Clik here to view.
The face and voice of a dead king: CT scans used to reconstruct face of...
After the astounding announcement that the skeleton found under a car-park in Leicester is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that of the 15th century monarch King Richard III, The Richard III Society today...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Did Fleming foresee the death of antibiotics?
Think back to the last time you cut or grazed yourself. Can you imagine that cut becoming infected with bacteria – so seriously infected that you couldn’t fight it? Before the discovery of antibiotics,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life on Mars? New space project seeks volunteers to one-way trip to the Red...
“Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, and bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honour and recognition in case of success.” Thus read Ernest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japan’s Mount Fuji set to become UNESCO heritage site, but challenges await….
Japan’s most iconic landmark, Mount Fuji, is expected to be granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in June, officials say. A spokesperson for Japan’s cultural agency revealed that the country’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nuclear bomb testing a breakthrough in the fight against illegal ivory trading
Illegally poached ivory may be able to be tracked using nuclear bomb testing, new sources show. By testing the level of atmospheric carbon left over from nuclear bomb testing, scientists may be able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Gambia to leave Commonwealth
The Gambia has stated its intention to leave the Commonwealth, after declaring it a “neo-colonial institution”. The Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organisation formed of 54 countries, largely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Higgs boson scientists awarded Nobel honour
Peter Higgs and Francois Englert, the two scientists famed for their work on the Higgs boson particle, have been jointly awarded the Nobel prize in physics for their work. Higgs, who is British, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taima, the crop at the heart of traditional Japanese culture
“Japanese people have a negative view of ‘taima’ or cannabis but I want them to understand the truth and I want to protect its history. The more we learn about the past, the more hints we might be able...
View ArticleClik here to view.
19th century silk mill to join list of Japanese UNESCO World Heritage sites
The Tomioka Silk Mill is expected to join Hiraizumi, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Yakushima Island and other historic Japanese sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with a decision to be made...
View Article
