Astrophysics

Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks...

A proposal to define the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch defined by human activit...

How to view an eclipse safely and what to look for in e...

Follow these tips to have a safe viewing experience during the upcoming North Am...

JWST will officially begin searching for exomoons aroun...

Five exomoon programmes have been picked for the James Webb Space Telescope, rai...

US Army tests AI chatbots as battle planners in a war g...

Researchers in the US Army are experimenting with commercial AI chatbots as batt...

Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hy...

Five new varieties of Penicillium roqueforti, the fungus used to make blue chees...

Asian elephants seen burying their dead for the first time

Five elephant calves have been found buried in drainage ditches on tea-growing e...

Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

Genetic analysis of the California two-spot octopus reveals that the species has...

Storks refine their migration routes as they learn from...

Tracking data shows that young white storks spend more time exploring new places...

Eerie green sunsets after 1883 Krakatoa eruption finall...

Mysterious green sunsets were reported after the massive eruption of Krakatoa in...

Satellite launched to track down leaks of potent greenh...

MethaneSAT will orbit the planet 15 times a day to capture unprecedented amounts...

Organoids made from uterus fluid may help treat fetuses...

Fetal cells retrieved from fluid in the uterus can now be turned into balls of c...

Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas th...

The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found t...

Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quant...

Existing quantum computers can solve some problems faster than any ordinary comp...

Smart glasses use sonar to work out where you're looking

Gaze-tracking devices normally rely on cameras, but a new system uses reflected ...

These 7 mathematical facts will blow your mind

What better way is there to celebrate pi day than with a slice of mathematics? H...

AI could help replicate smells in danger of being lost ...

Artificial intelligence has been used to replicate fragrances more quickly than ...

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