Astrophysics

Corkscrew-shaped microbot could use sound to spiral thr...

Microscopic helical robot travels through narrow tubes when exposed to sound, an...

'Dark earth' made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for c...

Nutrient-rich soil known as “dark earth” has been cultivated by Indigenous farme...

Holly tree species not seen by scientists in 200 years ...

No sightings of the Pernambuco holly tree had been confirmed since the species w...

Rishi Sunak's weakening of UK net-zero policy is an unh...

Cutting carbon emissions means replacing the heating systems in homes, transform...

Brain damage linked to schizophrenia may spread as cond...

Brain scans show loss of tissue starting in small areas when people first experi...

Silkworms genetically engineered to produce pure spider...

Spider silk has been seen as a greener alternative to artificial fibres like nyl...

Earliest evidence of buildings made from wood is 476,00...

We tend to think that ancient humans were constantly on the move, but at a site ...

UK's Online Safety Bill to become law, but can it be en...

After years of political wrangling, wide-ranging online rules are about to becom...

The entire brain may be involved in language, not just ...

Brain regions identified as “language centres” are actually hubs that coordinate...

Vaccine that erases immune memory may help treat multip...

An experimental vaccine that erases the immune system’s memory of a molecule cou...

Watch a cyborg cockroach navigate a maze

Remote-controlled cockroaches are not a new idea, but now researchers have found...

Stick insects that are normally asexual may occasionall...

Some animals reproduce asexually by creating embryos from unfertilised eggs, but...

Extinct Tasmanian tiger yields RNA secrets that could a...

RNA, which regulates the activity of DNA, is a crucial part of building an organ...

DeepMind AI can predict if DNA mutations are likely to ...

By working out which small mutations will probably be damaging, Google DeepMind’...

Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a superconti...

Understanding how the world’s largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to ...

Theory of consciousness branded 'pseudoscience' by neur...

A leading theory about consciousness called the integrated information theory ha...

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