Tudor-era tombs reconstructed in 3D

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 21:05

Researchers have used 3D modelling and drawings in 16th century manuscripts to digitally recreate two elaborate Tudor-era tombs.

New record set for cosmic X-ray sightings

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 20:00

The XMM-Newton Survey Science Center used the University`s `ALICE` supercomputer to help them produce a new X-ray catalogue, dubbed "3XMM."

New system will unveil even the most hidden crime scene fingerprints

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 19:44

Scientists have developed a new system for visualising "hidden" crime scene fingerprints.

King Richard III found in `untidy lozenge-shaped grave`

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 23:23

An academic paper on the archaeology of the Search for Richard III reveals for the first time specific details of the grave dug for the last Plantagenet king.

King Richard III `underwent painful treatment for scoliosis`

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 21:51

King Richard III may not have been a hunchback as portrayed by Shakespeare, but he did suffer from the spine-curving condition scoliosis, and may have undergone painful medical treatments to straighten it out, researchers suggest.

Discovered: Saturn`s rings are raining water

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 13:21

A new study has tracked the "rain" of charged water particles into the atmosphere of Saturn and found the extent of the ring-rain is far greater, and falls across larger areas of the planet, than previously thought.

King Richard III may have had a brummie accent: Experts

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 09:12

King Richard III probably had a brummie accent, spoken by natives of Birmingham in England, claim language experts.

Skeleton found in car park confirmed to be of king Richard III`s

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 14:25

DNA tests have confirmed that the skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park last year is that of English king Richard III, who died in the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

Auroras also occur outside our solar system

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 10:45

New evidence obtained by University of Leicester planetary scientists have suggested that auroras-similar to Earth`s Aurora Borealis - also occur on bodies outside our solar system.

Fossils of shrimp-like creatures discovered

Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 12:18

Fossilised remains of tiny shrimp-like creatures that are 425 million years old have been discovered in Britain, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

X-ray vision `may reveal moment of birth of violent supernovae`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 19:36

A team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence suggesting that X-ray detectors in space could be the first to witness new supernovae that signal the death of massive stars.