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

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 ...

Since the 2000s, our light exposure has changed drastically as we make our buildings more energy-efficient. Now, we’re discovering how this may mess with our mitochondria, contributing to diabetes, de ...

An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, according ...

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 ...

AI chatbots can describe reality in words, but don’t truly understand cause and effect in the real world. Now, a fresh kind ...

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

A rocket launched last year is thought to have smashed into the lunar surface this morning, creating the moon's newest crater ...

Why are we so susceptible to clickbait? Columnist Jacob Aron traces it to a surprising source: a mathematical framework that ...

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