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Archaeological teams working in northwestern Turkey have uncovered approximately 25 ancient turtle sculptures carved from limestone at İn Cave, positioned close to Gedikkaya Hill within the İnhisar district of Bilecik Province. Radiocarbon analysis of the archaeological layer containing the artefacts has established their age at between 14,500 and 11,200 BC, potentially making them as old as 16,5…

A star hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy at roughly 56 million mph has been identified as the fastest ever observed in the Milky Way. Designated S301, the dim star — estimated at around one and a half times the mass of the Sun — is trapped in an extraordinarily tight orbit around Sagittarius A*, completing a full loop every 8.7 years. At its nearest point, it…

Treasure hunters believe they have tracked down a 17th-century vessel, after three decades of painstaking searching off the coast of Scotland. The Blessing of Burntisland, a wooden baggage ferry that formed part of King Charles I's coronation tour, was long considered irretrievably lost beneath the murky waters of the Firth of Forth. Volunteers from Burntisland Heritage, a community group based i…

Nasa has revealed the exact place where a SpaceX rocket crashed into the Moon at the start of the month. A Nasa spacecraft orbiting the Moon photographed a fresh crater left behind by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface on August 5. The defunct Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon at roughly 5,400 mph after drifting through space for more than a year, striking with a force equivalent…

Scientists have made a breakthrough that may make it possible to create human organs on demand in the future. A team of researchers has achieved what one of its leaders described as feeling "a bit like sci-fi" — using CRISPR gene-editing technology to excise the Y chromosome from male mouse embryos, effectively converting them into females. The resulting animals were female clones genetically ide…

The small spotted catshark — also known as the lesser-spotted dogfish — is one of the most widespread shark species in British waters. Yet this familiar, freckle-patterned fish, which reaches no more than a metre in length, is vanishing from the shallow seas around England's southern coast. The species thrives at water temperatures of roughly 16-17C. This summer, however, marine heatwave conditio…

An antimalarial compound developed by scientists at the University of Dundee has been hailed as a major advance in the global battle against malaria. The molecule, known as cabamiquine, offers the advantage of being administered as a single dose. Findings from the research, now published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, show that the new drug-like compound shows genuine promise as a future mala…

Archaeologists have unearthed a puzzling stone-lined pit believed to date to roughly 2,000 years ago, in the Iron Age. The oval structure, which measures approximately 3m in length, 2m across and 3m in depth, was uncovered during excavation work near Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands aimed at expanding a neighbouring quarry. Inside, researchers found a prehistoric skeleton thought to belong to a …

A revolutionary genetic analysis has examined the remains of over 500 Iron Age people interred at burial sites in Yorkshire, uncovering evidence that their communities were centred around female lineages stretching back as many as nine generations. The research, conducted by Ian Armit at the University of York and colleagues, focused on individuals linked to the Arras culture who were laid to res…

Online searches for eye pain have surged by around 800 per cent after Britons were warned not to look at last night's solar eclipse. Interest on Google for terms including "eyes hurt" rose in the hours following the celestial event. Moorfields Eye Hospital in Finsbury, north London, reported some people attending after the event. However, ophthalmology experts stressed that those who came in were…

Extinct human remains recovered from the seabed floor have fueled claims of real-life biblical giants who may have towered up to eight inches above the average modern man. Fossilised leg bones found near Taiwan belonged to Denisovans, according to research led by the University of Tokyo. It has revived comparisons to references of giants that appear in several passages of the Old Testament, often…

Scientists have raised the alarm over a booming international online market in mummified human remains. They caution that the trade in centuries-old hands, feet and heads threatens to expose buyers and sellers to dangerous ancient fungal spores and poisonous chemicals. Researchers publishing their findings in the International Journal of Cultural Property described the hazards as amounting to "a …

A pair of Nazi soldiers have been pulled from a riverbed after lying hidden for more than 80 years. The remains of the soldiers - one of which was a member of the Waffen-SS, were found in a section of the River Danube that winds through Hungarian capital Budapest. Also found near the two men was a well-preserved army motorcycle. A passer-by found the remains and artefacts on August 2 after notici…

A chocolate bar made from 100 per cent British ingredients has been created for the first time in nearly 100 years. Maha Khan, a Master's student studying food security at the University of Reading, produced bar which has not been created since 1932. The cocoa beans used in the bar were cultivated at the university's International Cocoa Quarantine Centre, a climate-controlled facility housing a r…

Britons' eyes went skyward this evening as the most significant solar eclipse in 27 years graced UK skies. The moon blocked upwards of 90 per cent of the sun across much of the British Isles. Crowds gathered at viewpoints across the country, including parks, beaches, rooftops and more, to get a glimpse of the celestial event. The phenomena will be the deepest partial eclipse visible from these sh…

Scientists at the University of Southampton have solved a long-standing puzzle about how the earliest birds managed to get airborne 150 million years ago, despite retaining numerous dinosaur-like traits. Their research into the archaeopteryx reveals the creature relied on a series of hops to launch itself into the sky. The team characterised the technique as "hop, hop and away." The study, conduc…

Nasa is dispatching a specialised research aircraft to pursue the Moon's shadow as darkness sweeps across the northern hemisphere during today's solar eclipse. The WB-57 high-altitude jet will fly over Iceland, where totality will be visible at an altitude of 50,000ft, well above the clouds, water vapour and atmospheric turbulence that might otherwise compromise observations. Its target is the Su…

The solar eclipse could cause power cuts, Britain's National Energy System Operator has warned. NESO has issued an Electricity Margin Notice (EMN) for Wednesday evening between 5pm and 8pm. It requested a greater safety cushion due to a forecast 1,200-megawatt shortfall in system margins. The operator emphasised that this is a precautionary, routine operational tool and that there is no risk to c…

Massive queues have formed across Britain as people scramble to secure solar eclipse glasses before tonight's historic celestial event. Tonight's solar eclipse is the most significant to be visible from the UK in 27 years. Stocks have been running critically low, with online suppliers largely exhausted and even the Royal Museums Greenwich, recommended by UK health officials as a trusted seller, c…

Britons may be unable to safely look at tonight's solar eclipse after specialist glasses went out of stock . But those who do want to observe Wednesday's partial eclipse - the most significant since 1999 and the closest to totality until 2081 - can still do so. Experts have warned enthusiasts to avoid looking directly at the phenomenon without specialist eyewear and not to use normal sunglasses o…