Four independent research teams report big advances in devices built with the underestimated quantum bits, including lower ...

Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

Discovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

Earlier this month, the UK Health Security Agency warned people travelling abroad during the summer holidays to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases. That threat is no longer limited to ...

Previous sleep research has focused mostly on the brain circuitry that snaps people awake in seconds or on how sleep debt ...

Ultra-weak ‘biophotons’ might be used to diagnose disease, or could even represent a new signalling mechanism in cells.

Scientists have exploited a peculiar CRISPR enzyme so that it fights cancer by shredding the DNA in cancer cells, causing ...

Mathematicians Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang have won the 2026 Fields Medal — one of the most coveted ...

The idea of AI sentience is drawing more focus to consciousness science. But some researchers aren’t sure that’s a good thing.

Scientists are getting closer to understanding the wasting and fatigue that often accompanies cancer. Treatments could be on ...

Chief US science adviser calls for a shakeup in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.

The national synchrotron source, a laser facility and a particle accelerator are under threat of closure unless cash is found ...