42 h. ago American visits 'UK's poorest area' and makes 'special' discovery

Drew Binsky, a YouTuber from the US, has visited every single country on Earth - but he was particularly intrigued to come to the UK's 'most deprived' seaside resort

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42 h. ago Alien ship 'coming to Earth to test our intelligence' should be intercepted says scientist

A mysterious object is hurtling towards Earth with scientists debating on the origins of the UFO – but there could be a chance for us to intercept it as it travels through the universe

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3 d. ago Not just resisting, but leading the fight: five women who refuse to be ignored

Across the world, women at the heart of their communities are leading the struggle to protect their culture, land and way of life“We, the daughters of mother earth have come together to collectively decide what we can do to bring about a world which we would like our children and our children’s children to live in,” so states the Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women.Adopted in 1995, the document outlined the oppression of women around the world and demanded governments recognise “the social, cultural, economic, and religious rights of the Indigenous peoples in their constitutions and legal systems”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago NASA warning as rare comet heading for Earth is 'unusually active'

The 'hypervolatile' space rock was spotted in early July but may have been visible on other telescopes as early as May. Researchers say the comet, named 3I/ATLAS, is 'unusually' bright.

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1 week ago Burnley up and running in Premier League but Sunderland come back down to earth

Second-half goals from Josh Cullen and Jaidon Anthony gave the Clarets their first points back in the Premier League

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3 w. ago Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower

Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun

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3 w. ago Annual Perseid meteor shower to reach dazzling peak on Tuesday night

Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun.

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3 w. ago Popular tourist destination in UK is best place to see Perseid meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most famous celestial events of the year and Earth is currently passing through the debris left behind by Comet 109P/Swift Tuttle.

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3 w. ago Alien: Earth – Ridley Scott’s terrifying space monster finally comes to TV and it’s properly creepy

The most cinematic evil creature ever comes to the small screen, courtesy of the brains behind the excellent revamp of Fargo. It’s a dread-packed, gory watch that’s hugely entertaining‘I am human, and nothing human is alien to me,” wrote Roman playwright Terence in 165BC. He hadn’t seen any of the Alien films, though. He hadn’t seen Alien or Aliens or Alien 3 , he hadn’t seen any of the Predator crossover canon, he hadn’t seen Resurrection or Prometheus or the one after Prometheus. He hadn’t even seen Alien: Romulus, even though it’s named after the guy who co-founded Rome. The Oscar-winning franchise has earned well over a billion dollars worldwide. There’s nothing more human than loving Alien.Part of the franchise’s success is its malleability. A creature-horror stuffed with Freudian nightmare, the films blend action, sci-fi, theology and satire. (I don’t want to be Frankenstein’s Pedant about it, but the monster is the profit-driven corporation determined to bring the alien to Ea...

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3 w. ago Alien life comes to Earth at London's Natural History Museum

Alien life comes to Earth at London's Natural History Museum  Natural History Museum

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4 w. ago Mjällby making minor miracles in an extraordinary Swedish football story

Former third-tier club with no financial muscle from remote municipality of 14,000 inhabitants lead country’s top flightFor Mjällby’s opponents, a trip to the far south of Sweden feels like a journey to the Earth’s end. “When teams come on here on the bus they drive and drive, through the farms, past the fishing harbours,” says Hasse Larsson. “They keep driving and then, when they can’t drive any further, they find our stadium.”They discover an institution whose heart and soul are rooted in Sölvesborg, a remote municipality of 14,000 inhabitants. Nowadays they find a club front and centre of an extraordinary story unfolding in Allsvenskan, the country’s top flight. Mjällby are four points clear at the top with 12 games left; they have lost once and, should they escape intact from a visit to the champions Malmö on Saturday, the unlikeliest of dreams will become vivid. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to be detected in our solar system

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