4.6 BILLION-year-old meteorite discovered in the Sahara could shed light on the early solar system

Oldest meteorite ever found: 4.6 BILLION-year-old space rock discovered in the Sahara could shed light on the early solar system Experts analyzed a meteorite discovered last year in the Sahara desert The rock weighs 70 pounds and is tan in color with green spots throughout It consists mostly of volcanic rock, but also silicon dioxide that … Read more

‘Extremely rare’ meteorite is discovered in Gloucestershire after as month’s fireball

Chunks of a meteorite which caused an enormous fireball in the skies above south-west England last month have been recovered by scientists.  The largest is a 300g (10.5oz) lump which was found on a private driveway in the sleepy village of Winchcombe in the Cotswolds after being snared by Earth’s orbit. Other, smaller pieces were also … Read more

Police searching for Sarah Everard cordon off park after white hat discovered on Clapham Common

Police investigating the disappearance of missing Sarah Everard have cordoned off parts of Clapham Common after a white hat was discovered.  The search for Sarah continues into its fifth day with Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command leading the probe after the marketing manager vanished while walking home to Brixton, south London, on Wednesday.  The white … Read more

Our Test and Trace system is finally ‘world-beating’, DAVID DILLON discovered

The retired GP who called from NHS Test and Trace had a reassuringly old-fashioned voice.  He was hundreds of miles away in another part of England but his bedside manner was soothing and clearly honed in a bygone age.  Perhaps my Covid-induced fever was at work but it was easy to imagine him dressed in … Read more

Tintern Abbey: Mystery medieval tunnels discovered by workmen

Mystery medieval tunnels that don’t appear on any maps are uncovered near 12th century abbey by workmen moving electricity pole The team stumbled on the underground network – unseen for hundreds of years The tunnel site was found near to the Tintern Abbey close to the England border Engineers working for Western Power Distribution stumbled … Read more

Rocky Super-Earth planet called Gliese 486b that could host ALIEN life discovered

A ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet with a surface temperature slightly cooler than Venus may have an atmosphere able to host alien life, according to a new study.  Astronomers from the Max-Planck Institute used different methods of observation to discover the alien world orbiting a nearby red dwarf dwarf star 26 light years away. Gliese 486b is the … Read more

Hilarious moment mum discovered twins, three, had emptied a bag of sugar and salt all over floor

A mother-of-two was left red faced when she discovered her twins had emptied a bag of sugar and salt all over her newly-cleaned living room to recreate ‘snow angels’. Kim McCabe, 31, from Solihull, Birmingham, had just finished cleaning the kitchen and living room when she nipped to the loo for five minutes – only to … Read more

Dog bone fragment dating back 10,150 years is discovered in Alaska

Did dogs follow humans to the Americas? Bone fragment dating back 10,150 years is discovered in Alaska suggesting pups may have migrated alongside man A chunk of bone from a dog’s femur was studied by the University at Buffalo   It reveals the animal died around 10,150 years ago in what is now Alaska Relative of dogs that … Read more

Viking treasure including gold bangle buried over 1,000 years ago discovered by local on Isle of Man

A valuable hoard of ancient Viking artefacts including a gold arm-ring and a ‘massive’ silver brooch believed to have been buried over 1,000 years ago has been discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist. The rare collection, likely to be worth several thousand pounds, was officially declared treasure by the Island’s Coroner of … Read more

The Masked Singer’s Aston Merrygold shares adorable moment his son Grayson discovered he was Robin

‘This smile explains a lot!’ The Masked Singer’s Aston Merrygold shares the adorable moment his son Grayson, 3, discovered he was Robin By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 12:09 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 12:09 GMT, 17 February 2021 He surprised fans everywhere when he was revealed as Robin. And Aston Merrygold has shared … Read more