Researchers have developed artificial cells that can respond to external chemical forces, just like real ones do. This exciting step
The ancient Egyptian city of Heracleion was once a bustling trading port. Now, it lies 45 metres (about 148 feet)
Astronomers have discovered a new main sequence star that’s the fastest of its kind ever found in the Milky Way.
Indian tiger numbers are up, according to one of the most detailed wildlife surveys ever conducted. Tiger populations have risen
The Planetary Society has been busy recently. On June 25, its LightSail 2 launched into orbit; just last week on July
Tesla on Monday announced its largest battery product. Called Megapack, it’s designed to simplify the installation process for large energy-storage
Imagine trying to film an event that was over and done within a mere 125 trillionths of a second. It’s
Spare a thought for the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate, not long for this world (in tectonic plate terms) as
The probable culprit behind a mysterious cloud of radioactive particles detected floating above much of Europe in 2017 appears to
New images of the Majorana fermion have brought physicists a step closer to harnessing the mysterious objects for quantum computing.
A bizarre and brilliantly effective optical illusion going viral on the internet tricks your brain into seeing a colour image…
Over 200 Svalbard reindeer have been found dead on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. That’s one of the highest recorded
Many of us will have experienced that super friendly cat who seems to love being stroked one minute, only to
The spinning ball of plasma that is our Sun produces a spinning magnetic field too, and where that magnetic field
There are some strange things down there, in the ocean depths, where crushing pressures and low light make for some
We may have discovered thousands of exoplanets, but few have astronomers as excited as a newly discovered system located just
For 38 excruciating minutes, Hawaii feared the worst. In January 2018, phones all over the Aloha State were buzzing with
If this headline looks familiar to you, that’s because we wrote an almost identical one in 2016. Except back then, we
Sometimes all you need is a wild weekend in Las Vegas, amongst the lights, sounds, and attractions of the Sin
When Japanese probe Hayabusa2 touched down on asteroid Ryugu on 11 July 2019, its camera was not sitting idle. The
The warmer it gets, the more people crank up the air conditioning (AC). In fact, AC is booming in nations
Locals at the southern tip of Texas took in an otherworldly sight on Thursday night: A giant mirror-polished machine roared
Thanks to a chance observation during a woodland ramble, scientists have found evidence that trees can keep each other alive
In the northern constellation of Ursa Minor, a star is dying. It’s not going quietly, either. It’s wracked by ‘coughs’
A new disruptive technology is on the horizon and it promises to take computing power to unprecedented and unimaginable heights.
If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published in Frontiers in
Research on robotic prostheses is coming along in leaps and bounds, but one hurdle is proving quite tricky to overcome:
I am a scientist who researches climate hazards. This week I have published research on the potential for a catastrophic
It may sound strange at first, but a team of researchers in Australia has come up with a method to
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and after the hottest June ever recorded
The International Space Station (ISS) is the single biggest spacecraft ever built, and one of the most sophisticated machines put in
A 100-metre-wide (328-feet-wide) asteroid passed just 70,000 kilometers from Earth on Thursday, Australian time. It was discovered by the Brazilian
The waxing and waning of sunspots forms part of our Sun’s natural cycle, but it’s a phenomenon astronomers still don’t
When it comes to lavish funeral arrangements, you’d have to do well to beat the mystery soldier buried some 2,000
Facebook’s Messenger Kids is supposed to provide parents complete control over who their children chat can with on the app.
Another test of a star orbiting our galaxy’s supermassive black hole at insane speeds has once again upheld the theory
Solar cells that transfer sunlight into electricity are a brilliant part of modern technology, but one particular aspect has proven
When it comes to our physical world, scientific research indicates that size really does matter. While “big” objects, anything from
Explorer Robert Ballard has found enough sunken ships to start a modest ghost fleet. The Titanic. The carrier USS Yorktown
A historic heat wave is bringing unprecedented temperatures to Western Europe, and is poised to expand northeastward to Scandinavia and
YouTube is far more than just a video-sharing website. The online platform, which hosts almost two billion users each month,
Finding cheap and practical ways of removing salt from seawater could potentially help some of the 844 million people worldwide
Our Sun is a lone wolf of a star, but out there in the wider Universe, stars are often locked
Ever since humanity split into dog and cat people, we’ve been arguing over which one of our beloved companions is
LightSail 2 has successfully deployed its solar sails. Shortly after 12:00 pm PST (19:00 UTC) The Planetary Society tweeted that
Just 7,800 light-years from Earth, two dead stars have been discovered orbiting each other at record-breaking speeds. So close is
As far back as our collective memory extends, we’ve been mesmerised by the dance of the planets across our skies.
A team of researchers at the University of California says that there could be way more ice water on the
