The Deep Space Network is our best way to communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth’s orbit, and one of its three stations ...

Researchers have created a textile made from the parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris, which is biodegradable and can be ...

To understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing ...

Humans have been observing solar eclipses for millennia – carving, painting, sketching and finally photographing as the moon ...

We tend to think of the brain as being made up of highly specialised cells, but a study in mice suggests that most neurons ...

When researchers found evidence of a black hole flying out of its galaxy, nobody knew how that could happen. Now we have an ...

When it comes to supplements to stave off the effects of ageing, columnist Graham Lawton admits he is a hardened sceptic. But ...

It may be possible to keep space exploration missions running longer and avoid spacecraft colliding with each other using a technique that harnesses magnetic fields to move satellites. Currently, most ...

In a small study, restricting calories led to greater weight loss among people with a biological age younger than their ...

The French delicacy foie gras could be made more ethically thanks to a technique that replicates the way fats are metabolised in force-fed birds, although the process still depends on farmed animals.

An exoskeleton suit helps people sprint faster, according to the results of a small study. Elite athletes could one day use the suit in training sessions to improve their running performance, although ...

Mathematicians who helped unify laws of physics and cracked decades-old problems in geometry are among this year's recipients ...