Shortlisted snaps for the prestigious photography award have been unveiledAmong them are a wolf-shaped cloud and even a new scientific discovery Spellbinding images of our galaxies and solar system have now been…
If the COVID-19 pandemic has done one thing, it’s made us all more familiar with some of the important players in the immune system. Antibodies, B cells, and T cells…
A new and improved DNA analysis of the famous 'Iceman' mummy suggests this ancient individual is not who we thought he was. The 5,300-year-old mummy, nicknamed Ötzi (which rhymes with…
Why are human eyes different colours? Gabrielle Kuper, aged 5, London Send new questions to [email protected]. Readers reply Well, eyes are different colours to give lyricists and singers half a…
Physicists observed the 'peculiar wobble' of subatomic particle called a muon Modern understanding of physics may be missing an 'unknown particle or force'The new findings replicate earlier results from 2021 but with four times…
Researchers have made the first observations of what is called “quantum superchemistry.” “Quantum superchemistry” is when a chemical reaction occurs among a collection of particles that are all in the…
In December of 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved ignition, meaning that scientists successfully created a fusion reaction that produced more energy than it took in. Now, eight months later,…
The bite of a fluffy cat on the street can be more dangerous than you might think. In the United Kingdom, a 48-year-old who was bit by a stray feline…
In 1956, a teenage girl by the name of Tina Negus was summering in the United Kingdom's Charnwood Forest with her family, when she noticed a curious imprint on an…
Scientists have discovered an "astounding diversity" of giant viruses taking on "previously unimaginable" shapes and forms in just a few handfuls of forest soil. These giant viruses have alien-looking appendages…
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