25 years of life in orbit

Although it’s by no means certain, scientists are slowly accumulating evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet

The latest flights, exhibitions and stays, plus travel shows, new UNESCO biosphere reserves and a record-breaking church

IT was December 16 in Houston and it was a chilly evening, for Texas. I had a new girlfriend called Molly and I was pretty certain she was the one. We’d been seeing each other for several months, and

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

Q What are some of the longest lifespans in fish? A Technically the longest lifespan lies with the Greenland shark, which live a staggering 250-plus years – perhaps even more than 500, in some cases.

Projecting our consciousness into other bodies and walking on alien worlds might not be such a far-flung concept