Astrophysics

Astronomers captured an incredible view of M87’s black ...

The black hole at the centre of a galaxy more than 50 million light years away i...

We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

Mysterious flashes of light seen in swamps and bogs could be caused by burning m...

Cannabis extract found to be effective for lower back pain

A clinical trial has found that VER-01, a drug derived from cannabis, eases chro...

Our brain 'swivels' to focus on sounds from different d...

Many mammals physically pivot their ears to hone in on a particular sound, and n...

Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic do...

A commonly used class of antibiotics seems to kill bacteria like E. coli by brea...

Ultracold clocks could reveal how quantum physics alter...

The world’s best clocks may be sensitive to an odd mix of quantum and relativist...

Two-in-one inhalers slash asthma attacks among young ch...

Inhalers that combine relieving breathlessness with preventing it seem to be the...

Novels with a certain structure are more likely to be c...

Novels need a gripping story to stay popular as the decades pass, but it seems t...

Lung inflammation may make traumatic events harder to f...

Severe lung inflammation has been linked to symptoms resembling post-traumatic s...

Atmospheric chaos has sent temperatures soaring in Anta...

Stratospheric temperatures in Antarctica are spiking, which could see strange we...

Babies' brains 'tick' more slowly than ours, which may ...

The rhythm of an infant's brain activity seems to put them in constant learning ...

Did a star blow up and hit Earth 10 million years ago?

There are signs deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that an exploding star once sent ...

How fast you age may be controlled by a DNA repair boss...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumul...

Reconstructed skull gives surprising clues to our enigm...

The shared ancestor of our species, the Neanderthals and the Denisovans may be f...

Nanoparticles may be the secret ingredient in making ul...

Mixing nanoparticles into some common plastics made them harder to break and pos...

Cheetahs naturally turned into mummies in caves in Saud...

The constant temperature and low humidity of a cave network in Saudi Arabia turn...

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