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A new study appears to have revealed how three enormous standing stones in Yorkshire were erected thousands of years ago. Known as the Devil's Arrows, the prehistoric monument dates back roughly 4,500 to 5,000 years. Each stone towers nearly 23 feet tall and weighs around 25 tonnes. Though they are slightly younger than Stonehenge, the Devil's Arrows are taller than the world-famous Wiltshire mon…

Scientists have lifted a lid on the lives of three of England's most at-risk shark species. A new three-year research initiative led by the University of Exeter aims to shed light on the behaviour of porbeagle, tope (also known as school sharks), and blue sharks. Dr Lucy Hawkes, an associate professor co-leading the study alongside Dr Matthew Witt, secured close to £1million in funding from Natu…

Two metal detectorists have uncovered the location of one of the most significant moments in English history. Simon Richardson and John Benfield have unearthed a substantial collection of Viking military artefacts along the banks of the River Derwent, roughly a mile from the present-day town of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Their findings, which include fragments of Norse swords, spearheads, arro…

A baby boy from Derbyshire has made medical history by becoming the world's inaugural patient to undergo pioneering treatment for a severe skull abnormality using revolutionary springs crafted from a special metal alloy. Rory Potter, now aged one, received his diagnosis of severe sagittal craniosynostosis, a rare condition in which the skull bones fuse prematurely before birth, shortly following …

Archaeologists in Serbia have discovered a Roman emperor's lavish bath found hidden inside palace. Excavating the fortified palace complex at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia, archaeologists have unearthed an opulent Roman bath concealed within the lowest level of a massive corner tower. The bathing facility formed part of an imperial residence associated with Maximinus Daza, a Tetrarchy-era empe…

A spacecraft on a mission to Mercury successfully detached from its British-manufactured propulsion system yesterday, initiating the final phase of arrival following an eight-year voyage through the solar system. The BepiColombo probe, operated jointly by the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, jettisoned its Mercury Transfer Module on Thursday as it approached the inner…

Fresh research in eastern Turkey has produced new evidence that the remains of Noah's Ark may lie buried beneath the surface. An international team of scientists has been examining the Durupınar Formation, situated roughly 18 miles south of Mount Ararat, the country's tallest peak. Using advanced three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar, the researchers detected angular underground structures, …

The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote today on a landmark resolution calling for the global phase-out of the centuries-old world map. The Mercator projection is used worldwide and is an international standard for marine navigation because it preserves angles and directions. However, critics highlight that it projects a spherical Earth onto a flat, rectangular surface, creating massiv…

Students from Gordonstoun in Scotland have uncovered what appears to be the ruins of a medieval Viking church during an archaeological expedition to Swona, an uninhabited Orkney island. The pupils from the private Moray school, which King Charles once attended, made the discovery whilst working alongside professionals from the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology during a six-day field trip. Th…

A breeding colony of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes – the species responsible for transmitting Zika virus, dengue and yellow fever – has been identified in east London, marking the first sighting of reproduction on British soil. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the discovery of the mosquitoes, along with their larvae, in a residential area of the capital. Specialist teams have been dispatched by…

Andy Burnham has vowed to save an iconic British telescope from closure amid fears over continued funding. The Prime Minister said he would attempt to prevent the closure of Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, saying there was "no way we can see its demise". He recalled his own school trips to the Unesco World Heritage site, dominated by the Grade-I listed Lovell Telescope, the largest steerabl…

Scientists have tracked emperor penguins from space for the first time ever in a major breakthrough that could help protect the endangered species. A team of geographers from Durham University used freely available satellite radar imagery to monitor the birds throughout the Antarctic polar winter, when almost constant darkness makes conventional observation extremely difficult. The breakthrough h…

An archaeology row has erupted five months after a skeleton was unearthed in the Netherlands, with questions over whether it belongs to the real fourth musketeer d'Artagnan. "How is the research going? That's the question every visitor asks us," said Alina Goebel, who runs the d'Artagnan Museum in the musketeer's birthplace of Lupiac in south-western France. The historical figure behind Alexandre…

A British physicist has led an international team that may have detected the first signal of dark matter, following a single particle interaction recorded deep beneath South Dakota. Dr Sam Eriksen from the University of Bristol announced the finding today at a scientific conference in Japan, describing it as potentially "the first hint of a dark matter observation". The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment reco…

Archaeologists working at Tell Abu Saifi in Egypt's northern Sinai have uncovered a key clue in the hunt for an ancient Egyptian lost city. Researchers unearthed a sandstone lintel inscribed with the name and royal titles of Pharaoh Ramesses II, the 19th Dynasty ruler who governed Egypt during the 13th century BC. The large stone block, found broken into two fragments, carries text on three of it…

Two significant archaeological breakthroughs in Israel have emerged this week, shedding fresh light on locations mentioned in biblical scripture. Researchers have identified an extensive industrial and commercial settlement dating back 1,300 years in Ramat Gan, situated close to Tel Aviv, positioned along a historic route connecting the ancient port of Joppa with other major cities. The Israel An…

Britain's world-class scientific discoveries are being exploited overseas, Science Minister Chris McDonald has cautioned. Researchers are compelled to seek funding abroad to bring their work to market, the Labour MP warned. Mr McDonald said he had witnessed "a lot of this, where we would start and incubate the science in the UK, it would grow to a certain point, but then ultimately that last bit …

An Egyptian archaeological team working in Sector A of the Saqqara cemetery has unearthed the tomb of Sekhentiu-Ptah, a senior royal official from the Old Kingdom period in a stunning discovery. The find, made at the Bubastion necropolis, revealed a funerary chapel with its false door still standing in its original position. Directly in front of the door, excavators recovered a full set of alabas…

The remains of a colossal ancient supervolcano have been discovered off the coast of Norfolk. The enormous volcanic structure spans at least 40 miles across and was found beneath The Wash, the shallow bay situated off the East Anglian coast. It stretches into parts of modern-day Norfolk and Lincolnshire. The volcano detonated approximately 454 million years ago with a force comparable to one mill…

Nasa's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is due to launch on Sunday, marking one of the American space agency's most ambitious astronomical endeavours this century. The observatory has an unlikely origin story, its 2.4-metre mirror system was originally developed from surplus US military reconnaissance hardware, repurposed for peering into space rather than down at Earth. Once operational, the t…