Astrophysics

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but oc...

Cross-training may be the key to a long life

People who combine different types of exercise - such as running, cycling and sw...

Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale soc...

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting ...

Scientists investigate ‘dark oxygen’ in deep-sea mining...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor prod...

World is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy'

Countries have spent beyond their sustainable water budgets for so long that cri...

Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions

Two or more satellites could communicate and manoeuvre around one another using ...

Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown ...

An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overh...

Mars once had a vast sea the size of the Arctic Ocean

Spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet have helped researchers map out an ancient co...

Sunscreens made from ground-up wood reach an SPF of ove...

Concerns around common sunscreen chemicals have prompted the search for natural ...

Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease...

A "living glue" used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also se...

Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-...

Star appears to have vanished in a failed supernova

It is theoretically possible for a particularly massive star to collapse in on i...

Should Europe boycott US tech over Greenland, and is it...

As tensions over Greenland rise, some Europeans are asking whether it is time to...

Giving astronauts tardigrade toughness will be harder t...

The protein that protects tardigrade DNA from radiation and mutagenic chemicals ...

Volcanoes had lower greenhouse gas emissions in Earth's...

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of t...

First treaty to protect the high seas comes into force

A United Nations agreement for the “conservation and sustainable use of marine b...

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