A salt-loving microorganism found in places like the Dead Sea can not just survive but actively grow in conditions close to ...

There are measurable changes in the way we run when we are short of sleep, which give us a clearer picture of how a lack of ...

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

Take a flashlight – the one on your phone will do – turn it on and place the pad of your index finger over the bulb. See that red glow? You might think it’s something to do with blood, but you’d be ...

The Russian government has finally admitted that the Kursk nuclear submarine was sunk by an explosion caused by a torpedo fuel leak, not a collision with a foreign vessel or a World War II mine. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

High temperatures and low water levels have forced several countries to shut down nuclear reactors just as citizens turn up ...

An AI model from DeepMind can predict cyclones three days ahead with a level of accuracy that previous models can only hit a ...

For the first time since records began, there was no rain at all for parts of southern England and Wales in July, in a “truly ...

Researchers are investigating whether artificially thickening ice blockages between Canada and Greenland could prevent huge ...