Scientists are edging closer to making a super-secure, super-fast quantum internet possible: they’ve now been able to ‘teleport’ high-fidelity quantum
Sometimes, the Universe provides just the perfect method for expressing our feelings. A space cloud 7,500 light-years away has given
The world’s (former) largest iceberg continues to break apart into smaller pieces on the doorstep of a major marine wildlife
Scientists have just set a new world record for high-temperature sustained plasma with the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR)
In an exciting development, a new type of whale song may very well belong to a previously unknown population of
A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits of
A young German pilot said Sunday he traced a giant syringe in the sky as a way of marking the
A very rare astronomical phenomenon has been in the headlines a lot recently, and for good reason. It will be hundreds
In 1950, Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi sat down to lunch with some of his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he
Most people know the world’s oceans are on the rise, but further inland, the scales of climate change are tipping
Sometimes, science is all about the mind-aching big picture. Like the idea that our Universe is just a giant hologram,
Imagine opening the weekend paper and looking through the puzzle pages for the Sudoku. You spend your morning working through
It’s one of the greatest puzzles in physics. All the particles that make up the matter around us, such electrons
The start of electric aviation is upon us, but it’s going to take many more years before the average environmentalist
Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have detected an “intriguing signal” from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the
A small town in Romania called Costesti is home to unusual geological manifestations – bulging bulbous boulders called trovants. These
We all know that Earth is old, but it’s hard to put into perspective just how old it is. After
Within the next few decades, according to some experts, we may see the arrival of the next step in the
Found mostly in the open prairies of North America and some remote regions of Northern Europe, snow doughnuts or snow
A newly developed glue that gets its stickiness from a magnetic field could lead to serious energy and cost savings
We’re learning more about earthquake triggers all the time, but there’s also plenty still to find out about how these
It’s been one heck of a year, but we’re on the home stretch. Now, let’s celebrate by looking at something
Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Valviloculus pleristaminis makes for a perfect example. Scientists only recently
Any species reaching for the stars is bound to have its fingertips singed. Probably more than once. One of NASA’s
Above water, they sound like bellowing Wookies. Below the ice, they sound like chirping, chattering robots. Either way, the Weddell seals of Antarctica
For Thai rescue worker Mana Srivate, performing resuscitation has been part of his job for 26 years. A few days
They’re among the most popular and captivating animals in the ocean – a creature that delights at every splash or
When Shah Bahauddin was deciding what to research for his PhD, he had no intention of becoming embroiled in one
The Solar System’s two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, came within planetary kissing range in Monday’s evening sky, an intimacy
In the ancient past, Europe was a very different place – once upon a time, Britain was yet tethered to
In 2008, something unique fell out of the sky over Sudan, exploding into fragments across the vast, arid expanses of
In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, or the “seven sisters”.
A female wolf pup mummy, perfectly preserved as it remained locked in permafrost for 57,000 years, is finally giving up
Close your eyes. What colour is a river? The perfect blue we can see in our imagination is not usually
Dropping your smartphone often means living with a cracked screen until your next upgrade, or footing an expensive repair bill
In new proof that 2020 has been a crappy year basically everywhere, scientists have captured video evidence of octopuses randomly
While many of us might long to just sleep through this entire winter, humans – unlike a lot of other
An iceberg the size of Delaware, which was on course to crash into an island populated by a penguin colony, has
The skulls of two baboons, mummified more than 3,000 years ago, have helped narrow down the location of a fabled
Geologically speaking, Australia is a relatively quiet place to live. Earthquakes are rare and typically gentle, and as for volcanoes,
Like listening to music, something is calming about being outdoors, and it might have to do with how we see
How much are you conscious of right now? Are you conscious of just the words in the centre of your
Humans have been trying to ‘let it go’ long before Queen Elsa began singing in her icy isolation. Now that
There are hidden costs to eating meat not included in the price tag. If consumers in the western world were
How many particles do you need before individual atoms start behaving collectively? According to new research, the number is incredibly
The best and most diverse forests are the ones that plant themselves. It’s something these amazing ecosystems have been doing
Like watching a movie in reverse, physicists have just demonstrated a new technique for the time-reversal of a wave of
