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World's first tunnel to a magma chamber could unle...
In Iceland, scientists are planning to drill two boreholes to a reservoir of liquid rock. One will g...
Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching an...
A non-lethal method of catching great white sharks and releasing them 500 metres further out to sea ...
Strange material made of soap could be used for ph...
The first ever soap films with chemically distinct sides are a step towards cheap soap-based devices...
Severe covid-19 infections linked to increased ris...
People with severe covid-19 infections are more than 4 times as likely to later be diagnosed with sc...
Tiny T. rex fossils may be distinct species – but ...
Palaeontologists can’t agree on whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent juvenile Tyra...
Extreme close-up of Jupiter’s moon Io captured by ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Io on 30 December and took one of our best pictures yet of this moo...
Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we...
The birth of a child is a happy time for most, but overwhelming anxiety can take hold for some paren...
Vast submerged area near Australia may once have h...
An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing tha...
The best new science fiction books of January 2024...
From Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds to Tlotlo Tsamaase’s Womb City and Ali Millar’s Ava Anna ...
Probiotics help treat recurring urinary tract infe...
Taking a vaginal probiotic, either on its own or with an oral probiotic, for four months reduced the...
In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid...
NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the European Space Agency is se...
AI learns to recognise objects with the efficiency...
Shortly after hatching, chicks quickly learn to recognise moving objects with only a few examples – ...
Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – h...
The moon will cover the sun on 8 April 2024 for people in parts of the US, Canada and Mexico, creati...
Encryption upgrade in 2024 will keep data safe fro...
We probably don't need to worry about quantum computers being able to break encryption in 2024, but ...
Headset delivers electric current to ease depressi...
A headset that can be worn at home relieves symptoms of depression to a similar degree as antidepres...
Quantum state of matter made with 'dipolar' molecu...
A quantum state of matter comprising molecules with opposite charges at each end has been made for t...
Aloe vera plants turned into energy-storing superc...
A battery-like device known as a supercapacitor can be created from different parts of aloe vera pla...
2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions st...
If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emiss...
