Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" ...

The detection of mercurial particles of light emanating from mice led to a flurry of interest in biophotons, a mysterious ...

A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

Palaeontologists reported some remarkable dinosaur fossils this year, including a Velociraptor relative, a dome-headed ...

Astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus and hundreds of moons around Saturn over the past year, and there may be many ...

A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change ...

The festive season is a period of social connection for many of us, but alone time can be equally enriching, says Thuy-vy ...

If you’re aware of waking first and then decide to pee, broken sleep may be to blame. If the urge itself wakes you up, it’s ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

The year’s most memorable moments from astronomy and space exploration include a double-detonating supernova, a private moon ...