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The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the stor...
In 2023, archaeologists found evidence of architecture and art beginning earlier than we thought, an...
Landmark deal at COP28 begins a qualified end to t...
For the first time in the history of the COP process the phrase "fossil fuels" has appeared in a cli...
Weird cosmic clumping hints our understanding of t...
A vast survey of more than 25 million galaxies confirms we still can’t be sure how much matter clust...
Domestic cats eat more than 2000 species including...
The first attempt to draw up a comprehensive list of what domestic cats eat has identified more than...
The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from u...
How will the rise of artificial intelligence ultimately pan out for society? We sketch the most like...
Even if COP28 fails, it has changed the conversati...
Countries at the COP28 climate summit are still struggling to reach a deal on phasing out fossil fue...
Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain wi...
A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations pe...
What makes the best sounding didgeridoo, according...
A didgeridoo may look like a simple hollowed-out branch, but a study of the acoustic interplay betwe...
Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into writ...
A system that records the brain's electrical activity through the scalp can turn thoughts into words...
Tiny balls fit best inside a sausage, physicists c...
Mathematicians have long been fascinated by the most efficient way of packing spheres in a space, an...
What cannabis does to your body and brain
In the second episode of our three-part podcast series, Christie Taylor explores what happens to mem...
Clash over the future of fossil fuels reaches feve...
As the climate negotiations reach their final hours, countries are still fundamentally divided on ho...
AI made from living human brain cells performs spe...
A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognise the voice of one individ...
Can the EU's plan to regulate AI keep up with rapi...
The European Union is finalising its AI Act, which attempts to regulate the use of artificial intell...
Electric eel zaps can genetically modify other nea...
Scientists use electricity to make cells take up DNA – and the same process could happen in nature t...
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
If you're planning a holiday bring your blanket and get ready to hunker down, these are the coldest ...
AI predicts age of newly discovered supernovae wit...
An AI that predicts the time of first light from exploding stars could help astronomers sift through...
How to see the spectacular Geminid meteor shower p...
This year's Geminid meteor shower will peak on 14 December, shortly after a new moon, making for per...
