The UK’s journey to net zero has stalled – whoever wins the 4 July election will need to get it moving again, but many ...

A US military program led by DARPA is modifying the stimulant drug dextroamphetamine so it can be switched on or off in the ...

The theory of relativity predicts that black holes should be able to form from light alone, but incorporating quantum effects ...

Two types of fusion reactor called tokamaks and stellarators both have drawbacks – but a new design combining parts from both ...

Rock art is a truly global phenomenon, with discoveries of cave paintings and etchings on every continent that ancient humans ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have increased the number of known supernovae in the early universe by a ...

The malaria treatment artemisinin improved hormone levels and regulated menstrual cycles in women with polycystic ovary ...

Gene therapies for cystic fibrosis have previously struggled to reach the faulty lung cells, but a new approach has succeeded ...

Using the tools of computational complexity, researchers have discovered it is impossible to figure out whether certain Super ...

Minuscule black holes that formed right after the big bang could have had a strange property called colour charge, and ...

Quantum light is key to futuristic quantum technologies, but researchers have been creating it in the same way for 60 years – ...

A three-layered textile made from fabric, plastic and silver nanowires can keep a person several degrees cooler than silk or ...