London's astronomers are over the moon at the announcement that the London Borough of Ealing has been declared an International Dark-Sky Reserve. 'London is an international centre of excellence for numerous endeavours,' explained Mayor of London,...
Almost all of modern physics is simply wrong says a new UK government report written by top academics. They argue that about a hundred years ago physics took a wrong turn and has consequently had to invent more and more bizarre theories to keep the s...
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris today announced that a "leap centimetre" would be added to the length of the metre at midnight on 28th February 2012, to coincide with the addition of an extra day to the year. 'People are...
CERN Scientists are red-faced today when it was revealed that the bumps in the data of the two colliders that were thought to be the Higgs Boson turned out to be somebody dropping a cup of coffee in the analysis lab above the particle accelerator.
Preparations are now underway to ensure the safe journey of the Olympic Flame from the ancient Greek site of Olympia to the Olympic Stadium in London, for the 2012 Olympic Games. 'Many people wonder how the Flame can travel all that way without mi...
Professor Stephen Hawking has given an answer to the question that every scientist on the planet has been asking for the last 24 hours. What are the dark streaks on Mars? The answer came in response to an e-mail that was sent to PH's Twitter sit...
BBC bosses will be on tenterhooks tonight, waiting for the public's reaction to their re-edited version of Prof Brian Cox's Wonders of the Universe. They have adjusted the show to tone down the sound after complaints from viewers said the music an...
Energy companies have been in prolonged talks this week following revelations about energy-use during a popular documentary series. In Wonders of the Universe Prof Brian Cox decribed how everything in the universe - including us - is made of stuff...
Dishy physicist Brian Cox has sent BBC production staff into a tizz by saying that despite viewers' complaints, he likes the music in his new series Wonders of the Universe. As we reported yesterday, after hundreds of viewers complained about the...
Following complaints by viewers, the BBC is to re-edit its flagship science programme Wonders of the Universe, toning down the background music. Hundreds complained that the music drowned out the commentary by astronomer dish, Prof Brian Cox. J...
Fans of pop music and vampire fantasy films are to be disappointed today, as rumours of Justin Bieber appearing in the Twilight saga are announced to be untrue. Catherine Hardwicke, speaking at a press conference today, told journalists that "Jus...
Professor Brian Cox has joined the campaign to stop the end of the World. He was asked to join by both Professor Steven Hawkins and Professor Snape who believe his superior scientific knowledge would add to their herculean efforts.. The campaig...
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