A scientific breakthrough has exposed the truth about a site in ancient Jerusalem, overturning expert opinion and vindicating the Bible’s account. Until now, experts believed a stretch of wall in the original heart of the city was built by Hezekiah, King of Judah, whose reign straddled the seventh and eighth centuries BC. He had seen … Read more
Scientists have observed a wild orangutan applying medicine to his own wound in a world’s first. A Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus, was seen chewing up leaves of a medicinal plant, create a pulp and administering the substance on an injury near his eye. Not only were scientists amazed that the orangutan knew the plant had … Read more
Scientists often warn about the wild weather caused by climate change. In fact, history shows that entire settlements can be engulfed by intense storms and heaving waves that intensify coastal erosion. Now, MailOnline’s incredible new interactive map pinpoints these ‘lost lands’ dotted around Britain, from ‘Yorkshire’s Atlantis’ to the lush plains of Doggerland. These British settlements … Read more
By Shivali Best For Mailonline Published: 11:48 GMT, 27 March 2024 | Updated: 12:42 GMT, 27 March 2024 From Harry Potter to The Jetsons, flying cars have been staple features of science fiction blockbusters for years. But they’re slowly but surely becoming a reality, with several firms vying to be the first to launch a … Read more
It sank into the North Sea nearly 700 years ago, battered by rough weather. But scientists are on a quest to find what’s left of Ravenser Odd, a short-lived medieval city on an island in the Humber Estuary. Described as ‘Yorkshire’s Atlantis’, the important coastal settlement – which is the subject of a new exhibition in … Read more
Fed up of being stuck in traffic jams? Soon you could fly right over them in a £235,000 electric car. Unlike most of its rivals, Alef Aeronautics’ Model A can actually be driven around like a normal car on the streets. But it is also packed with propellors in the bonnet and boot that allow … Read more
The fin whale, the second-largest animal in the world after the blue whale, now lives full-time in the waters around New York and New Jersey, according to a new study that tracked the ocean giants by their songs. This endangered whale typically spends the summer in its Arctic and Antarctic feeding grounds, migrating to the … Read more
At a dizzying height of 29,029 feet (8,848 metres), climbing Mount Everest is one of the greatest challenges on Earth. But climbers are now creating an even bigger challenge for those who have to clean up after them as Mount Everest risks becoming the world’s highest garbage dump. Experts estimate that there could be as … Read more
In the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow, humanity is plunged into a nightmarish international storm that sends the planet into a new ice age. And although the blockbuster was consigned to the realms of sci-fi, the science behind the frightening scenario is true. In a matter of years, melting glaciers could shut down the … Read more
Residents of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula faced yet more destruction last week as they faced the third volcanic eruption since December. Now, a satellite image reveals the true scale of the latest eruption. The image was snapped by the European Union’s Copernicus’ SENTINEL-2 satellite just 10 hours after the eruption on February 8. It shows how lava … Read more
