20 h. ago New planet is one of the best ever hopes for seeing alien life, scientists say

Less than 20 light years away, we could soon be able to directly image the ‘super Earth’

Science

3 d. ago Clever kids live LONGER! Scientists uncover a genetic link between childhood intelligence and life expectancy

It's a puzzle that's plagued scientists for years - why do smarter children tend to live longer? Now, experts have uncovered a vital clue behind the mysterious phenomenon.

Society

8 d. ago Is this why aliens haven't contacted us yet? Extraterrestrials are BORED of trying to find us

It's one of life's biggest unanswered questions: if there's life beyond Earth, why hasn't it contacted us? Now, a scientist claims to have the answer - and it suggests aliens are more similar to us than thought.

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9 d. ago ‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?

Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrialsFor centuries, great thinkers have pondered why, given the hundreds of billions of planets in the galaxy, we have seen no compelling signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.Now, scientists are mulling an intriguing possibility: if aliens exist, their technology may be only marginally better than ours. And having explored their cosmic neighbourhood for a while, they simply got bored and stopped bothering, making it difficult to detect them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scientists say your social life might slow ageing. Here’s what they found

Staying connected to others could slow how fast we age

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1 week ago Quitting smoking even later in life can slow dementia onset, scientists say

Kicking the habit leads to health improvements even in people 50 or older

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2 w. ago Easter Island mystery is SOLVED: Scientists finally pinpoint exactly how ancient people moved the iconic head statues 900 years ago

Using a combination of 3D modelling and real-life experiments, scientists have confirmed that the statues actually 'walked' to their final destinations.

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2 w. ago ‘The surprise of my life’: British scientist John Clarke among Nobel Prize in Physics winners

John Clarke is one of three Nobel Prize winners in physics for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunnelling

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2 w. ago Signs of life? Why Saturn moon offers hope of finding ET in Earth’s back yard

Discovery of wide array of carbon-based substances on Enceladus shows solar system is fertile hunting groundFrom tentative evidence of habitable planets to the eyebrow-raising suggestion an interstellar comet might not be what it seems, the possibility of life beyond our solar system has long tantalised scientists and the public alike. But experts say ET is more likely to be found if we search in our own back yard.The prospect was revitalised on Wednesday when scientists announced the likelihood has risen that Saturn’s sixth largest moon may be habitable after a study found Enceladus is spewing out a wider array of carbon-based substances than previously known. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mankind close to finding aliens as moon ‘ticks all the boxes' to 'support life’

The European Space Agency is planning an alien-hunting mission to Saturn's moon Enceladus after scientists discovered it could support extraterrestrial life

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3 w. ago ‘Organic molecules’ are coming out of a nearby moon that could be home to aliens, scientists say

Fresh “complex organic molecules” have been spotted coming out of a nearby moon that scientists believe could be home to alien life.

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3 w. ago Saturn's moon could harbour ALIEN life: Scientists discover new complex organic molecules spewing from Enceladus

Saturn's moon, Enceladus, could harbour alien life deep within its underground oceans, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).

Politics

4 w. ago Scientists shocked as marine life found living on WWII explosives

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life

Events

4 w. ago Scientists find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life

Events

4 w. ago Experts who probed what let Maria live to 117 reveal the key to a long and healthy life... and you can buy it on your weekly shop

Doctors in Spain studied the DNA and biological profile of Maria Branyas Morera, who was the oldest person in the world before her death aged 117 last year.

Society