Astrophysics

Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed b...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into sm...

Emojis give your friends a better impression of you

Red heart or thumbs up? Sending emojis to close friends makes them see you as mo...

Bioplastic habitats on Mars could be built from algae

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow...

An ancient Egyptian's complete genome has been read for...

The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window o...

Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the ...

A key milk protein for making cheese and yoghurt has been produced in bacteria f...

New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar n...

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astro...

Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that ...

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing cle...

Interstellar visitor spotted hurtling through the solar...

An object thought to have come from another star has been seen entering the sola...

Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetic...

Breaking the laws of thermal radiation could make bette...

It is possible to make a material absorb more radiation than it has to re-emit, ...

Where does time actually come from?

The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it wi...

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant b...

A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, sug...

Orcas are bringing humans gifts – what does it mean?

Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and fish to scie...

Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at o...

Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, s...

Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects i...

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