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Concerns that future projects may be axed in budget to help pay for rejoining EU’s Horizon programme

British-born Simon Johnson and James A Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoğlu share £810,000 prize

There are more than 500 WWII wrecks off the coast of Brazil, some containing valuable metals. Researchers warn that the hunt for these resources could cause massive oil spills.

Researchers find evidence for cave accessible from surface – which could shelter humans from harsh lunar environment

A BIZARRE white boulder has been spotted on Mars, and scientists are trying to understand where it came from.NASA's Perseverance Rover caught a glimps

AI is rubbish at answering a simple question which is easily solvable by children, say researchers.Scientists slammed the nonsensical responses from t

MARINE experts are still confused about the abnormal and mysterious mass beaching of endangered sawfish.They've spent months trying to work out why di

BENEATH the deep jungles in the remote tangles of a Mexican peninsula lies an ancient hidden city that almost got lost in time.Left untouched for almo

A MYSTERIOUS hole has appeared on the surface of Mars.An image of the pitch-black hole was captured by Nasa - and its left scientists theorizing about

ARCHEOLOGISTS are investigating a large, angular space discovered underground in an unexplored area of Egypt's most famous pyramids.The Giza pyramid c

SCIENTISTS have possibly identified the first species other than humans to use unique sounds as building blocks for complex communication.Considered t

A BREAKTHROUGH research has discovered the truth behind ruins in ancient Jerusalem which verifies the Bible's accounts.A stretch of wall in the origin

AN orangutan was spotted rubbing the juice of a pain-relieving plant into a wound — the first wild animal seen actively treating an injury.Scientist

AN asteroid is believed to have broken off the moon and scientists have found additional proof that it could have been possible.Scientists disco

ANCIENT EGYPT is one of the most well-studied periods in history and archaeologists are still uncovering major finds to this day.We've rounded up thre

ANCIENT humans lived in lava tubes inside cave systems around 7,000 years ago, according to a new study.The lava tube in question is called Umm Jirsan

THE Voynich manuscript is a 15th-century mysterious text that no one has ever deciphered.New research has taken a closer look at the illustrations in

ARCHEOLOGISTS have discovered three new species of ancient giant kangaroo.The fossils were found in Australia and New Guinea, and they suggest the spe

TECTONIC plate movements half a billion years ago caused an entire species to die out, according to new research.Scientists have been studying rock la

PERPETUAL darkness, isolation, sub-zero temperatures, claustrophobic relationships and sexual tension on an Antarctic research station - what could po

MYSTERIOUS signals are being detected coming from a star that has been radio silent for over a decade, according to scientists.The radio signals are v

A NEW study of quantum mechanics has argued that a real-life multiverse could be much bigger than ever previously imagined.Just like the fictional mul

SCIENTISTS have observed an unusual meeting of prickly sharks near an underwater mountain.Experts aren't sure why the sharks decided to meet up and cl

SOLAR eclipses are an exciting experience for everyone but they do come with some must-know dangers.The most important risk to be aware of is to your

A RARE solar eclipse phenomenon is occurring next week on April 8.A total of 13 US states will be in the path of totality and the others will experien