Astrophysics

What are the mystery drones flying over the US?

Large drones have been spotted flying over the US for weeks, and state and feder...

Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to sc...

A fungus named Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is the closest relative of a widely cu...

Climate chaos accelerated in 2024 as we hit 1.5°C for t...

2024 was another year of record-breaking heat and extreme weather, including dev...

Bowel cancer is rising in younger people around the world

More and more people under 50 have been diagnosed with bowel cancer in different...

Global forecast for 2025 sees temperatures falling back...

La Niña conditions are expected to lead to a slightly cooler average global surf...

Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the sun tha...

On 24 December, the Parker Solar Probe will be the closest human-made object eve...

Another record has been set for the most entangled logi...

Just a few months after the previous record was set, a start-up called Quantinuu...

Pre-eclampsia could be treated with mRNA technology

Hope for a much-needed treatment for the common pregnancy complication pre-eclam...

Liquid metal unlocks a way to make artificial blood ves...

The unusual properties of gallium have helped scientists to create delicate moul...

Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast cloud ...

Rather than getting its water from impacts, our planet may have drawn in water v...

Space was for sale in 2024 as private missions led by E...

From the first private moon landing to the first civilian spacewalk, Elon Musk’s...

Bird flu suddenly got serious in 2024, infecting dozens...

People in multiple US states tested positive for bird flu this year, raising con...

Dogs pull harder on the leash when they wear a harness ...

Dog harnesses are sometimes claimed to reduce pulling forces on the leash, but a...

Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon ...

For millennia, Arctic ecosystems have stored more carbon dioxide than they relea...

Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years – and w...

Leading archaeologists share the biggest recent advances in our understanding of...

Ultracold atoms measure gravity with surprising precision

Atoms cooled to near absolute zero let researchers make a measurement of gravity...

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