Astrophysics

Greener way to dye denim could cut the environmental im...

The jeans industry uses harmful chemicals to dye denim with indigo, but an alter...

Is battery swapping a better way to recharge electric c...

With queues at public charging points getting longer, some companies are opening...

Covid-19 vaccines seem to cut the risk of heart attacks...

Many covid-19 vaccines occasionally cause side effects such as blood clots or he...

Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sin...

Projections of flood risk due to sea-level rise on the Samoan islands underestim...

Jackals may urinate on their favourite fruit to deter t...

Although they are carnivores, black-backed jackals are partial to the melon-like...

Bizarre fish can extend its mouth to make a kind of trunk

The hingemouth, an African freshwater fish, can stick out a proboscis for feedin...

Two lunar landers have fallen over – but they’re still ...

The SLIM lander and the Odysseus lander both set down on the lunar surface on th...

Wasabi could help preserve ancient Egyptian papyrus art...

Ancient and fragile papyrus samples are at risk of being damaged by fungi, but a...

How one of the smallest fish makes a sound as loud as a...

The drumming sound of the 12-millimetre-long fish Danionella cerebrum can hit 14...

We finally know why live music makes us so emotional

Hearing live music tugs at our heartstrings more than a recording, probably beca...

Hard-to-digest starch supplements may help people lose ...

A small trial has strengthened the idea that foods containing the special form o...

Weird white dwarf star has a metal scar after eating a ...

Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf star with a patch of metal near one of it...

Mathematicians discover 'soft cell' shapes behind the n...

The mathematical study of how repeating tiles fit together usually involves poin...

Resurrecting loved ones as AI 'ghosts' could harm your ...

It may soon be possible to recreate the persona of someone who has died by train...

Huge set of galaxies is set to form largest cluster in ...

Astronomers have spotted a gargantuan protocluster – the primordial beginnings o...

Why science relies too much on mathematics

Mathematics is at the heart of modern science but we shouldn’t forget other ways...

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