Two leg bones found on the seabed near Taiwan have been identified as Denisovans, and their size suggests these hominins ...

The standard model of physics is one of the most successful scientific theories in existence, but do we need it all?

The first clear sign of exceptionally high solar activity came from Japanese cedar trees. In 2012, Fusa Miyake was studying slices of ancient Japanese cedar, taken from a tree felled in the 1950s. It ...

Keeping pets seems to be fairly recent behaviour in the timeline of human evolution. Columnist Michael Marshall turns to the ...

Our understanding of the internal structure of protons is largely based on classical physics, but data compiled from accelerator experiments has uncovered quantum behaviour that has never been seen be ...

Since my 20s, my breasts have had so much going on in them that they feel like bags of small toys like marbles, toy soldiers, and Hot Wheels. My doctors say it’s natural, normal, for me. Just the ...

Since the 2000s, our light exposure has changed drastically as we make our buildings more energy-efficient. Now, we’re discovering how this may mess with our mitochondria, contributing to diabetes, de ...

In an election, how can you make sure that everyone's votes are counted but also kept entirely secret? Quantum mechanics may ...

Even during a solar eclipse, it isn’t safe to look directly at the sun, but with a proper solar filter or a simple pinhole ...

Altering the gut microbiomes of people with peanut allergy using faeces donated from an allergy-free individual improved ...

An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, according ...

This year has left mathematicians reeling as AI models are increasingly solving seemingly intractable maths problems. Terence ...