Picture released of star in Sagitta constellation on the cusp of going supernovaJames Webb telescope gives a stunning look at galaxies far, far awayThe James Webb space telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death.The observation was among the first made by the telescope following its launch in late 2021, but the picture was not released until this week....

Belgrade theatre, CoventryMojisola Adebayo’s play connects Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were used in decades of vital scientific research, with the Black Lives Matter movement‘I am a farm,” says Henrietta Lacks in Mojisola Adebayo’s play about one of medical history’s most inconvenient truths. It is a twin statement of astonishment and outrage. Astonishment because the cells removed from...

Analysis of bones found in 1987 suggest Jurassic-era sauropod was animal with longest known neckA dinosaur that roamed east Asia more than 160 million years ago has been named a contender for the animal with the longest neck ever known.A new analysis of bones from the beast’s neck and skull revealed that the dinosaur, known as Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, sported a neck 15m long, or...

Global research teams who can improve AI and accelerate decoding could win $250,000 in prizes The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 laid waste to Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum where the intense blast of hot gas carbonised hundreds of ancient scrolls in the library of an enormous luxury villa.Now, researchers are launching a global contest to read the charred papyri after demonstrating that an...

Area in Kent has more threatened species than any other brownfield site in UK – but its future is at riskBrownfield sites are derelict industrial wastelands and hardly glamorous – but some have become outstanding natural havens.Swanscombe peninsula in the Thames estuary was used for quarrying chalk and aggregate, cement works, gas works and landfill. When the industry moved out, the poor soil...

Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outside Kolkata hospitalNineteen children have died of acute respiratory infections in West Bengal this year, and thousands more are in hospital as India grapples with an adenovirus outbreak.More than 12,000 cases of adenovirus have been recorded in the state since January. More than 3,000...