January 16, 2019

Plants may not have ears, but they can ‘hear’ way better than we thought

The flowers are listening, according to new research – well, in a sense, at least. Scientists have found evidence that

There’s still one last chance to avoid total climate catastrophe, says study

We’ve had chances. Lots of chances. But humanity has a history of squandering chances, despite everything we know about climate

The sarcastic fringehead is a real living thing, and it’s spectacularly horrifying

Sometimes we don’t know what’s weirder: nature’s strange creations or the ridiculous names we humans give them. That is certainly

Russian startup wants to put ads in low-Earth orbit to ruin the sky for everybody

Will there be no end to people trying to muck up the night sky? Around this time last year it

This freaky spinning ice circle in Maine looks like a giant alien landmark

It’s been compared to crop circles, or the strange handiwork of aliens. Others say it looks like the Moon, if

These ‘habitable planets’ could be missing a crucial ingredient for alien life

In recent years, the number of extra-solar planets discovered around nearby M-type (red dwarf stars) has grown considerably. In many

Ocean waves are officially getting stronger as water temperatures rise each year

Every year, ocean waves are getting stronger and more destructive – and according to new research, it’s only going to

Astronomers have found evidence of a big black hole wandering our galaxy

The peculiar movement of gas at the galactic centre could be the smoking gun that finally leads astronomers to the

CERN just revealed plans for a new particle accelerator, and it’s monstrously huge

Some of the Universe’s deepest secrets are locked up so tight, a whole new kind of subatomic cataclysm is needed

Who decided it was bad to be fat?

In 2009, supermodel Kate Moss caused a stir when she categorically stated that “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”.

The ‘world’s loneliest frog’ Romeo finally has his Juliet after years spent alone

A frog by the name of Romeo, thought to be the last of his species, is no longer fortune’s fool.

100 years ago today, a deadly flood of molasses tore through an American town

It was promising to be an uncharacteristically warm winter day in Boston. The temperature on 15 January 1919, had soared

China just sprouted the first-ever plant on the Moon

China says it has grown the first plants on the Moon as part of its historic mission to the far