• Mars Mystery: Freaky "Spiders" Found on the Red Planet

    New satellite images reveal spider-like formations on the dusty soil of Mars. What are these? New photographs captured by an orbiting satellite reveal an abundance of spiders on the dusty soil of Mars.

  • Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India

    Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted its preyFossil vertebrae unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres in length – longer than a T rex.Scientists have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive. They said the snake, which they named Vasuki indicus,...

  • Fossils found in Somerset by girl, 11, ‘may be of largest-ever marine reptile’

    Experts believe remains belong to a type of ichthyosaur that roamed the seas about 202m years agoFossils discovered by an 11-year-old girl on a beach in Somerset may have come from the largest marine reptile ever to have lived, according to experts.The fossils are thought to be from a type of ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile that lived in the time of dinosaurs. The newly discovered species is believed to have roamed the seas towards the end of the Triassic, about 202m years ago....

  • Researcher claims he's found Plato's grave after using AI to decipher ancient Herculaneum scrolls

    Plato's long-lost burial has been found in Greece, claim experts who found the exact burial spot in the Herculaneum scrolls. The team used AI to read the text, reveal 1,000 new words on the scroll.

  • Cancer Research UK award aids Derry doctor's vital research into role of heart medication in radiotherapy

    “Preliminary results are encouraging,” he said, “showing that we may be able to use a heart medicine to help keep our patients’ hearts safe during radiotherapy to the chest. “I am delighted to have received this funding from Cancer Research UK, which means we will be able to do further testing of this medicine, and ultimately find out if this is a treatment we should give to patients with lung cancer. “Most patients diagnosed with lung cancer can't have an operation due to either the tumour...

  • The 16-year-old billionaire heiress, whose mother founded Flickr and her father founded Slack, disappears into San Francisco’s notorious Tenderloin drug district when police ask for help finding her

    The 16-year-old billionaire heiress, whose mother founded Flickr and her father founded Slack, disappears into San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin drug district when police ask for help finding her - The heiress to a $1.6 billion tech fortune disappeared from her mother's home in wealthy Marin County, California, four days ago and is feared to be wandering the streets of one of San Francisco's most drug-ridden neighborhoods streaks. Mint Butterfield is the only child of two of Silicon...

  • Relax: There Are No Spiders From Mars

    The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter recently returned some interesting images of Mars, that appeared to show large groups of spiders?

  • Signs of 'spider' phenomenon on Mars

    ESA's Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of "spiders" scattered across the southern polar region of Mars.

  • NYC asks researchers: What should we do with all this poop?

    Roughly 480,000 tons of solid waste makes its way down New York City's drains and sewers every year. City officials need help figuring out what to do with all the sludge. The department is seeking strategies to deal with the solid waste extracted from its wastewater system. [ more › ]

  • Weapon found at Granby school

    GRANBY, Mo. — Administrators with East Newton Schools confirm a gun was found and confiscated on school grounds. The district told us a student reported seeing a weapon on the Granby school campus before alerting faculty sometime Thursday, April 18. Administrators then contacted a school resource officer who located and took an unloaded gun from []

  • Research revives 1800s photos

    Researchers from Western University developed techniques for creating images from old, badly tarnished photographs. These techniques could also be used to study other historic artifacts and fossils and prevent corrosion in modern materials.

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    Marvel Preview: Spider-Woman #7

    Spider-Woman has returned to her old stomping grounds of San Francisco