Science
Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depressi...
A compound emitted by the Colorado river toad may reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in a sim...
This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then ...
55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to th...
China just sent a secret mini-rover to the far sid...
A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bou...
Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares ...
Watch the sun explode in a fury as it unleashes yet another barrage of solar flares, including two o...
China's Chang'e 6 mission to moon's far side enter...
China's Chang'e 6 has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its upcoming landing attempt on the lun...
The 'forever chemicals' toxic to your health - and...
From your popcorn bag to your waterproof jacket, forever chemicals are all around us. We're finally ...
Private lunar lander to carry 'memory disk' of 275...
ispace will send a time capsule of 275 human languages to the moon aboard a lunar lander as part of ...
SpaceX launching 23 satellites from Florida today ...
SpaceX is set to launch 23 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (May 8), on the fi...
Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animat...
Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon ...
Ultrasonic coffee-maker produces the perfect cold ...
Cold-brewing coffee can reduce its bitter taste, but it normally takes up to 24 hours as the grounds...
1st astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner delayed...
The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has been pushed to May 17 so teams can repl...
Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuc...
Concern over the risks of enabling nuclear weapons development is usually focused on nuclear fission...
Can genetically modifying a rare marsupial save it...
Researchers are aiming to make the northern quoll resistant to the toxic cane toads wiping it out in...
Hottest April on record is the 11th record-breakin...
Global temperatures in April 2024 were 1.6°C higher than the average for April during the pre-indust...
Longest-living cat breeds revealed by life expecta...
Birman and Burmese cats typically live for more than 14 years while sphynxes live less than half as ...
Renewables supply 30 per cent of global electricit...
The rapid growth of solar power led to a record-breaking year for clean energy generation in 2023, a...
Next-gen satellites will paint a clearer picture o...
From tracking hazards in the ocean to predicting the strength of hurricanes, NOAA's GeoXO series con...
Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn ...
The rings that circle gas giants like Saturn are composed mostly of water-ice particles. Could life ...
James Webb Space Telescope suggests supermassive b...
The mystery of how early universe supermassive black holes grew so quickly may be solved, with the J...
'God's Hand' interstellar cloud reaches for the st...
The Dark Energy Camera has imaged a ghostly hand claw reaching out to grab a distant galaxy. There's...
The Force is strong with new 'Star Wars: The Acoly...
Disney+ releases a new trailer for its upcoming series "Star Wars: The Acolyte" that delves into the...
Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a...
Analysis of thousands of exchanges between the intelligent cetaceans suggests they combine short cli...
Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperat...
A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, ...
See the sun's corona revealed in all its glory dur...
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how taking a high resolution solar image like this one repre...
See this galaxy's bright center? It's home to a vo...
To launch Black Hole Week, NASA released this new Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 4951.
Hackers can steal data by messing with a computer'...
Software that has been blocked from connecting to the internet should be secure from hacking attempt...
Black hole collision 'alerts' could notify astrono...
Astronomers will be alerted to gravitational waves faster than ever before as LIGO and other detecto...
New moon of May 2024 tonight welcomes the stars of...
The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of...
Bird flu has hit US cows but tracking efforts fall...
The strategy for tracking bird flu in US dairy cattle falls worryingly short of what is needed to pr...
Lack of US bird flu tracking in cows may raise ris...
The strategy for tracking bird flu in US dairy cattle falls worryingly short of what is needed to pr...
Should we seal DNA samples of Earth's endangered s...
Scientists fighting to save coral reefs amid the climate crisis suggest sending genetic coral materi...
'Warp drives' may actually be possible someday, ne...
A new study provides some theoretical underpinning to sci-fi warp drives, suggesting that the superf...
Implantable heart pump could let children wait for...
An implantable heart pump could help children with heart failure awaiting transplants forego bulky d...
Rocket issue pushes 1st astronaut launch of Boeing...
The historic first crewed launch of Boeing's new Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed to no earl...
Boeing Starliner team delays 1st historic astronau...
A rocket issue with United Launch Alliance's Atlas V caused Boeing Starliner to wave off its histori...
'Sparkly' narwhal toy trades sea for space as Boei...
What has one horn, two crewmates and shares a name with its ride into orbit? "Calypso," the plush se...
Watch 2 bus-size asteroids make close flybys of Ea...
Two asteroids are expected to make close but safe approaches to Earth this week, and you can watch t...
Spacecraft captures absolutely incredible video of...
The video gives an insight into the energetic events that transfer energy and plasma into the solar ...
Starliner's Mission Control team "very excited" fo...
NASA and Boeing are working together to send the first astronauts to space on Starliner on May 6. Am...
SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for upcoming Polaris D...
SpaceX revealed its new spacesuit designed for Crew Dragon passengers to unbuckle and float outside ...
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florid...
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 6), the company's 46th ...
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is about to make its...
Two astronauts are about to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner ca...
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launch delayed due t...
Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Star...
Boeing's Starliner launch will be the 1st astronau...
NASA astronauts will ride a United Launch Alliance Atlas V for the 1st time on May 6. Getting the lo...
Sun unleashes X-class solar flare, radio blackouts...
A recently detected sunspot region unleashed a powerful X4.5 solar flare early Monday morning, causi...
