Two research teams have independently created devices within which sound waves could be separated by frequency, creating the ...

Having surgery for a heart condition is thought to have triggered an immune response that put the patient into remission for ...

Our sun is capable of storms far bigger than we’ve ever recorded. Studying the world’s oldest trees suggests we could be due one of these gargantuan events soon ...

Our understanding of the internal structure of protons is largely based on classical physics, but data compiled from ...

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

An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human trials, after first being validated in mice and monkeys. It may be useful for combatting future flu pandemics ...

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

Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli ...

Since the 2000s, our light exposure has changed drastically as we make our buildings more energy-efficient. Now, we’re ...

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

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

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