Carole Haswell, The Open University The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity to reflect on what previous generations of telescopes have shown us. Astronomers rarely use their … Continue reading Five of the most exciting telescope pictures of the universe
Matthew Robert Bennett, Bournemouth University and Sally Christine Reynolds, Bournemouth University A collection of fossil footprints at Laetoli in Northern Tanzania, preserved in volcanic ash and dated to 3.66 million years ago, are still yielding surprises almost 45 years after … Continue reading A new species of early human? Why we should be cautious about new fossil footprint findings
Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong and Shavawn Donoghue, University of Tasmania We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national … Continue reading Invasive species are threatening Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms
Tim Thompson, Teesside University As space travel for recreational purposes is becoming a very real possibility, there could come a time when we are travelling to other planets for holidays, or perhaps even to live. Commercial space company Blue Origin … Continue reading Death in space: here’s what would happen to our bodies
Here’s what it tells us about end of our Solar System Dimitri Veras, University of Warwick How will the Solar System die? It’s a hugely important question that researchers have speculated a lot about, using our knowledge of physics to create … Continue reading We’ve spotted a planet surviving its dying star
– here’s how space tourism could affect older people Nick Caplan, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Christopher Newman, Northumbria University, Newcastle Is space really the final frontier? William Shatner is set to find out as he boldly goes where no 90-year-old has … Continue reading William Shatner to be oldest astronaut at 90
1919 CHAPTER 92 An Act to continue and extend the provisions of the Aliens Restriction Act, 1914. [23rd December 1919,] Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : Continuance and Extension of Emergency Powers 1 Continuance of emergency powers (1) The powers which under subsection (1) of section one of the Aliens Restriction Act, 1914 (which Act, as amended by this Act, is hereinafter in this Act referred to … Continue reading Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919
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