A catastrophe is indeed looming in letting Graham Hancock return with his oddball theories, now with Keanu Reeves in towDiary note: it may seem a while off, but the end of the world is still scheduled for 2030, precise date TBC. After once suggesting that nameless devastation could be upon us in 2012, the evergreen eschatologist Graham Hancock subsequently updated his advice to a comet, now six years off. Or thereabouts. MailOnline, which has been exhuming an ancient Hancock text, reminds readers of his “dire warning for our age”.What is certain, anyway, is that a great and horrifying...

Earth is about to get a second moon for a couple of months, but it won't be visible for most people.

Researchers develop grain with lower glycaemic index and more protein that ‘could have big impact in Asia and Africa’Scientists in the Philippines have created a new variety of rice that could help reduce the growing burden of diabetes.More than 537 million adults worldwide are living with the chronic disease – a number that is expected to grow to 783 million by 2045. Being overweight, genetics and a lack of exercise contribute to type 2 diabetes, which is the most common form. Type 2 occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough of the insulin hormone, leaving too much glucose in the...

Researchers find minuscule difference in the amygdala – a region of the brain linked to threat perceptionWhere does our personal politics come from? Does it trace back to our childhood, the views that surround us, the circumstances we are raised in? Is it all about nurture – or does nature have a say through the subtle levers of DNA? And where, in all of this, is the brain?Scientists have delved seriously into the roots of political belief for the past 50 years, prompted by the rise of sociobiology, the study of the biological basis of behaviour, and enabled by modern tools such as brain...

Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.

The answers to today’s counter-intuitive conundrumsEarlier today I set you these two puzzles, which are extracts from my new book Think Twice: Solve the Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong. Here they are again with solutions.1) Pint-sized problem Continue reading...

An especially modest eclipse, covering just 3.5% of the moon’s surface, is still a wonderful sight to beholdOn 18 September, a partial lunar eclipse will occur. Nowhere near as dramatic as a total eclipse of the sun, it can still be a fascinating sight.Lunar eclipses are caused by the Earth passing between the sun and the moon. This casts the Earth’s shadow on to the moon’s surface. This week, the shadow does not entirely cover the moon, hence it is called a partial eclipse not a total one. Continue reading...

As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.

Scientists launched an investigation after being baffled by seismic signals picked up across the world

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.

Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be requiredThe first donation of mpox vaccines arrived in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, but officials say millions more doses will be needed.The announcement came amid warnings that the geographical spread of the virus, formerly known as monkeypox, was increasing, and swift action was needed across the continent to contain the outbreak. Continue reading...

Scientists who examined Eddie Hall say findings suggest set of muscles in the legs are ‘more important than we thought’Gym-goers who want to pump the heaviest weights might figure that bulging thighs and bulky buttocks are the path to greater power. But a study involving one of the world’s strongest men found that a set of slender, rope-like muscles that typically get far less attention could be more important than previously thought.Scientists at Loughborough University’s school of sport, exercise and health sciences examined the rippling sinews of Eddie Hall, a Staffordshire truck...

Early risers will get a prime opportunity to glimpse the planet as it moves to its furthest point west from the sunThis week, on 5 September, Mercury will reach the astronomical configuration known as greatest western elongation. This is the point at which Mercury will be at its furthest point west from the sun, as viewed from Earth. It offers a prime opportunity to catch a glimpse of the elusive planet.A greatest western elongation event means that the planet will be visible in the sky before sunrise. The chart shows the view looking east-north-east at 05.30 BST on the morning of 5 September...

With a biologically significant birthday looming, it’s time to take stock – and get ready to embrace whatever comes nextRecently I’ve been going through old photographs. My parents are clearing out their loft and I’ve been forced, finally, to confront the boxes of A-level sketchbooks and towers of 90s magazines, and let it all go. The photographs, though, are interesting. It’s a cliché, I know, to look back at images of youth and tut at how lovely you were, and how blind to that loveliness you were at the time. But it still shocks me to look at a photo from my teens, covered in black...

Efforts to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis will now focus on vaccinating badgers not killing them.

The photo is among several highly commended in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

Beth Bridge is working to create the conditions which will let these endangered mammals thrive again.

The whole of the cocoa fruit is used in production, rather than just the beans.

SpaceX arrives at International Space Station to rescue stranded astronauts  Sky NewsCrew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly  CNNSpaceX pausing launches to study Falcon 9 issue on Crew-9 astronaut mission  Space.comSpaceX Dragon with Crew-9 Aboard Docks to Station – Space Station  NASA BlogsSpaceX grounds its Falcon rocket fleet after upper stage misfire  Spaceflight Now

RNA recovered from an extinct species in a big boost for de-extinction efforts  Earth.com'We have this hubris as humans that we can control our technology': Numerous extinct species could be revived before the end of this decade  Genetic Literacy ProjectWoolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, dodo and Christmas rat could be revived as ‘de-extinction’ list of lost be...  The Sun

Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth's crust containing more water than on the surface  indy100View Full coverage on Google News

Galaxies are much bigger than we originally believed  Earth.comOur Galaxy Appears to Be Touching Another Galaxy, Scientists Say  FuturismGalaxies are way bigger than we thought, new research shows  DW (English)Like I Was Sayin': When worlds collide: Is our galactic collision avoidable?  Fairfield Daily RepublicNew image shows galaxies are bigger than we thought  Durham University

Iceland Encourages Locals To Throw Baby Puffins Off Cliffs  Giant Freakin Robot

Quantum entanglement: A simple way to fully grasp this "impossible" concept  Earth.comResearcher explores how you can stretch your mind to grasp quantum entanglement  Phys.org

Asteroid Coming For Earth And It’s NASA’s Fault  Giant Freakin RobotNASA Asteroid Collision Debris May Be Headed Toward Earth  ScienceAlertNASA's DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon, new study shows  Phys.orgChunks of asteroid from NASA's deflection test could smash into Earth in the next 10 years  Daily MailNASA dramatically changed asteroid moon's shape, knocked it off its orbit  Hindustan Times