The Vatican plans to inspect hundreds of statues of St Mary around the world captured weeping blood as part of a push to investigate the world’s “mystical phenomena”. Leaders of the Pontifical Mariana International Academy (PAMI), a specialist observatory that claims to
Artificial intelligence is under a worldwide spotlight amid the proliferation of high-tech chatbots that can mimic human conversations. But long before ChatGPT hit the market, the space exploration industry integrated AI into research to help map the universe and allow scientists to
Scientists have solved the mystery behind a one-of-a-kind comet they once theorised may have been an alien spaceship. Hawaiian astronomers operating the Pan-STARRS1 telescope on Maui who discovered ‘Oumuamua, “a messenger from afar arriving first”, in 2017 noted the object had entered
NASA scientists have been tracking a recently discovered asteroid named that has the potential to enter a collision course with planet Earth. The space agency’s orbit analysts continue to monitor the asteroid named 2023 DW as NASA works to provide updated predictions
Comment on this story Comment It’s a question that philosophers, economists and social scientists have grappled with for decades: Can money buy happiness? For most people in the United States, the answer is, seemingly, yes. Two prominent researchers, Daniel Kahneman and Matthew
Scientists have found a previously undiscovered moai, monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, in a dry lake bed on the tiny island in the middle of the Pacific. Geologists were studying the site after fires swept
The European Space Agency is looking to give the moon its own time zone because a number of missions to space are planned. Scientists are looking for a “common lunar reference time” for space agencies to use to best keep track of
Covid cases have increased 50 percent in 10 days as a result of the omicron Kraken sub-variant. According to data from GISAID, Kraken doubled its share of UK Covid cases in the first two weeks of January, accounting for 11 percent of cases
The Earth’s inner core — the solid ball of iron some 3,100 miles below our feet — has stopped turning with the rest of the planet and may have even started to spin in the opposite direction, a study has argued. The
Comment on this story Comment There are a lot of reasons to go out in nature to look around. It makes us feel calmer and happier. It can help us care more about the plants and animals around us. It shows us