May 2020

Thousands of species are fleeing to Earth’s poles en masse, and a pattern’s emerging

We know that global warming is forcing many animals around the world to flee their normal habitats, but now, an

For the first time ever, scientists have created hexagonal salt

While it probably won’t make it to your dining table, a new scientific achievement might be able to help in

This clever ocean power station harvests wind, wave and solar energy on one platform

This summer, the clean energy company SINN Power is showcasing “the world’s first floating ocean hybrid platform” – a high-tech

Official footage shows US Navy ship use a laser weapon to destroy a flying drone

A US Navy ship downed a flying drone with a “solid state laser” in the Pacific Ocean, the service branch

Scientists just watched artificial neurons ‘speak’ to real neurons using light

Our neurons talk in melodies; understanding their rhythms has proved key to creating a new device that could join their

Physicists create a group of 15 trillion entangled atoms, setting a major new record

Quantum physicists have set a new record for collecting a persistent group of entangled atoms together, getting 15 trillion atoms

Engineers successfully test new chip with download speeds of 44.2 terabits per second

A tiny device called a micro-comb could one day replace existing internet infrastructure to hit crazy new highs in download

Here’s the real truth behind that viral ‘NASA finds parallel universe’ story

Every time tabloids and social media dramatically mishandle a science news story, the urge to unplug the internet and plug

Video shows Boston Dynamics’ robot dog herding sheep and checking crops

Here’s something you might not have expected to see Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot doing any time soon: herding sheep

Phone towers are being vandalised in NZ, and the reason rhymes with ‘shmonspiracy’

Cell phone towers across New Zealand are being set on fire and authorities believe the attacks are linked to the

Two studies just revealed how twisted graphene gets even weirder at a ‘magic angle’

Graphene has already proven itself to be a weird and wonderful material in many different ways, but its properties get

Our behaviour in this pandemic has seriously confused AI machine learning systems

The chaos and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have claimed an unlikely victim: the machine learning systems that are programmed

Scientists have developed a membrane that separates CO2 from other gases

Scientists have developed a new type of self-assembling silver membrane that could be used to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

Clever new device can produce hydrogen fuel using water and sunlight

Scientists are very keen to find effective ways of getting hydrogen from water, thus unlocking hydrogen’s potential as a clean