2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (863+ words) After being made a DBE in 2006 for her services to physics and astronomy, the newly appointed Dame Carole Jordan interrupted a speaker when she was introduced as such at a function. "Dame Commander," she corrected them. "I like the Commander…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago  (45+ words) Mapping Mother Nature: Earth's intricate patterns caught on camera'The Times Mapping Mother Nature: Earth's intricate patterns caught on camera Earth captured in all its glory " and fragility "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Ends soon. Enjoy unlimited digital…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (506+ words) When Satan awoke after being cast out of heaven in Paradise Lost, he found himself chained to a "burning lake" aflame with "liquid fire". Astronomers at Oxford may now have found a world that lives up to John Milton's hellish…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (552+ words) Scientists have discovered a massive and mysterious "bar" of iron in outer space that may offer a glimpse of what will eventually happen to the Earth. The bar-shaped cloud of iron atoms is almost four trillion miles long. If you…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (686+ words) The UK's hottest spring on record has overheated rivers around the country, leading to concentrated water pollution, low flows and more fish deaths, according to the Angling Trust. River temperatures in England and Wales from March 20 to June 21 were the…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (780+ words) The Surrey village has been cut in two for weeks and won't have its main road back for months, but not everyone is in a hurry to see it repaired The divided street divides opinion. It is variously "godawful" (Mark…...