Science
Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInn...
In this tantalising extract from Martin MacInnes’s new science fiction novel, the latest pick for th...
Does trophy hunting actually help animal conservat...
It may seem counterintuitive, but trophy hunting leads to a lot of land being protected instead of b...
First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proo...
Pigs that have been given genetically engineered immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory sy...
LGBTQ people seen as needing more protection onlin...
A study of around 9000 US adults has found that people are more in favour of removing toxic social m...
Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting de...
The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moon's south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching ...
Odysseus spacecraft is the first private mission t...
Intuitive Machines has landed its Odysseus spacecraft on the moon, making it the first private compa...
NASA Eclipse Soundscapes Project will record how 2...
The public is invited to contribute to NASA's Eclipse Soundscapes Project by recording sensory data ...
Odd quantum property may let us chill things close...
We can already cool objects with fridges and with lasers. Now there is a third cooling technique inv...
Crucial chemical for life can form in conditions f...
Pantetheine, which helps enzymes to work and is found in every organism, can be formed by simple rea...
Famous supernova left a blazing hot neutron star a...
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that a nearby supernova researchers h...
Climate benefits of planting forests might be over...
The warming avoided by planting CO2-absorbing forests could be around 15 to 30 per cent lower than p...
James Webb Space Telescope spots neutron star hidi...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted a neutron star that evaded detection for 3...
Radio signals from Orion nebula reveal new data ab...
Astronomers have discovered a radio signal from a 'JuMBO' in the Orion nebula, a weird celestial obj...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching for record-tying ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch for a record-tying 19th time tonight (Feb. 22), sending a ...
GPT-4 developer tool can hack websites without hum...
The developer version of OpenAI’s leading large language model can be repurposed as an AI hacking ag...
New 'Lunarcraft' game lets you build your own moon...
JAXA's new 'Lunarcraft' game allows Minecraft fans to create an outpost on the moon.
Intuitive Machines moon lander sends home a haunti...
The Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander imaged a crater on the moon ahead of its expected landing tod...
AI can tell where a mouse is by reading its brain ...
An artificial intelligence can interpret a mouse's brain activity to tell scientists where the anima...
'Intruder' stars have changed Earth's climate over...
Intruding stars may have thrown Earth's orbit off-kilter in the past, causing shifts in our planet's...
Powerful twin solar flares erupt from sun as cell ...
Tens of thousands of outages were reported by major cellular carriers throughout the United States a...
Astronauts celebrate success of 1st surgery robot ...
Space delays during surgery? No sweat. A team of surgeons showed a robot can safely slice through ru...
A single atom could drive a piston in a quantum en...
In a quantum engine, a single atom can emit radiation that bounces around a reflective cavity and cr...
'Constellation' episodes 1-3 review: A well-made t...
Apple's new sci-fi thriller 'Constellation' dazzles in its opening episodes, but it may lack the jui...
Here's what's landing on the moon today aboard Int...
Intuitive Machines' lander, named Odysseus, will try today (Feb. 22) to become the first private spa...
Early drug treatment leads to better outcomes for ...
About 80 per cent of people who received infliximab straight after diagnosis with the inflammatory b...
Watch Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander ...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus probe will attempt a historic landing near the moon's south pole this e...
Relatives of men with fertility issues may be at h...
The relatives of men who produce very little or no sperm may be more likely to develop certain types...
An asteroid the size of a bus will fly near Earth ...
A newfound asteroid the size of a bus will zoom close by Earth on Thursday (Feb. 22), but it shouldn...
What time will Intuitive Machines' private Odysseu...
Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when an...
Delta Air Lines wants to fly you through the 2024 ...
Delta Air Lines is offering special flight that allows passengers to experience the total solar ecli...
Private capsule comes back to Earth with space-gro...
California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (F...
Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over...
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to...
Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn if neutr...
Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal if he...
Is the human brain really the most complex object ...
There are 86 billion neurons in your brain, roughly the same number as there are galaxies in the obs...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for ...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week f...
Ultra-dry Death Valley has a temporary lake thanks...
Death Valley may be the driest place in the US, but a large lake has now formed there because of sev...
NASA's new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviol...
NASA's UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) spacecraft will launch in 2030 to conduct an all-sky survey in ul...
Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe snaps 1...
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a hist...
Humpback whales have a specialised larynx for unde...
The distinctive melodies of baleen whales are produced by pushing air against a fatty cushion on one...
James Webb Space Telescope helps scientists find f...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heav...
