ... Read More »
Hope of finding evidence rests in the ‘bathtub ring’ On some sunny day next summer, in front of a crowd at Kennedy Space Centre, a rocket carrying Nasa’s next, best hope at finding life on Mars will launch into the sky. Seven months later, the car-size Mars 2020 rover ... Read More »
Children are still developing, leaving them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants’ Climate change poses an unprecedented health risk to children and is already having “persistent and pervasive” effects that will last throughout their lives, a major new study has warned. Without drastic reductions in emissions, escalating temperature increases will ... Read More »
Scientists have found which planets could be home to alien life – and which are probably not – as part of a pioneering new study. The new research aims to help narrow down the worlds that astronomers must comb through as they attempt to find extraterrestrial life. Scientists already know ... Read More »
Like the big banks, big tech uses its lobbying muscle to avoid regulation, and thinks it should play by different rules. And like the banks, it could be about to wreak financial havoc on us all. By Rana Foroohar In every major economic downturn in US history, the ‘villains’ have ... Read More »
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