There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a ...

A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and reveal the ultimate fuzziness of time ...

An unprecedently large quantum simulator could shed light on how exotic, potentially useful quantum materials work and help us optimise them in the future. Quantum computers may eventually harness ...

Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics The speed at which artificial ...

A bold plan to pump seawater over the frozen Arctic Ocean could offer humanity a final chance to save the region’s vanishing sea ice. Field trials conducted this year in the Canadian Arctic to thicken ...

Google has unveiled an experimental artificial intelligence system that “uses advanced reasoning to help scientists synthesize vast amounts of literature, generate novel hypotheses, and suggest ...

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A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis ...

Life on the International Space Station may feel distant, but columnist Graham Lawton finds that studying how astronauts ...

Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the ...

Work, illness, divorce: life is riddled with stressors out of your control. But research is revealing new ways to cope with ...

Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health ...