James Howells is considering buying a council dump in south Wales after his former partner accidentally threw away a hard
The extinction of the Neanderthals is one of the most intriguing mysteries in paleoanthropology, with researchers speculating everything from shifts
Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw another side to them the other day. Chinese
Late is better than never for the ‘Blaze Star’ T Coronae Borealis. It was on track to be the top
As it maneuvers into position for a landing attempt, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander captured some gorgeous video of the
Earth’s history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation before rising
A man who died in the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago seems to have found a unique
Remote cameras in Norway have given us the first detailed look at polar bear cubs emerging from their dens, in
When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this
Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in
A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully
Air travel produces around 2.5 percent of all global CO2 emissions, and despite decades of effort in developing alternative fuels
Mysterious and fascinating artifacts are surfacing on melting glaciers across the planet. From ancient human remains to strange wooden tools
NASA expects to soon launch a mission to create the most colorful 3D map of the entire sky yet. Known
Dogs blink at each other a lot, and a new study suggests this behavior is more than just a way
The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to
Alexithymia is a term you may not have heard before. But it describes something many people experience: difficulties in identifying,
Its ruddy complexion is the defining characteristic of Mars, the idiosyncrasy that marks it out from all the other planets
An experiment bludgeoning special lead atoms with high-speed particles has revealed a shocking surprise. Far from the perfect sphere physicists
In 2007, astronomers discovered the Cosmic Horseshoe, a gravitationally lensed system of galaxies about five-and-a-half billion light-years away. The foreground
If you’re a parent you’ve probably tried, at some point, to navigate the supermarket with a trolley, and at least
The edge of the Solar System is a strange place, full of oddities we’ve only just begun to probe. But
Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans,
‘Bystander’ mice attempt to revive unconscious companions, a new study reveals, suggesting our natural inclination to help others in need
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth’s night skies. On the evening of 28 February 2025, all seven
It’s been centuries since a wolf’s howl was heard across the Scottish Highlands, but a team of researchers thinks it’s
You have probably heard the saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but now it turns out
We humans are a messy bunch. Where we dwell, there accumulates evidence of our nesting. We have fossilized garbage piles
What’s the story of our Moon’s early history? Despite all we know about our closest natural satellite, scientists are still
It’s barely been two years since OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released for public use, inviting anyone on the internet to collaborate
The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down
Amidst a cache of glittering golden treasures from the Iberian Bronze Age, a pair of corroded objects might be the
Previously predicted by theoretical models, we now have the first experimental observation of plastic Ice VII. That might sound like
The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not be as voracious as the gas-gobbling
French scientists on Tuesday announced that they had reached a “crucial milestone” in the long road towards nuclear fusion by
Anthropogenic signals are a huge problem in radio astronomy. In the process of solving a curious mystery, US researchers have
Rumored to have killed the Roman emperor Augustus, nightshade’s berries are notoriously deadly. Tomatoes belong to the same plant family,
If a star explodes in space and no one is around to see it, does it wreak a change on
Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores information in an
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut
If we manage to reach the climate target set by the Paris Agreement, we could be living in a world
Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within
A tank of the purest water, buried under kilometers of rock in Ontario, Canada, flashed as a barely detectable particle
Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may
Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed creatures would be
Egypt’s antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in
When Isaac Newton inscribed onto parchment his now-famed laws of motion in 1687, he could have only hoped we’d be
