This reprocessed colour view of Jupiter’s moon Europa was made from images taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late…
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The threat of climate change permeates this visually stunning, memorable film about a couple living through drought in the Bolivian…
Killer whale mothers are sacrificing their own reproductive prospects to guarantee the future success of their sons.While it’s no surprise…
These images from a new illustrated book chart the long human love affair with orchids, the incredible family of flowering…
The incredible true story of Mars rover Opportunity turns into a moving, inspirational and downright personal tale of a little…
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades. The world’s population may have shot…
You won’t need to make a flour roux for your macaroni cheese if you cook your pasta in milk rather…
Mild brain damage may affect memory more than severe injuriesIn a small study, memory recall was better in people with…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Science of The Total Environment (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161512 Exposure to high doses of micro-sized polyethylene has adverse…
Since the Large Hadron Collider turned up nothing in its search for supersymmetry, physicists have turned their attention to the…
Fiction Future Imperfect What kind of world would humanity build with another chance to do it right? The Terraformersby Annalee…
The largest penguin to ever waddle on Earth, Kumimanu fordycei, steps onto a beach surrounded by another newly discovered species,…
Ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves could help reveal the secrets at the dawn of time, just moments after…
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a series of tombs dating back around 4,300 years at Saqqara, including a sarcophagus holding…
Foods high in sugar and salt can be unhealthy, but these additives are too delicious for many to give up.…
From Goldfinger to No Time to Die, James Bond has long showcased the latest tech advances. Might 007’s next adventure…
Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the…
Bits of the stars are all around us, and in us, too. About half of the abundance of elements heavier…
Nearly half the world’s mountain glaciers are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if the world…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. What comes to…
A collaboration between scientists at Cambridge and UCL has led to the discovery of a new form of ice that…
A robotic leg with a big toe and motors that can “change gear” like a bicycle can enable a wearer…
A living specimen of the new species, Sinocyclocheilus longicornus, in a laboratory tank. (Image credit: Xu et al. 2023) (opens…
Location. Credit: Marine Biology (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s00227-022-04142-8 María Altamirano, with the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology of the University…
In this photo provided by the Pacific Rim Conservation, wildlife workers relocate Tristram’s storm petrels on Hawaii’s Tern Island, on…
Ritsumeikan University researchers suggest their developed framework is not restricted to plastic waste and can be applied to other waste-related…
The hotel ballroom was packed to near capacity with scientists when Susan Yanovski arrived. Despite being 10 minutes early, she…
Physicists have created a mini sun with its own simulated gravity to investigate the causes of extreme space weather. The tiny…
On a diet? Perhaps you’re avoiding sweets or carbs altogether or curbing late-night munchies. These are examples of behavior modifications…
Bright multi-colored clouds shining in the night sky above Mount Jökultindur in Iceland on Jan. 25. (Image credit: Jónína Guðrún…