The Great London [01/29/17] 

  • Astronomy: Proxima b is in host star's habitable zone, but could it really be habitable?

    The world's attention is now on Proxima Centauri b, a possibly Earth-like planet orbiting the closest star, 4.22 light-years away. The planet's orbit is just right to allow liquid water on its surface, needed for life. But could it in fact be habitable?Artist’s impression of the planet orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri …

  • Europe: 2015 Geronisos Island excavations completed

    A large complex used for food preparation, distribution and storage facilities plus an “intriguing device” for keeping track of the 30-day lunar calendar were investigated during the latest excavations in the islet of Geronisos off Paphos.Excavations at Geronisos Island [Credit: Cyprus Mail]The complex was built along the southern…

  • Palaeontology: Fossil bee nests provide clues about the environment in which Australopithecus africanus lived

    Analysis of the first fossil bee nest from the Plio-Pleistocene of South Africa suggests that the human ancestor Australopithecus africanus lived in a dry savannah environment, according a study published in the >open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Parker from University College London, United Kingdom, and colleagues.Photogra…

  • Fossils: Mega palaeolake in southern Sahara reduced to desert in just a few hundred years

    Researchers from Royal Holloway, Birkbeck and Kings College, University of London used satellite images to map abandoned shore lines around Palaeolake Mega-Chad, and analysed sediments to calculate the age of these shore lines, producing a lake level history spanning the last 15,000 years.Fossilized fish: The drying of Lake Mega-C…

  1. 'Ennion: Master of Roman Glass' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
  2. Mysteries of Egypt explored in forthcoming exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery
  3. 'Greece of Origins: Between Dream and Archaeology' at the Musée d'Archéologie Nationale
  4. Peruvian mummy prepared for French exhibition after excavation in 2012
  5. York Viking treasure back on display after conservation