The Great London [01/19/17] 

  • Breaking News: Accelerating the search for intelligent life in the universe

    The National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) will join in the most powerful, comprehensive, and intensive scientific search ever for signs of intelligent life in the Universe. The international endeavor, known as the Breakthrough Listen, will scan the nearest million stars in our own Galaxy and stars in 100 other g…

  • Astronomy: Strong ‘electric wind’ strips planets of oceans and atmospheres

    Venus has an 'electric wind' strong enough to remove the components of water from its upper atmosphere, which may have played a significant role in stripping the planet of its oceans, according to a new study by NASA and UCL researchers.This is an artist's concept of the electric wind at Venus. Rays represent the paths that oxygen…

  • Great Legacy: Fossils and minerals take the antiques market by storm

    Throughout the Renaissance, the demand for antiques among the aristocracy burgeoned, with the trend soaring by the late 17th century as members of the upper classes began scouring Europe in search of bronzes, sculptures, prints, lamps and vases. With disposable income then rising among the aspiring middle classes in the latter par…

  • Genetics: Scientists propose new evolution model for tropical rainforests

    Scientists from Wageningen UR and other institutes are proposing a new research model - the turnover model - as a way of answering the question why there are always so many plant species in tropical rainforests.In their publication in New Phytologist magazine, the Dutch, British and Swiss scientists show that major evolutionary ch…

  1. 'Greece of Origins: Between Dream and Archaeology' at the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale
  2. Peruvian mummy prepared for French exhibition after excavation in 2012
  3. York Viking treasure back on display after conservation
  4. 'The Dying Gaul: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece from the Capitoline Museum, Rome' at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
  5. Ice Age art: arrival of the modern mind at the British Museum