Science
Artificial pain sensors could help robots avoid da...
A system that detects forces and interprets which stimuli have the potential to cause harm could imb...
Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 de...
If all goes to plan, the spacecraft dubbed 'Tenacity' will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2024...
2024 will see a new weight-loss drug that trumps W...
Recently approved in the US, the weight-loss drug Zepbound will reach more people in 2024, with rese...
Gold mine of kilonova explosions forged by neutron...
The gold that forms the ring on your finger was formed in the collision between two neutron stars. N...
Mold-A-Rama and the space shuttle over Earth: A sp...
The space shuttle reentered orbit this fall after a 15-month retirement, and this time it was bright...
International Space Station astronauts hang stocki...
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive sea...
Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering o...
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gathering of spiral galaxies for a stunning image released Mond...
We might officially enter the Anthropocene epoch i...
Scientific bodies are due to make an official decision in the coming year about whether to declare a...
Discovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestr...
Spiral petroglyphs carved into a canyon wall on the Colorado-Utah border may have been used as a cal...
Project Kuiper: Amazon's answer to SpaceX's Starli...
Amazon's Project Kuiper, which uses optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology to connect more t...
Hannah Ritchie: 'Eco-anxiety on its own is not tha...
Climate change and biodiversity loss may seem like insurmountable problems, but data scientist Hanna...
How NASA's VIPER rover could revolutionize moon ex...
NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover is set to revolutionize lunar exploration whe...
NASA hails historic space milestones of 2023 in in...
The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroi...
The Full Cold Moon of December comes late for Chri...
The last full moon of 2023, December's Cold Full Moon, will miss Christmas by just a day this year, ...
Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss f...
A study involving more than 450 people found that a mixture of prebiotics and probiotics alleviated ...
Will Artemis 2 launch to the moon in 2024? NASA ha...
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission took some important strides toward launch this year, but it's unclear ...
Mathematicians found a guaranteed way to win the l...
A pair of mathematicians studied the UK National Lottery and figured out a combination of 27 tickets...
Monkeys in Thailand took up stone tools when covid...
Long-tailed macaques on the island of Koh Ped appear to have learned a new way to forage when the pa...
An ancient whale claimed the title of heaviest ani...
Perucetus colossus lived 39 million years ago and weighed in at between 85 and 340 tonnes, meaning i...
Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar...
Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touc...
How to watch 'Doctor Who' Christmas special: Strea...
How to watch the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special 'The Church on Ruby Road' online on Disney Plus and ...
Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth f...
Astronauts on the International Space Station are sending holiday cheer to Earth with a festive vide...
Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars...
The Hubble Space Telescope has zoomed in on a tightly bound cluster of stars located in a satellite ...
Dark stars may be waiting in a mirror universe for...
Physicists have proposed that a mirror universe alongside our own might explain dark matter – and w...
30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Te...
Launched with faulty vision, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA were a laughing stock – until seven...
Decades-old mathematical mystery about the Game of...
A mathematical game governed by simple rules throws up patterns of seemingly infinite complexity – a...
12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023...
From scorching hot Jupiters to worlds that seem to be a little like Earth, here are 2023's most exci...
This light-bending tech will let scientists see th...
Two upcoming solar missions will be armed with "photon sieves." Here's what that means.
Artemis 2 moon crew invited to visit SpaceX to tal...
Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, a NASA astronaut commanding the first human moon crew in half a ce...
12 of the most exciting black hole developments fr...
2023 has been a bumper year for black holes, especially those of the supermassive variety. Here is S...
13 record-breaking space discoveries of 2023
Some of the strongest, longest, smallest, biggest and best reasons to celebrate space as the year co...
55 years after Apollo 8's Christmas at the moon, a...
Apollo 8 flew three astronauts around the moon in 1968. Artemis 2 plans to run a similar mission in ...
China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in...
A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s...
Home (Alone) on Mars: Actor Daniel Stern on leadin...
If there is a multiverse where every possible outcome happens, then in one of those universes Marv M...
The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows ...
This year, robots could be seen making drinks in cafes, performing at Paris Fashion Week and even jo...
Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in ...
A huge loop of plasma dances above the surface of the sun in a stunning timelapse captured by astrop...
Alexander Skarsgård to star in Apple TV+ sci-fi 'M...
Everyone's favorite homicidal SecUnit will soon head to the small screen in a new "Murderbot" TV ser...
10 times the night sky amazed us in 2023
The night sky of 2023 delivered many amazing views of the moon, comets, meteors and even space debri...
Much of North America may face electricity shortag...
Over the next several years, many regions of the US and Canada may struggle to ensure a reliable ele...
