November 14, 2018

Hoverbikes are a real thing now, and you probably didn’t even notice

If you’re eagerly awaiting the next generation of personal transport, we’ve got some good and bad news. The good news

Astronomers have detected a Super-Earth orbiting a star that’s surprisingly close to us

Astronomers have found a telltale sign that something is tugging at the movements of Barnard’s star – so it looks

The definition of the kilogram is about to change. Here’s what that really means

Finally, 130 years after it was established, the kilogram as we know it is about to be retired. But it’s

This study suggests multitasking is not as awful for us as we thought

Multitasking gets a bad rap. While the ability to juggle several things at once seems like an impressive use of

Humans have changed the course of evolution in ways we never predicted, scientist warns

By now, most of us can list a variety of ways our species is making a mess of this planet.

We thought Earth’s water came from comets. Turns out that’s not the full story

We have comets and asteroids to thank for Earth’s water, according to the most widely-held theory among scientists. But it’s

A massive geological surprise has been discovered under Greenland’s ice sheet

In the far North of the globe, hidden under continental sheet ice nearly a kilometre thick, geologists have found evidence

Can big cats actually purr?

It’s a common question that experts say they get all the time: can big cats purr like household cats? If

Historians have revealed a totally unexpected, unique depiction of Jesus’s face

The crimson pigment is sun-bleached, its eroded lines barely visible against the texture of the plaster. But with effort, you