The Large Hadron Collider at CERN could be affected by UK spending cutsTraczyk, Piotr/CERN 2021-2024 UK scientists are warning of…
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Researchers have analyzed the stepwise hydration of prolinol, a molecule widely used as a catalyst and as a building block…
Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part in each tell a story about how…
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelfNASA/Brooke Medley A large and fast-melting glacier in…
When and how quickly can ecosystems “tip” and how will they develop in the future? Researchers from the University of…
The structure of the local universe is surprisingly flat, according to new research, and this cosmic quirk may save our…
Ross Gudgeon’s winning image, Fractal ForestRoss Gudgeon/CUPOTY Sometimes beauty is found with a shift in perspective. These gorgeous images are…
A new U of T Scarborough study finds that being mentally sharp can translate into a productivity boost equivalent to…
A group of people living in the far southern reaches of Greece’s Peloponnesian Peninsula have been genetically isolated for over…
Royal Netherlands Air Force pilots tested brain-reading technology in a simulatorAlireza Boeini/Alamy Fighter pilots in training are having their brainwaves…
Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with…
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Harvester ants attack nest-mates whose scent they don’t recogniseJorgeOrtiz_1976/Shutterstock Common air pollutants like ozone and nitric oxide can change the…
SpaceX’s path to launching its massive Starship rocket from Florida’s Space Coast passed another hurdle Friday after the Federal Aviation…
Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a…
Space scientist Maggie Aderin has a new book out this monthSteven May / Alamy Stock Photo It’s nowhere near early…
Blue carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the marine and vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests,…
This week’s science news was all about the good, the bad and the ugly of technological progress, with a study…
Biologist George Church maintains a list of potentially beneficial gene variantsDON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images “Why should only the tall…
The future of work is being rewritten by artificial intelligence (AI)—but technology competence alone will not be enough to empower…
Halley’s comet bears the name of the astronomer who famously first described its movements through space, but he wasn’t the…
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Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our solar system from somewhere far beyond. It was…
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Vast areas of the Amazon rainforest have been burned for cattle ranchingMICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images Deforestation has reduced rainfall…
SpaceX is set to launch its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been…
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb from the Zapotec culture that features well-preserved details, including a sculpture of…
Mars has a surprisingly large influence on Earth’s climateNASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Compared with Earth, Mars is tiny, yet it…
In Europe, it is well documented that bird species associated with agricultural landscapes have experienced a sharp decline over several…
It has been over a decade since Google Glass smart glasses were announced in 2013, followed by their swift withdrawal…