They are astronomy’s newest mystery objects, ‘odd radio circles’ a million light years across that were first spotted two years ago. Now, usin... read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,5... read more
The ancestors of many animals alive today may have lived in modern China more than 500 million years ago, a new study has found. One of the oldest groups of ani... read more
Rising temperatures mean that Arctic sea ice isn’t spreading nearly as widely as it used to in the winter, NASA has revealed. According to the space ag... read more
Despite the skepticism around NFT art in its infancy, non-fungible tokens are being talked about all over the world for the past months: even a child knows what... read more
It’s widely believed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid, was spread from wild animals to humans. But a new study claims that humans might give ... read more
IVF children have a better quality of life because because parents feel lucky to have them, study shows A study has found IVF could lead to a better quality of ... read more
It’s often seen as a trendy health fad, but if you practice mindfulness, there’s a new reason to feel smug. Researchers from Cardiff University have... read more
Stalking the oceans alone and appearing out of nowhere to attack their prey, great white sharks are among the world’s most fearsome predators. But new res... read more
The first humans to move into the Americas came by sea, rather than over a land bridge, according to a new study, and a giant 3,000ft wall of ice blocked their ... read more
China plans to open its new space station up to ‘tourism’ within the next decade – sparking what the country hopes is a race to compete with t... read more
The Northern Lights are one of the most spectacular sights on Earth, but astronomers are just as interested in the science behind them. Now NASA has revealed ... read more
More than 40 per cent of the world’s amphibian species, more than one-third of the marine mammals and nearly one-third of sharks and fish are threatened w... read more
Germans have taken their love of beer to the next level with a new detailed study of the unique molecules in ales and lagers from around the world. Scientists ... read more
Scientists in Naples claim to have created the perfect yeast-free pizza by ‘blowing bubbles’ in dough. The experts exposed yeast-free pizza dough ... read more
Water ice, buried in rocks on the lunar surface, may have been protected from intense sunlight by an ancient magnetic field surrounding the moon, study shows. ... read more
Working from home during the Covid pandemic has made us better at switching between different social identities, study finds People can switch seamlessly betwee... read more
The idea of an armband that can mimic pain in the metaverse may sound like a concept from the latest series of Black Mirror. But thanks to a Japanese start-up, ... read more
Asteroid Ryugu could be a remnant of an extinct comet that spent tens of thousands of years racing through the solar system, new data suggests. Scientists beli... read more
It’s been described as the ‘world’s most powerful launch vehicle’, yet SpaceX’s Starship orbital test flight has been plagued with... read more
NASA has confirmed that there are more than 5,000 known planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. The US space agency has added another 65 exopla... read more
Becoming an astronaut is something that many people dream of, yet the long-term effects of space travel are often overlooked. Microgravity presents a serious is... read more
