Briton wins Nobel gong on black holes work
A BRITISH scientist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on black holes.
Sir Roger Penrose was praised for the most important contribution to the theory of their formation since it was developed by Einstein.
Sir Roger, 89, found an invisible and extremely heavy object governs the orbits of stars at the centre of our galaxy.
Honour
He used “ingenious mathematical methods” in his proof black holes are a direct consequence of the general theory of relativity.
He shares the honour with German Reinhard Genzel, 68, and Andrea Ghez, 55, from the US.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Sir Roger would take home half of the £ 864,000 prize.
The panel said: “His groundbreaking article is still regarded as the most important contribution... since Einstein.”
SKELETONS of a new two- fingered dinosaur that looked like a giant parrot have been found in the Gobi Desert.
The feathered beasts from 68 million years ago were 6ft 6in tall with a crested skull, huge beak and powerful nut- cracking jaws.
Oksoko avarsan was an oviraptorosaur, though these usually had three fingers and were toothless creatures that ate meat and plants.
Dr Gregory Funston, from the University of Edinburgh who led the team to Mongolia, said this is the first evidence of “digit ditching” in a such a species.
He added: “The way multiple skeletons were resting shows juveniles roamed in groups.
“More importantly, the way its hand and forelimb changed is a key piece in the puzzle of why oviraptors were so diverse.”
His study is published in the Royal Society journal Open Science.