The Great London [02/08/22] 

  • Astronomy: Number of habitable planets could be limited by stifling atmospheres

    New research has revealed that fewer than predicted planets may be capable of harboring life because their atmospheres keep them too hot.Artist's impression of an exoplanet system [Credit: NASA]When looking for planets that could harbor life, scientists look for planets in the 'habitable zones' around their stars - at the right di…

  • Breaking News: New dwarf galaxies discovered in orbit around the Milky Way

    Astronomers have discovered a 'treasure trove' of rare dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way. The discoveries could hold the key to understanding dark matter, the mysterious substance which holds our galaxy together.The Magellanic Clouds and the Auxiliary Telescopes at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in…

  • Environment: Kew report urges global scientific community to secure health of the planet

    The first annual State of the World's Plants report, which involved more than 80 scientists and took a year to produce, is a baseline assessment of current knowledge on the diversity of plants on earth, the global threats these plants currently face, as well as the policies in place and their effectiveness in dealing with threats.…

  • United Kingdom: Greece looks to international justice to regain Parthenon marbles from UK

    Greece has not abandoned the idea of resorting to international justice to repatriate the Parthenon marbles and is investigating new ways in which it might bring a claim against the British Museum.A frieze that forms part of the Parthenon marbles [Credit: Graham Barclay/Getty Images]As campaigners prepare to mark the 200th anniver…

  • Natural Heritage: Drowning history: Sea level rise threatens US historic sites

    With scientists forecasting sea levels to rise by anywhere from several inches to several feet by 2100, historic structures and coastal heritage sites around the world are under threat. Some sites and artifacts could become submerged.The Statue of Liberty stands beyond parts of a brick walkway damaged in Superstorm Sandy on Libert…

  • Israel: Oldest glass production kilns found in Israel

    An extraordinary archaeological discovery was revealed in an excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority prior to the construction of a road being built at the initiative of the Netivei Israel Company. During the excavation, carried out as part of the Jezreel Valley Railway Project between Ha-‘Emekim Junction and Yagur Junction…

  • Evolution: Chemistry of seabed's hot vents could explain emergence of life

    Hot vents on the seabed could have spontaneously produced the organic molecules necessary for life, according to new research by UCL chemists. The study shows how the surfaces of mineral particles inside hydrothermal vents have similar chemical properties to enzymes, the biological molecules that govern chemical reactions in livin…