Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’…how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth

Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’...how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth

SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space rock colliding with our plant in just over seven years time has increased. 10 Scientists have outlined… Space nukes, solar lasers … Read more

Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins

Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins

TAKING an afternoon nap increases problem-solving brain power, scientists say. A study tested 58 people under 30, with half instructed to have a two-hour doze. 2 Taking a two-hour afternoon nap increases problem-solving brain power, scientists sayCredit: Getty Researchers found that group were… Perfect nap time to boost problem-solving brain power revealed by boffins …C0NTINUE … Read more

Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt by Mount Vesuvius revealed for the first time using incredible technique

Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt by Mount Vesuvius revealed for the first time using incredible technique

AN ANCIENT scroll that had nearly turned to charcoal in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD may be about to have its secrets revealed. After 2,000years, the contents of the scroll can be seen once more after scientists used a combination of X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence… Contents of 2,000-year-old scroll badly burnt … Read more

Aliens could spot humans on Earth by clocking 12 signs – and top of the list exposes us to E.T 12,000 lightyears away

Aliens could spot humans on Earth by clocking 12 signs – and top of the list exposes us to E.T 12,000 lightyears away

ALIENS could discover humans on Earth by spotting one of 12 signs, scientists say. Topping the list is a clue that could be seen by extraterrestrials from a mammoth 12,000 lightyears away. 3 The list was created by alien-hunting scientists at the SETI Institute. SETI stands for “Search for… Aliens could spot humans on Earth … Read more

Stunning pink lake is one of the world’s DEADLIEST – it hides a mysterious secret that turns animals to ‘stone’

Stunning pink lake is one of the world's DEADLIEST - it hides a mysterious secret that turns animals to 'stone'

IT is widely regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful lakes – owed to its unique reddish pink colour. But tourists must not swim in it, and the water is so harsh that it can turn animals to ‘stone’. 8 An aerial view of Lake Natron, TanzaniaCredit: Alamy 8 Its pink hue is a … Read more